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WATERBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT

2015 – 2016 ANNUAL REPORT

City of Waterbury Police Department Annual Report 2015 ‐ 2016 Page 1


IN MEMORIAM ‐ SWORN

09/12/2015

Retired Officer Edward Draskinis

09/22/2015

Retired Officer Gabriel Musco

09/25/2015

Retired Officer Anthony Scaviola

11/26/2015

Retired Officer Donald Larrivee

12/03/2015

Retired Officer Keith Bedard

03/12/2016

Retired Detective Raymond Walsh

03/14/2016

Retired Detective Martin F. Egan

04/05/2015

Retired Officer Arthur Hammerman

IN MEMORIAM – CIVILIAN

None


NEW EMPLOYEES ‐ SWORN 07/02/2015 Charles Collini 10/01/2015 Joseph M. Polaco Nathaniel E. Hernandez Judith E. Morisset Philip V. Miccio 10/22/2015 James Lindine Michael Chiarella

NEW EMPLOYEES – CIVILIAN 07/09/2015 James McCulloch, Maintainer I Kayla Timbrell, Assistant Animal Control Officer 03/31/2016 Tonya Daley, Administrative Specialist III

PROMOTIONS – CIVILIAN None


RETIRED SWORN MEMBERS

07/29/2015 Lieutenant Scott Stevenson 09/30/2015 Officer Andrew Abney 12/14/2015 Officer Justin McCulloch 03/31/2016 Detective Richard Baxter 06/12/2016 Sergeant David Andrzejewski

RETIRED CIVILIAN MEMBERS

None


RESIGNATIONS SWORN

06/27/2016 Officer Paolo Soares Officer Matthew Young

RESIGNATIONS CIVILIANS 08/28/2015 Cari DeLorenzo, Kennel Person 09/30/2015 Victoria Arcovio, Administrative Specialist II 04/04/2016 Betsy Rosa‐DeJesus, Telecommunicator I 04/06/2016 Raquel Sanchez ‐ Transferred to Payroll 06/17/2016 Elizabeth Sinkewicz, Administrative Specialist I


TERMINATIONS SWORN 03/04/2016 Officer Jermaine Dunbar

TERMINATIONS

CIVILIAN

05/12/2016

Tonya Daley, Administrative Specialist III


Chief Dep.

Chiefs Asst. Dep.

Captains Lieutenants Sergeants Detectives Patrolmen Total

Sworn Civilians

Fed Grants

Police Chief's Office

1 1 1 1 4 2

Deputy Police Chief

2 2

Motorcycle Division

0

Blight Enforcement

0 7

Communications 1 1 2 8

Community Relations

1 7 8 1

P.A.L. 5 5

Crime Analysis 0

Extra Duty/Licensing

Division 1 1

Inspectional Services

1 1 2

Investigative Bureau

1 1

Detective Division

2 2 28 32 6

Youth Division 1 3 9 13

Corporation Counsel's Office

0

Animal Control 0 3

Planning & Research Division

0

Property & Evidence

2 2

Quartermaster's Office

0 4

Custodians 0 6

Parking Division 0 17

Records Division

1 1 6


Training Division 1 1 1 3 1

Traffic Division 1 1

Uniform Bureau 1 1

Captain - Uniform Bureau

3 1 4

Uniform Patrol 8 25 141 174

Court Officer 1 1

Garage 0 2

Matrons 0 4

Vice & Intelligence

Division 1 4 5 1

Street Crime Unit

1 1 11 13

Victim Services 0 1

Totals (as of June 30, 2014)

1 2 1 5 17 34 36

180 276 66 2


Workers Compensation Activity & Initiatives

July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

Number of employees placed out of work due to work related injuries: 25

Total Amount of Loss time incurred during fiscal year 2013‐2014: 391 days

The number of work related incidents in Department by Incident type:

Confrontations: 38

HAZMAT: 25

Heart and Hypertension: 3

Motor Vehicle Accidents: 8

Non‐Confrontations: 36

Training: 10

The number of employees authorized for light duty: 25

The number of Safety Committee Meetings held during fiscal year 2015‐2016: 8 Initiatives implemented: Roll call training regarding vehicle operation, safe seizure and processing of firearms, prisoner handling. OSHA 300 Record Keeping training class.

The number of targeted safety training classes held during fiscal year 2015‐2016: Blood borne Pathogens and Communicable Diseases, Crowd Control Training Classes. 7

Planned loss control management initiatives for the next fiscal year:

Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Training

Participate in on‐line training with Connecticut OSHA

Work with H.D. Segur ‐ Facility Safety


ANIMAL CONTROL DIVISION

Mark Ring

Animal Control Officer supervisor


The objective of the Animal Control Division is to protect the citizens of Waterbury from vicious or infectious

animals, provide direction and guidance in the care and welfare of domestic animals and to enforce City and

State laws pertaining to animals. The Division operates under the guide of the Animal Control Division of the

State of Connecticut Department of Agriculture.

The Animal Control Division is currently staffed with an Animal Control Supervisor, 2 Assistant Animal Control

Officers, and a temporary Kennel Manager. The Animal Control Division responds to calls including but not

limited to animal abuse, barking dogs, vicious animals, roaming dogs, unlicensed and unvaccinated (rabies

only) domestic animals. The Animal Control Division is responsible for investigating all animal bite incidents as

well as impounding and quarantining of the offending animal if needed. The Animal Control Division also

responds to calls for sick or injured animals, wildlife incidents that pose a potential threat to public safety,

removal of deceased animals from City streets along with providing the courtesy of disposing of deceased

pets for City of Waterbury residents.

The Animal Control Division has developed a good working relationship with both the Meriden Humane

Society and the Newington Humane Society. In coordinating with these organizations we are able to get

animals in our care their required vaccinations, medical exams, micro‐chipped, and spayed or neutered at no

cost. They have also helped to adopt the animals with the most needs. Animal Control staff has also branched

out to new rescue organizations within Connecticut as well as neighboring states. In coordinating with these

groups we hope to expand our exposure for our facility and the animals in our custody. With the assistance of

one organization Animal Control stopped the sale of underage puppies.

The Animal Control facility is constructed with 40 kennels which may be occupied by 40 dogs at any given

time. The smaller section containing 14 kennels is designated as the “new intake area” and the larger section

containing 26 kennels is designated as the “main housing area”. Six of the kennels in the “main housing area”

are Quarantine kennels. The main housing area contains dogs that are deemed “adoptable “and/or have

been in our custody for more than 14 days. The new intake area is used to facilitate the housing of new dogs

obtained and in our custody for a minimum of 14 days and, if there are no signs of illness on the 14th day,

they are them moved to the main housing area. Animals impounded at our facility are provided shelter, food,

water, and humane treatment including veterinary care for sick or injured animals. Animal Control personnel

must maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary condition for the welfare of the animals as well as persons

visiting the facility. Animals picked up for roaming or as strays are held at the facility for a minimum of seven

(7) days during which time the animal is advertised in the local newspaper in an attempt to locate an owner.

If the animal is not claimed by an owner within that seven (7) day time period, it is then put up for adoption

after its 14th day of being in the custody of Animal Control. The Animal Control facility also impounds animals

in our custody due to animal cruelty arrests and legal evictions by State Marshalls.

The internet is also successfully used to facilitate adoptions from our facility. Petfinder.com is used to

advertise animals in our custody that are available for adoption as well as Facebook

(www.facebook.com/waterburydogpound), particularly when the Animal Control facility is at or near


capacity, in an effort to prevent euthanasia. With every adoption to a Connecticut resident, a State of

Connecticut Animal Population Control Certificate is issued with the animal in an effort to minimize the

surmounting number of strays and unwanted animals within the City limits by providing new owners with a

means to spay or neuter their new pets.

The Animal Control Division hours of operation are 8:00am to 6:00pm on Monday, 8:00am to 8:00pm

Tuesday through Friday, and 8:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. Adoption and viewing hours are as

follows: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00pm to 7:00pm and Saturdays from 11:00am to 2:00pm.

The goal of the Animal Control Division is to protect the citizens and animals of the City of Waterbury through

enforcement of City, State, and Federal laws pertaining to animals and the treatment of animals.

Furthermore, it is our goal to maintain the highest ethical standards concerning the treatment and welfare of

animals under the control of the Waterbury Police Department Animal Control Division.


Animal Control Division Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2015 – 2016

Summary

Month Infractions/Summons Adoptions Intake

July‐2015 3 12 47

August 3 13 37

September 1 24 38

October 0 20 40

November 3 9 51

December 0 10 31

January‐16 2 10 22

February 2 8 28

March 1 17 40

April 4 9 40

May 3 14 27

June 5 18 39

Total 27 164 440


COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIVISION

Lieutenant Daniel T. Lauer Officer‐in‐Charge


It is the policy of the Waterbury Police Department’s Community Relations Division to develop and maintain open lines of communication with the public, encouraging citizens and other stakeholders to voice their opinions and concerns, in order to develop partnerships to improve law enforcement in the City. To this end, the Community Relations Division is actively engaged with our community through several programs, including the Waterbury Police Activities League, the Waterbury Crimestoppers, Waterbury Police Explorer’s Post # 4141, Waterbury TRIAD, Open Houses and numerous programs for school‐aged children (I.E. stranger danger, bullying, handgun safety, drug awareness, dating violence awareness and internet safety).

In addition to engaging in traditional police work, such as responding to emergency calls for service and traffic enforcement, Community Relations officers respond to “Quality of Life” issues, such as motor vehicle complaints (I.E. speeding cars, stop sign violations, abandoned vehicles, etc.), disorderly groups and litter/blight concerns. The Community Relations Division continues to conduct annual neighborhood surveys, in which officers essentially “cold call” residents in order to determine the scope of area criminal activity and/or quality of life issues present, so that an action plan can be developed to address those problems.

The Community Relations Division continues to aggressively enforce blight and litter violations in conjunction with the City’s Blight Taskforce, which is comprised of representatives from the Mayor’s Office, the Waterbury Citizen’s Service Center, the City of Waterbury’s Blight Crew, Public Works, Refuse, Street and Health Departments and the Waterbury Development Corporation (WDC). This taskforce continues to meet on a weekly basis, to share information, resources and ideas, resulting in unparalleled success in addressing blight‐related offenses.

The Community Relations Division continues to actively utilize and promote the QAlert Citizen

Reporting System. This system allows citizens to report blight related issues and other complaints through an

application on their smart phone or via the internet. The system also provides an excellent platform for the

City to track and manage work orders, thereby reducing duplicated effort amongst taskforce members. A

tremendous benefit of the system is that it allows citizens to follow the status of the complaints they register

in the system. Community Relations officers in conjunction with the Blight Taskforce interface with Qalert

regularly, increasing their efficiency by reducing duplicated effort amongst taskforce members.

The Community Relations Division conducted its 11th and 12th Citizens Police Academies in fiscal year

2015/2016 (Fall & Spring). This eight‐week program provides participants with training in several areas, including overviews on the WPD’s organizational structure and the function of the various police divisions. Participants also tour the police department, while experiencing various hands on demonstrations. At the end of the six‐week session, participants accompany a police officer on a ride along. The Citizens Police Academy is a popular & important outreach program and plans are already being made for our 13th Citizens Academy, in Fall 2016. Plans are also in the works to develop a Junior Citizens Academy to educate City youth about the various functions of the Waterbury Police Department.

The Community Relations Division continues to enjoy a close relationship with Mrs. Pat Zainc, civilian

Coordinator for the Waterbury Area Traffic Safety (WATS) Grant. Pat is a tremendous resource and we are


fortunate that she maintains an office within the Community Relations Division. Over the past year, the Community Relations Division worked closely with Pat to offer child safety seat training and installation of car seats for dozens of Waterbury residents. We continue our relationship established last year with AMR Ambulance to provide a monthly car seat installation clinic at their garage, located at 117 East Aurora Street in Waterbury. During the time period 7/01/2015 – 6/30/2016 we held twelve (12) clinics and installed 91 car seats. All of our community officers have received National Child Passenger Safety Certification from Pat to assist parents/caregivers with the proper installation of car seats and are available to participate in this event. In addition, with Pat's connection with the CT DOT and injury prevention programs across the state, she has brought thousands of dollars in car seats and hand out materials for our local families.

The Community Relations Division continues to operate with a reduced staffing level of 6 officers (reduced from 14 officers in March 2013) and though they’ve had to assume vast patrol areas, these officers continue to work diligently and very closely with their individual Waterbury neighborhood groups to ensure that their quality of life concerns are addressed. And in the coming year and beyond, the Community Relations Division remains committed to our various programs and will continue to actively seek out every opportunity to engage the public in order to foster positive police/public relationships.

The Blight Remediation Crew has come back under the umbrella of Community Relations. The Blight

Remediation Crew continues with their remediation efforts, however, in a more coordinated manor. High profile streets, the downtown and green area, main thoroughfares into and out of the City, as well as the areas around schools and community centers are the main focus of daily clean ups and litter removal. The Refuse Department empties public trash receptacles on a daily basis (Monday‐Friday). There is also a "Quick Response Team" made up of members of the Blight Crew, Street Department and Refuse Department to check daily those areas prone for dumping and to respond quickly to any blight situations that pop up.


Community Relations Officers & Area Assignments

Supervisor Lieutenant Daniel Lauer

Downtown / Bunker Hill / Waterville /

TRIAD / Western Hills

Officer Andrea Carr

Bucks Hill / Crownbrook / WOW Officer Andrea Saunders

Town Plot / Brooklyn Officer Christopher Gagnon

South End / Washington /Hopeville Officer Tiffany Healey

East‐End / East Mountain / Lakewood Officer Matthew Lemos

Willow / Hillside / Plaza / Overlook /

Yeshiva

Officer Ryan Bessette

Explorers Officer Jose Diaz

Supervisor Lieutenant Daniel Lauer

Downtown / Bunker Hill / Waterville /

TRIAD / Western Hills

Officer Andrea Carr

Bucks Hill / Crownbrook / WOW Officer Andrea Saunders

Town Plot / Brooklyn Officer Christopher Gagnon

East‐End / Lakewood Officer Nadine Amatruda

South‐End / East Mountain Officer Matthew Lemos


Community Relations Programs and Services

911 Awareness (Pre‐K to Grade 1)

Bicycle Safety (Grades 1 – 8)

Block Watch Programs

Bullies (Grades 3 – 6)

Club Drugs (Grades 11 – adult)

Crime Prevention (Grades 6 – adult)

Child Seat Inspection / Inspection

Dating Violence (H. S.)

Officer Friendly (Pre‐K to Grade 5)

Police Career (High School –adult)

Stranger Danger (Pre‐K to Grade 3)

S.S.A.F.E. Program (Elderly) Citizens

Gangs (Grades 3‐8)

Waterbury Police Explorers (ages 14‐21)

Citizens Police Academy (adult)

Dealing with Police (Grades 6‐12)

Halloween Safety (Grades 1‐8)

Handgun Safety (Grades 1‐12)

Internet Safety (Grades 6‐12)

KID PRINT (Grades K–5)

Senior Safety

Violence Prevention (High School)

Teasing (Grades K‐2)


Community Relations Statistics

Statistics for Fiscal Year 2015‐2016

Total

Calls

Administrative

Assignments

Blight Related

Calls for

Service

Blight

Notices of

Violation

Blight

Summons

MV

Violations

Tows

/ 109

Truancy

Visits

Business

& School

Visits

Programs

&

Services

Car

Seat

Installs

2623 4186 2558 891 88 749 199 44 6888 120 91

Note: The “Calls” category is for activities that required official complaint numbers. The “Administrative Assignments”

category is for activities when no complaint number was necessary. The Motor Vehicle (M/V) ticket category includes

parking tickets, infractions, summonses and 24 hour stickers.


Blight Service Requests Entered in QAlert: Closed and Open/In Progress 7/1/2015 – 6/30/2016

Number Percentage

Closed 1,504 97%

Open/In Progress 52 3%

Total 1,556 100%

1,504; 97%

52; 3%

Blight Service Requests Entered in QAlert: Closed and Open/In Progress 7/1/2015 ‐ 6/30/2016

Closed

Open/In Progress


CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU

Captain Michael Ponzillo

Officer‐in‐Charge


The Criminal Investigation Bureau is comprised of the Detective Bureau, Vice and Intelligence Division, Juvenile

Division, Violent Crime Unit, Forensic Lab, and Victim Services. The Detective Bureau investigates all crimes

except narcotics and gambling, prostitution and crimes committed by Juveniles under the age of eighteen. The

Vice and Intelligence Division engages in enforcement of gambling and liquor laws, investigates illegal narcotics,

prostitution and gathers intelligence on criminal activity. The Juvenile Division investigates all crimes

committed by minors under the age of 18, in addition to providing guidance and services to youths and their

families. The Violent Crime Unit conducts selective enforcement on crimes such as street level drug activity,

illegal guns, and gang activity. The Violent Crime Unit also gathers and processes intelligence regarding drug

activity, gangs, and other street level crimes. The Forensic Lab processes crime scenes, handles evidence and

provides photographic services to the entire police department. Victim Services provides assistance to crime

victims and gathers and coordinates data on active restraining orders and criminal protective orders.

The Detective Bureau currently has an acting Captain as the Officer‐In‐Charge and a Lieutenant as Second‐in‐

Charge There are twenty‐six Detectives among two separate shifts. Public “walk‐in” access is from 6:00am until

12:00am, Monday through Friday and 8:00am until 12:00am on the weekends. Additional investigative

coverage is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week on an “on‐call” basis with a rotating schedule for on

call detectives and supervisors. The first shift has two Sergeants as floor supervisors. One handles burglaries

and property crimes while the other oversees the Sex Crime Unit. Among the Detectives assigned to first shift,

four handle sex crimes investigations, two investigate computer related crimes, and one coordinates firearm

retrievals and two are assigned to the U.S. Marshal Task Force. There are currently eight acting Detectives

assigned to the Detective Bureau. Three acting detectives are assigned to the Sex Crimes Unit, one is assigned

to Computer Crimes and four acting detectives are assigned to investigate general complaints.

The Detective Bureau investigates a multitude of criminal activity such as murder, robbery, assault, sex crimes,

burglary, fraud, larceny, missing persons and criminal mischief. Although the Detective Bureau provides

investigative assistance to all divisions of the police department, a majority of the work load is providing

assistance to the Uniform Bureau. The Detective Bureau conducts numerous follow‐up investigations initiated

by patrol officers in the field. The Detective Bureau also collects and disseminates information on criminal

activity within the City of Waterbury.

The Waterbury Police Department’s Detective Bureau has continued its working relationship with the Bureau

of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (BATF), as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods

Initiative. Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative centers on members of the Detective Bureau working closely

with local agents from the BATF in a concerted effort to investigate and remove illegal firearms from the streets

of Waterbury. Arrest and recovered firearm statistics originating from Waterbury’s involvement in Project Safe

Neighborhood Initiative continue to be recognized as among the best in the state of Connecticut. Detectives

also work closely with the United States Marshal Service (USMS). Two Detectives are deputized as US Marshals

and work as members of the Violent Fugitive Task Force searching for wanted fugitives in Waterbury and

throughout the State. These two Detectives are also responsible for extraditing wanted fugitives from out of


state. The Detective Bureau continues to seek out the latest technology in the law enforcement industry, in an

attempt to maximize efficiency. Detectives continue to use a database named “Accurint” which provides

Detectives with the ability to access background information on individuals throughout the United States. This

database also allows Detectives to trace subscriber information on most cellular telephone numbers as well as

unlisted hard‐line telephone numbers. Two Detectives are also assigned to investigate computer related

crimes, such as fraud complaints and child pornography. These Detectives have received extensive training in

conducting forensic examinations of computers, identifying and arresting online sexual predators, and

investigating those individuals who possess and promote child pornography. These Detectives continue to

receive training in this specialized area in an effort to keep up to date with trends and technology in this area.

Because technology is constantly changing and improving, we are working diligently to not only keep up with

the most current technology but to get ahead of the curve. Due to the developing technologies, criminals often

take advantage of these technologies to not only assist them in the completion of their criminal acts but also to

avoid being detected and ultimately being prosecuted. This division will keep up with current trends in

technologies through training and seminars and collaborative efforts with other law enforcement agencies.

The Sexual Assault Unit continues to be successful in the investigation, arrest and conviction of sex offenders

and cases involving child neglect and abuse. This unit is comprised of four Detectives who work exclusively in

these often complex investigations. The unit works closely with the Department of Children and Families and

other social service agencies, not only to solve these crimes, but to provide access to services available to

victims. The unit also shares a close working relationship with the State’s Attorney’s Office in the prosecution of

these crimes. Additionally, they continue to monitor the sex offender registry for address compliance.

The Burglary Unit continues to take a proactive approach in the investigation of burglaries and other crimes

against property. Burglary investigators visit area pawn shops, gather data and work closely with the Forensic

Laboratory to investigate these historically difficult‐to‐solve crimes. The unit also initiated monthly intelligence

meetings with surrounding towns to share and compare information and trends. With the assistance of the

crimes analyst, all pawn shops in the city submit pawn records electronically.

The investigations referred to the Detective Bureau include major crimes such as murders, robberies, and

sexual assaults, but the majorities of cases are larcenies, criminal mischief, harassment, burglaries and

domestic disturbances. The Detective Bureau’s ability to monitor these crime trends, through the Departments

computer systems, has afforded the police department to take a proactive approach combating these crimes.

We identify areas where crimes tend to be committed more frequently and then we saturated those areas with

members of the Violent Crime Unit and undercover detectives.

The Detective Bureau continues to pride itself as one of the best investigative units in the State of Connecticut.

We will continue our efforts to work hand‐in‐hand not only with other divisions of the Waterbury Police

Department, but most importantly with members of the community. We continue to work in conjunction with

the State’s Attorney’s office to ensure that cases are presented in the most effective manner to ensure a

successful prosecution of the cases brought forth. We continue to take advantage of the latest technology,


investigative and innovative communication methods. Our goal is to make Waterbury a safer place to live by

taking dangerous criminals off our streets and in effect lowering crime rates in the City of Waterbury.


EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (E.R.T.)

Lieutenant Steven Gilmore



The Waterbury Emergency Response Team, (E.R.T.), was formed in 1991. ERT is another name for SWAT (Special

Weapons and Tactics). SWAT Teams provide a specially trained law enforcement response to incidents outside the

normal scope of daily patrol operations. The primary objective of SWAT is to preserve innocent life.

Currently The ERT is currently made up of twenty‐five active sworn Police Officers. The team is a regional response team

made up of Officers from five different agencies. The team makeup is as follows: Twenty Waterbury Police Officers, one

Officer from Watertown, one Officer from Naugatuck Valley Community College, one Officer from Middlebury, and two

Officers from the Wolcott Police Department.

The E.R.T. has responded to many calls for service in Waterbury and surrounding communities since its inception. Team

Members are on call 24 hours a day always ready to respond to any calls wherever its services are required. All team

members engage in intense physical training each training day; with strength training and runs up to ten miles. All

members of the team must pass a shooting and physical test twice a year to remain on the team. The physical test

consists of pull‐ups, dips, a timed one mile run in full SWAT gear, as well as several other SWAT specific tests.

This past year all ERT members received training in the safe operation of the Team’s MRAPs

The following are a list of incidents that The E.R.T. was involved in the past 12 months.

08/24/2015‐The ERT received a report of a female being held hostage by a male party with a gun at 331 West Grove

Street. After several attempts to make contact with anyone inside the residence ERT breached a rear door. As ERT

members were breaching the rear door a male party was seen on an upper floor. The male party was taken into custody

and the female was also taken into custody for outstanding arrest warrants.

11/12/2015‐ The ERT assisted Bridgeport Police Department execute two search and seizure warrants looking for

suspects wanted for a home invasion and a murder. The following locations were searched for the suspects.

118 Fairmount Ave

100 Fulkerson Drive Building 15 Apt. 86

The suspects were not at either location.

03/07/2016‐ The ERT assisted the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms execute a search and seizure warrant at 6 Pine

Street. The resident of 6 Pine Street was filmed selling narcotics to a confidential informant. During one such sale

numerous firearms were visible hanging on a wall. The ERT executed the search warrant and detained numerous parties

for The ATF. The target of the investigation was taken into custody and charged with numerous narcotic offences. A

large amount of currency was recovered along with narcotics.

04/23/2016‐ The ERT assisted The Secret Service and Connecticut State Police as well as Waterbury Officers at Crosby

High School for presidential candidate Donald Trump. The ERT provided perimeter security for the landing zone and

motorcade route for Mr. Trump. ERT was also on scene to assist in crowd control and monitoring.

05/02/2016‐ The ERT assisted the Waterbury Police Department’s Detective Bureau in Operation Stamp Out. Operation

Stamp Out was a nearly 6‐month investigation into drug dealers in the City of Waterbury. During the investigation arrest

warrants were secured for 50 persons wanted for selling narcotics and in some cases illegal firearms. In total 45 persons


were taken into custody during the sweep and in the days following the arrest sweep. The ERT executed search and

seizure warrants in the following locations. 32‐34 Walnut Ave. Floor 2 and Floor 3‐ On floor 3 a male party was wanted

for selling illegal firearms and narcotics. The male was taken into custody. On Floor 2 a male and female were wanted

for selling narcotics. Upon approaching the residence and knocking and announcing our presence a male party was seen

throwing narcotics and currency out of a second floor window. The male and female that were wanted were taken into

custody along with two other parties.

33 Wilson Street‐ A male party was wanted for selling narcotics. The male party was not located at the residence,

however a shotgun and narcotics paraphernalia was recovered.

44 Catherine Ave.‐A male party was wanted for selling narcotics out of a camper parked on the property. The male party

was reported to have several weapons in the camper. The male party was taken into custody and narcotics were

recovered.

The ERT works closely with the Waterbury Police Hostage Negotiation Team and the two teams train together throughout

the year. During critical incidents the ERT provides tactical assistance for the Hostage Negotiation Team while they

perform their duties.

The E.R.T. may be activated by the Chief of Police, Deputy Police Chief, Assistant Deputy Chief, Shift Commander or in

their absence, a designee. E.R.T. missions include:

Barricaded persons

Hostage situations

Suicidal persons

Sniper situations

Terrorist acts

Crowd control

V.I.P. security

Other incidents which are beyond the capabilities of the Patrol Division due to required specialized training or equipment.

The E.R.T. typically trains a minimum eight hours every twenty‐two days, (16 to 17 times per year). Some of the skills

practiced are:

Arrest and control tactics

Rappelling

Firearms

Use of chemical munitions


Hostage rescue

Injured officer rescue

Active shooter scenarios

Shooting decisions

Executive/VIP security

Hazardous materials emergencies

High‐risk arrest/search warrant service

In addition to the training listed above, The E.R.T. Sniper Teams also perform additional training on a monthly basis in

order to maintain immediate, precise, and decisive proficiency with their firearms under the most stressful of conditions.


EXTRA DUTY

LICENSE AND PERMIT DIVISION

SERGEANT STEVE PEDBEREZNAK



The duties of the Waterbury Police Departments Extra Duty Office are to arrange the hiring of extra‐

duty police officers at events, facilities, incidents or construction sites where there is a potential risk to the

public. The hiring of extra duty officers is at no cost to the taxpayers of the City of Waterbury, whereas those in

the private sector requiring this specialized police coverage are responsible for prompt payment of services

rendered. While Extra Duty Work may cover a wide range of police related activity such as traffic posts, strike

detail, crowd control, security, etc., specific to that particular assignment, it is understood that the officer has

an obligation to deal with any and all police related matters coming to his attention. The officer in charge of

extra duty conducts daily inspections of assigned extra duty jobs to ensure compliance of all rules and

regulation of the Waterbury Police Department.

The Waterbury Police Extra Duty Office also collects and enforces the licensing and permits issued

throughout the city for vending, huckster, junk/second hand dealer, pawn brokers and precious metals. The

totals collected from the above listed permits are listed below.

The Extra Duty Division’s webpage on the department’s website, has been reviewed and updated providing

citizens and business owners the most accurate and current information available.

Hucksters: $ 4600.00 Pawnbrokers/Second hand/Junk $ 1840.00 Peddlers/Vendors/Parade $ 3220.00 Precious Metals: $ 172.50 Vending Machines/Amusements: $ 1350.00 Total: $ 11,182.50


Forensic Division

Crime Scene Unit

Lt. Joseph Rainone – Forensic Division

Sgt. Michael Sharoh – Crime Scene Unit

CST Sergey Babakov M.S.F.S.

CST Danielle Swalya M.S.F.S.

CST Carmen Woodkirk M.S.F.S

CST Jessica Crowson M.S.F.S


The Forensic Division of the Waterbury Police Department is under the Criminal Investigation Bureau. The

Division consists of the Crime Scene and Firearms Units. The Division has recently incorporated a Video Analysis

Unit. There are future plans to incorporate the Computer Crimes Unit into the division. The Division deals with

technical and evidentiary matters in the department and it should be considered being grouped together in the

future.

The Crime Scene Unit responds to a wide variety of crime scenes and incidents for the purpose of forensic

documentation and evidence collection as determined by the Commanding Officer of the Detective Bureau.

The Crime Scene Unit supports all other divisions within the department as well as other local, state and federal

law enforcement agencies in crime scene processing, evidence collection, and identification sciences.

The Waterbury Police Department has continued their contract agreement with Biometric Identification

Services to provide fingerprint services for all public fingerprinting conducted at the Waterbury Police

Department. This partnership has enabled the members of the crime scene unit to concentrate on work

related tasks.

The Forensic Division of the Waterbury Police Department is operational 24 hours per day, 365 per year, as

each employee is required to be on call. The crime scene unit maintains a high level of professionalism in the

performance of their duty. They are able to assist patrol, detectives and specialized units in a variety of

circumstances ranging from homicides, motor vehicle accidents, assaults, untimely or suspicious deaths and all

incidents in between. The crime scene unit has handled approximately 447 cases, not including video retrieval.

The unit has seen a tremendous increase in video surveillance work. The primary function of the crime scene

unit is to document scenes and to identify, document, collect and preserve all physical evidence. The unit also

performs analysis of certain types of evidence and determines the relevancy of the evidence to the incident,

and may assist with providing aspects of evidence reconstruction.

The department hired CST Jessica Crowson in September 2015. Ms. Crowson has made an immediate

positive impact on the division. CST Sergey Babakov, CST Danielle Swalya, CST Carmen Woodkirk and CST

Jessica Crowson have all worked effectively together to provide technical knowledge and support as part of the

unit. They have and will continue to attend training and educational conferences to keep up with the forensic

science discipline.


HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION TEAM

Lt. Robert Maxwell



The Hostage Negotiation Team was founded in 1994 and is comprised of officers from various divisions in the

department who have special training and experience in communication with armed subjects, suicidal persons,

and hostage takers. The Hostage Negotiation Team is a voluntary on‐call unit and all team members have

regular duty assignments. The following personnel were assigned as Negotiators during this time period:

Lt. Robert Maxwell‐ OIC

Lt. David Coletti

Sgt. Michael Stokes

Det. Mark Santopietro

Det. Stan Stasaitis

Ofc. Mike Tripp

The team is also supported by the two dedicate Department of Mental Health clinical social workers assigned

to the departments Crisis Intervention Team‐ Mr. Ed Cole and Ms. Jennifer Giordano. These clinicians provide

on‐scene professional mental health evaluations as an incident is progressing and are a great asset for the

team.

The Hostage Negotiation Team concentrates on resolving violent situations through effective communication

with those people in crisis and providing them with the means to realize a peaceful resolution. Crisis responses

range from barricaded persons to suicide interventions and each requires a calm and deliberate methodology

to minimize the effects of the crisis on those involved.

Additionally, the duties of the team include not only negotiations but also establishing communication links,

intelligence gathering and personality profiles/ assessments of those involved in the crisis. The Hostage

Negotiations Team works in partnership with the Emergency Response Team‐ who provide the tactical

protection and response necessary to allow the negotiation process to occur.

The Hostage Negotiation Team maintains regularly scheduled training days, as well as attending advanced

training provided through various organizations. Currently the team is developing a protocol for expanding the

number of negotiators as well as being able to provide a more regional response to incidents if called upon.


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Victor M Aviles

Systems Administrator

Alan Marsh

Network Technician

________________________

Steve Poulin

IT Specialist


The Information Technology Department is committed to serving the business operations of the Waterbury

Police Department by providing integrated system solutions and high‐quality customer service to ensure the

efficient utilization of technology resources and investments.

Below is a short summary of some of the major upgrades and deployments we have made during the past 12

months.

Accomplishments

Migrated our CAD/RMS system from New World Systems to Nexgen o Significantly reduced software solution cost o Provide Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) functionality o Offer incident information to officers via Apple iOS

Implemented eTicketing system o Installed printers in every vehicle

Enhanced vehicle communications via NetMotion software solution o Providing connectivity resiliency and persistency

Deployed Voice over IP (VOIP) phone system o Reduced telephone costs o Aligned with General Government phone strategy

Completed vehicle wireless modem installations

Upgraded 30+ workstations

Upgraded various software packages including: o Antivirus Software o Workstation inventory/tracking system

Rolled iPad for Fire Department o Replaced Panasonic Toughbooks

Commenced dispatch privatization o Strategized with North West on various technology integration

Network connectivity Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Various critical communication components


JUVENILE DIVISION

Lieutenant Frank Capozzi



The Juvenile Division of the Waterbury Police Department investigates and processes all complaints involving all

individuals 17 years old and under. The Juvenile Division falls under the command structure and is accountable to the

Criminal Investigations Bureau Commander. It is the policy of the Waterbury Police Department to deal with juvenile

offenders in the least coercive manner possible. All Officers shall, whenever reasonable and justified, take those

measures necessary to effect positive changes in juvenile offenders that are consistent with State law and the safety and

security interests of the City of Waterbury.

During the fiscal year, the Juvenile Division was comprised of a Lieutenant, who is the Division Commander and Officer‐In‐

Charge, three Detectives, and eight School Resource Officers, SRO’s, who were assigned to a specific high school or

middle school. There are 2 unmarked police vehicles assigned to the Juvenile Division which are used by the detectives.

One of the main goals of the SRO’s is to strive to develop positive relationships with the students, teachers, and faculty of

their respective schools. The SRO’s have been role models and mentors for numerous students at their schools, and

provided positive interaction and communication between the police and the cities youth. During the fiscal year of 2015‐

2016, the SRO’s also played a major role in gathering intelligence and forwarding that information to the Criminal

Investigations Bureau to assist in crimes such as robberies, sexual assaults, physical assaults, graffiti, and narcotic

investigations.

The detectives assigned to the Juvenile Division operate during the hours of 0800 to 1700 Monday to Friday. During off

hours, the Officer in Charge is always available and if requested or needed, will deploy detectives who are assigned to the

Juvenile Division to any situation that arises which involve juveniles. The juvenile missing persons file is assigned to a

detective who maintains and audits the files. On a daily basis, detectives go to juvenile court and follow up on criminal

investigations.

For the fiscal year 2015‐2016, this unit continued with the Fifth Grade Initiative Prevention Program. This prevention

program targets all fifth grade students in the Waterbury Public Schools. The program is comprised of two phases. Phase

I consists of a gang prevention video, a power point presentation, and a lectures from the Youth Division detectives.

Phase II is a follow up to Phase I and includes a power point presentation on cyberbullying and computer safety videos.

Similar presentations were giving to the high schools and middle schools, and included a new component regarding the

police interactions with the public and youth.

The Youth Division continued the Project Safe Neighborhoods program for juveniles. This program targets youths who

have been arrested, are on probation, are chronically truant from school, have extensive disciplinary issues at school, and

are beyond their parent’s control. The program consists of a video presentation, and lectures from the police, the

Education Department, and former incarcerated persons educating the youths about the dangers of gangs, guns, and

drugs, teen pregnancy, truancy, dropping out of school, and criminal activity. Parents are required to attend this

program. Social service workers from Department of Children participate in this program and offer juveniles and their

family’s help and assistance. The Youth Division and the Community Court continued our relationship in which the court

orders truant students and their parents to attend this program, further ensuring that the program is targeting the proper

audience.

The staff at the Juvenile Division is always available to the public for all juvenile related issues, needs and general

guidance.The Juvenile Division of the Waterbury Police Department continues to serve the juveniles and their families

and will continue to do so in the upcoming year.


PARKING DIVISION

Paul V. Ciochetti

Business Manager


The Parking Division of the Waterbury Police Department oversees the city parking garages and all aspects of parking in the

downtown area. The city parking garages provides citizens with an alternative to on street parking while helping to

eliminate traffic congestion and expedite the flow of traffic in the downtown area. The Parking Division is responsible for

revenue control, maintenance, and security of all these garages, which include the Buckingham Garage and the Scovill

Street Garage, as well as on‐street and surface lot parking. In addition, this division is responsible for all other aspects of

parking in the downtown area such as the maintenance and collection of monies from the meters and the issuance of

parking tickets.

The Parking Division staffs a number of civilians who serve as meter aides, ramp attendants, a ramp supervisor and an account clerk. The meter aides’ issue parking tickets in the downtown area while the ramp personnel collect fees at and secure the ramp garages. The account clerk maintains revenue records.

Fiscal Year 2015‐2016 was an average year for revenue at the Parking Division (see tables). Collections from the parking

garages, metered parking spaces and parking tickets continue to generate revenue for the City.

On September 24, 2012, The City entered into an agreement with Hectronic USA to provide four pay and display kiosks for

the Library Parking Lot. The kiosks provide the city with the latest technology in parking. The kiosks offer citizens a choice of

using credit cards or coin to pay for parking.

For fiscal year 2015‐2016, we now have 48 kiosks located in the downtown area.

The Buckingham Ramp Garage was fully automated in October 2014, adding three pay stations and new entry and exit

equipment.

During this fiscal year, 18527 tickets were issued with approximately 4% of tickets being contested. The vast majority of the

complaints were received from people who forgot to hang their handicapped permits. Due to this and people failing to

display kiosk ticket on their dashboard, 55% (out of 4%) of the appeals were granted.

Fiscal Year 2015‐2016 was a successful year for the Parking Division because of the tickets issued. The City of Waterbury is

proud to continue to offer the safest and least expensive on and off street parking to the public and we intend to maintain

this strong record of excellence for the upcoming fiscal year.


MONTHLY COLLECTIONS/DEPOSITS FY 2015‐2016

2015 Scovill Buckingham Meters on Street

Kiosks On street Lot Kiosks

July $ 6,890.68 $ 35,872.50 $ 1,404.20 $ 13,570.87 $ 8,684.22

Aug. $ 5,114.75 $ 24,438.40 $ 1,634.52 $ 22,568.75 $ 8,235.59

Sept. $ 13,180.55 $ 31,281.50 $ 1,397.08 $ 18,511.04 $ 8,905.46

Oct. $ 8,453.60 $ 26,827.00 $ 1,392.15 $ 21,484.65 $ 6,739.03

Nov $ 5,975.75 $ 17,577.50 $ 1,234.12 $ 18,813.11 $ 7,539.84

Dec. $ 7,524.50 $ 15,572.67 $ 1,136.73 $ 18,326.39 $ 6,007.35

Total $ 47,139.83 $ 151,569.57 $ 8,198.80 $ 113,274.81 $ 46,111.49

2016 Scovill Buckingham Meters on Street Kiosks On

street Lot Kiosks

Jan $ 3,119.25 $ 33,721.50 $ 1,114.93 $ 19,457.28 $ 7,658.43

Feb. $ 14,758.50 $ 25,432.90 $ 885.31 $ 17,982.63 $ 6,355.93

Mar. $ 8,228.75 $ 27,705.17 $ 700.00 $ 21,050.80 $ 8,563.04

Apr. $ 6,106.50 $ 16,769.62 $ 849.59 $ 19,761.30 $ 8,235.43

May $ 4,221.50 $ 44,555.74 $ 863.17 $ 23,656.49 $ 6,264.25

June $ 9,611.00 $ 26,547.67 $ 1,077.69 $ 20,382.71 $ 8,107.46

Total $ 46,045.50 $ 174,732.60 $ 5,490.69 $ 122,291.21 $ 45,184.54

Grand Total* $ 93,185.33 $ 326,302.17 $ 13,689.49 $ 235,566.02 $ 91,296.03

* Includes applicable sales tax collected


PARKING TICKETS ISSUED FY 2015 ‐ 2016

2015

Tickets Issued Written Complaints Tickets Voided

July 1641 90 49

Aug. 1498 71 39

Sept. 1623 67 40

Oct. 1484 56 33

Nov 1327 53 26

Dec. 1310 70 35

Total 8883 407 222

2016 Tickets Issued Written Complaints Tickets Voided

Jan 1371 51 31

Feb. 1548 64 38

Mar. 1647 65 38

Apr. 1685 65 40

May 1744 54 18

June 1649 76 42

Total 9644 375 207

Grand Totals 18527 782 429


PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION

2015 – 2016

Annual Report

Lieutenant Michael Epps

Sergeant Mark Russo

Sergeant David Silverio


The Internal Affairs Division is an essential component of the Waterbury Police Department in that it provides citizens

with a fair and effective avenue for the redress of their legitimate grievances against members of the organization. The

Internal Affairs Division has added an investigator. The division has increased from two investigators to three and is

composed of two (2) Sergeants and one (1) Lieutenant. The additional investigator will improve our case management

and aid in the timely investigation of complaints. The thorough and timely investigation of citizen complaints has a dual

purpose; 1) ensuring that department personnel are providing a proper and high quality of service to the community; 2)

providing department personnel with due process safeguards and protection from false allegations of misconduct. The

Internal Affairs Division works diligently to conduct thorough investigations into any complaint while completing them

within a 45 day target parameter.

Our Inspectional Services aspect is an essential mechanism for evaluating the quality of the department’s

operations, ensuring that the department’s goals are being pursued, identifying the need for additional resources, and

ensuring that control is maintained throughout the department. Inspections may include, for example, evaluation of

facilities, vehicles, equipment, records, personnel, investigative procedures, crime reporting practices, and incident

reports. The inspection process compares the department’s formal expectations with actual performance; i.e.

previously established goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and rules and regulations.

Internal Affairs Divisions has conducted recent investigations and assessments of various operations, which

have resulted in enhancements to departmental functions, policy improvements, and has aided in instituting

appropriate disciplinary measures, when necessary. This past fiscal year the Internal Affairs Division received virtual on‐

line training for computer software, IAPro, which has been used by the Division for several years. IAPro is software that

provides case management, early identification and intervention mechanisms as well as statistical components. All of

which are crucial for the Waterbury Police Department to reach its range of integrity needs. The Internal Affairs

Division has also worked to develop a tracking system to account for the department’s existing Response to Resistance

form by creating a Preliminary Information Report to track those reports. This report shall be submitted by the

immediate supervisor of an officer who used force. It shall be submitted to the Internal Affairs Division, by the end of

the shift which the use of force occurred. If this report is generated after business hours, this form should be left under

the door to the Internal Affairs Division (3rd Floor Rm. 307). The Internal Affairs Division has also researched the use of

audio/visual equipment to document our investigative interviews with the intent of using that technology as a

conventional method of conducting interviews.

The Internal Affairs Division will continue to perform routine proactive field inspections, review operations and

appraise the adequacy of controls, recommend improvements to existing procedures, and provide recommendations

where required. In addition, the Internal Affairs Division will continue to focus on customer service by maintaining

performance brochures printed in English and Spanish, which outline the citizen complaint/recognition process and

make it easier for citizens to submit their complaints to the department. The Division’s webpage on the department’s

website has been reviewed, revised, and updated, providing citizen’s the most accurate and current information

available.


OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER

Emma Poulin

Administrative Officer

Darlene Jacovino Accountant III

Robin Lawlor Accountant II

Kristine McGrew Police Storekeeper


The Office of the Quartermaster is operating as a fully civilianized division of the Police Department and is a

vital resource for most internal functions of the Police Department as a whole. The Division is comprised of

an Administrative Officer, an Accountant III, an Accountant II and a Police Storekeeper. In particular, this

division is a key constituent of the department’s administration as the Quartermaster’s Office is relied upon

to extract and provide information relative to both the fiscal operations and the department’s civilian and

uniformed personnel. The Division also acts as a liaison to other City’s Departments including Purchasing,

Budget, Finance, Payroll, Corporation Counsel, Human Resources, Pension & Benefits, and Internal Audit on

behalf of The Police Department in regards to day to day operations.

This Division is accountable for day to day operations pertaining to administering the annual operating

budget, capital budget and grant compliance while maintaining the highest level of internal controls for

accounting functions. Additional duties include weekly and cumulative financial/statistical reports and

maintenance of seized asset accounts and federal reporting.

The Division is responsible for preparing requisitions and receiving goods in accordance to the City’s

procurements rules, processing invoices, processing vouchers for reimbursements, reporting of payroll and

reconciliation of overtime in accordance to 4 City Union Contracts for the department’s 360 members of

civilian and uniformed personnel, deposits, sales tax reporting with on‐line filing and compilation of the

annual budget. Other duties include preparing the annual 100R and related budget forms, position listings,

preparing and maintaining the ECF forms as required for the Human Resource component of the City’s

Lawson system. Additional duties include preparing separation, holiday, clothing, sick and longevity payments

as required by the various employment contracts.

The Quartermasters Office also meets the demands of maintaining and controlling the acquisition and

distribution of department issued equipment and supplies while preserving the integrity of the procurement

ordinance. The quality of our service represents the Police Department with fiscal responsibility and integrity.

The Division maintains a high level of control over distribution of department issued equipment and supplies

and can effectively anticipate the needs of the department based on consumption patterns for durable goods

and service.

We have also continued the practice of providing supplies and equipment to the third shift divisions with

alternate hours of operations on some specified days. Providing alternate hours conducive with the schedule

of the third shift has demonstrated continued response to the needs of the third shift uniformed personnel.

As a result, more members of the department’s personnel were able to receive issued equipment and

supplies favorable to their schedule and in a timely manner. This practice has been very well received by the

uniformed personnel who appreciate the effort of our division to accommodate their needs and schedule.

The Office of the Quartermaster also handles all payroll time reporting, attendance tracking and sick time use

reports, false alarm billing, collections and all banking transactions on behalf of the police department. Also in

the past years, as the City transitioned from the old fashion on street meters to more modern kiosks, the


Division has acquired the responsibility to reconcile the kiosks cash and credit cards revenues on a day by day

and monthly basis.

False Alarms Revenue:

The False Alarm Revenue Collections Comparison

2013‐2014 $41,090

2014‐2015 $35,295

2015‐2016 $37,150

Procurement of goods and services requiring a formal bidding process included:

Blight Bags Civilian Uniforms for Parking, Maintenance and Matrons Elevator Service Maintenance and Elevator Replacement Ammunitions and Firearm Accessories and Training Materials Motorcycle Unit Uniforms Office Furniture Parking Tickets Patrol Bike Unit Uniforms Patrol Gloves Patrol Outerwear Record Heavy Duty Shredder Prisoner Meals IT Switches Security Guards for the Ramp Garages Sworn Personnel Body Armor Sworn Personnel Uniforms & Accessories Under Cover Vehicles

In summary, the Quartermaster’s Office is comprised of a professional team that completes tasks at hand in a

proficient and timely manner. We are proud to report that this year has surpassed expectations and we look

forward to the 2015‐2016 fiscal year.


Waterbury Police Activity League

2015‐2016 Annual Report

Lieutenant Daniel T. Lauer

Officer in Charge

Officer Chris Amatruda Supervisor


The Police Activity League of Waterbury, Inc. is a division of the Waterbury Police Department and is a not for profit organization which promotes partnerships between youth, law enforcement, and the community through educational, athletic, and recreational programs designed to encourage team building and foster positive relationships. This is done through programs that emphasize education and learning, as well as participation in sports and activities. The goal of PAL is to enable all young people, regardless of race, religion, income, or handicap to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. The Waterbury Police Activity league is governed by all volunteer board of directors that include police officers, local business professionals and other civilians from the Waterbury community.

The Waterbury Police Activity League owns several properties in the North End of Waterbury including the Recreation Center at 64 Division Street, the Learning center at 58 Griggs Street, the Boxing Center at 32 Grant Street, the new state of the art PAL Park at 57 Division Street, three community garden lots on Branch Street, and a small vacant lot at the corner of Robinson and Griggs Streets that will serve as a parking area for the PAL Park in the future.

The PAL Taft Summer School Scholarship program has continued where one Waterbury Middle School student is spending the 2015 summer boarding at the Taft School in Watertown working on Math, English and Science. In addition, 55 Waterbury PAL members are attending a summer long academic enrichment day program at Taft. PAL provides transportation from PAL recreation center to the Taft School daily. We look forward to assisting more inner city Waterbury youth with the opportunity to apply for Taft School Scholarship programs.

In May of 2015 PAL after years of hard work opened its new 2.2-acre state of the art park. The park consists of 3 full size basketball courts, a multi-purpose court, little league baseball field, play scape and concession stand. The park is open from dawn to dusk and is a great fit to the north end of Waterbury.

In June of 2016 PAL had its 10-year anniversary of the revamping/relocation of the program. We celebrated with two events. First was a 10-year celebration titled “Come grow with us - The future is here” at the Country Club of Waterbury on June 14th where over 300 of our supporters from the area helped us raise over $200,000 which will help support the future construction of an Educational Greenhouse. Then Saturday June 18th we hosted a PAL 10-year picnic opened to the PAL families and the public where we had over 1,800 packed into the PAL Park for a fun filled day of activities and food. Both events were a huge success and shows by the huge turnouts, what a difference PAL has made throughout its community

There are 5 patrol officers assigned to the PAL Division full time. PAL offers many athletic, educational and recreational activities to the youth of the City of Waterbury including the following:

Baseball Softball T-Ball Flag Football

Fishing Bowling Golf Boxing

Tang Soo Do Soccer Swimming Cheerleading


Chorus Gardening Movie Nights Field Trips

Basketball Dance Drama Fundraisers

Homework Help Holiday Parties Taft Summer School Scholarships

Summer Youth Employment Program Summer Camp Special Olympics Programs

The Waterbury Police Activity League is funded in part by the support of the members of the Waterbury Police Department and other city employees including teachers through weekly payroll deductions. PAL also receives many grants from several public and private funding sources. PAL has grown stronger and stronger since its reformation eight years ago. PAL has grown from 80 to over 4300 members over the last ten years.

In 2008 Waterbury PAL began its run with National PAL recognition winning awards at the annual national PAL conference 6 out of 8 years. The first was when retired Police Chief Neil M. O’Leary now Mayor was recognized as the 2008 National PAL Man of the Year at the National PAL conference in Albany, New York. Ronda Hendrickson, a PAL volunteer and mother of six foster/adopted children was recognized as the 2009 National PAL woman of the year in New Orleans, LA in May 2010. Isabel DeSousa, a PAL volunteer and mother of two children in PAL was awarded the 2010 National PAL Woman Volunteer of the year at the National PAL Conference in Reno, NV in May 2011. Officer Edwin Soto was recognized as the 2012 National PAL volunteer man of the year in San Diego, California in May 2013. Meaghan Spagnolo, a PAL volunteer and swim instructor was awarded the 2014 National PAL youth volunteer of the year at the National PAL Conference in Salt Lake City, UT in May of 2015 and Heidi Ouellette a PAL Volunteer was awarded the 2015 National PAL Woman Volunteer of the year in Tampa, Florida in May 2016. This is all a major accomplishment due to only 4 awards every year given out to over 400 PAL chapters around the country, 2 adult and 2 youth awards.

Waterbury PAL has seen strong support from the community and has collaborated with many other non-profits in the City of Waterbury on several projects working towards the common goal of helping the youth of the City if Waterbury including Waterbury youth Services, the YMCA, the Lions club, the Kiwanis Club, the City of Waterbury Education Department, the Northwest regional Workforce Investment Board, Girls Inc., Caroline’s Place, The Boys and Girls Club and many others. Waterbury PAL is a partner with the Waterbury Bridge to Success collaborative as well.

The Waterbury Police Activity League looks forward to expanding our menu of activities and continuing to provide positive programs for the City of Waterbury.


RECORDS DIVISION

Sergeant Francis J. Monahan Jr.



The Waterbury Police Department Records Division serves as the organization’s central records depository where all

police incident reports and motor vehicle accident reports are stored and maintained in accordance with Connecticut

General State Statutes. The Records Division is currently staffed by a Sergeant and a civilian staff consisting of four

Administrative Support Specialist II personnel, and one temporary employee. The Records Division is open to the

general public Monday through Friday 9:00‐4:30 excluding holidays.

The Records Division processes all pistol permits, handgun registrations and Freedom of Information requests that

come into the office. The Records Division also processes all incident and accident reports and makes copies of these

reports available for the public, outside agencies and Department personnel. Criminal history checks are conducted by

the Records Division for City of Waterbury residents, other agencies and for businesses conducting pre‐employment

background investigations. Another task performed by the Records Division is the entering and storing of data gathered

by police officers into a centralized computer system which allows immediate access to up to date information for the

members of the Waterbury Police Department. The Records Division completed a software vendor migration from

New Systems to NEXGEN. Due to recent upgrades and enhancements to the software of the Department’s computer

system, the accessibility and storage of this data continues to be more efficient. The Records Division also continues to

employ a service that allows the public and commercial customers of the Waterbury Police Department’s Record

Division the option to purchase accident reports online. This service has steadily increased in usage each month

creating greater revenue and efficiency for this Department as a whole.

The Records Division has processed approximately 25,474 incident reports and approximately 4635 motor vehicle

accident reports for the fiscal year 2015‐2016. In addition, 543 pistol permits were issued by this Department during

that same time period.


Part 1 Crime Offenses by Calendar Year

2015 2016 % Change

Homicide 6 4 ‐33.3%

Rape 34 32 ‐5.9%

Robbery 221 248 12.2%

Aggravated Assault 147 176 19.7%

Burglary 460 520 13.0%

Larceny 3422 3202 ‐6.4%

Auto Theft 709 795 12.1%

Total: 4999 4977 ‐0.4%

Violent Crime Offenses by Calendar Year

2015 2016 % Change

Homicide 6 4 ‐33.3%

Rape 34 32 ‐5.9%

Robbery 221 248 12.2%


Total: 408 460 12.7%


Part 1 Crime Offenses by Fiscal Year

14‐15 15‐16 % Change

Homicide 4 7 75.0%

Rape 35 34 ‐2.9%

Robbery 262 263 0.4%


Burglary 504 679 34.7%

Larceny 3388 3265 ‐3.6%

Auto Theft 852 720 ‐15.5%

Total: 5202 5171 ‐0.7%

Violent Crime Offenses by Fiscal Year

14‐15 15‐16 % Change

Homicide 4 7 75.0%

Rape 35 34 ‐2.9%

Robbery 262 263 0.4%


Homicide 4 7 75.0%

Total: 461 507 10.0%


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Part 2 Offenses

Offenses 2014-2015 2015-2016

Other Assaults 963 1034

Arson 4 28

Forgery‐Counterfeiting 37 69

Fraud 621 419

Embezzlement 2 2

Stolen Property 4 22

Vandalism 1,254 2,025

Weapons 285 295

Prostitution 46 25

Sex Offenses (Other) 89 100

Narcotics 367 570

Gambling 2 0

Offenses Against Family 121 265

Driving Under the Influence 27 81

Liquor Laws 12 9

Disorderly Conduct 5,760 5,365

All Other Offenses 2,881 1,305

Total Part II Offenses: 12,475 11,614

Total Part I Offenses: 5,205 5,171

Total Offenses: 17,680 16,785


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Waterbury Police Department Persons Arrested During Fiscal Year 2015-2016

Part I Arrests Offenses

2014-2015

2015-2016

Criminal Homicide 4 5

Forcible Rape 25 19

Robbery 129 88

Aggravated Assault 154 133

Burglary 188 91

Larceny 940 589

Auto Theft 98 71

Total Part I Arrests: 1,538 996

Part II Arrests Offenses 2014-2015 2015-2016

Other Assaults 914 829 Arson 1 3 Forgery-Counterfeiting 39 12 Fraud 121 29 Embezzlement 1 0 Stolen Property 20 37 Vandalism 440 295 Weapons 175 127 Prostitution 41 24 Sex Offenses (Other) 46 34 Narcotics 133 569 Gambling 6 0 Offenses Against Family 106 191 Driving Under the Influence 105 81 Liquor Laws 6 6 Disorderly Conduct 2,553 1,336 All Other Offenses 2,459 1,399 Total Part II Arrests: 7,166 4,972

TOTAL ARRESTS: 8,704 5,968


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569

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FY 15-16


Waterbury Police Department

Calls for Service and Arrests by Fiscal Year

Year Calls for Service

05‐06 110527

06‐07 107969

07‐08 102514

08‐09 95319

09‐10 85222

10‐11 82442

11‐12 82888

12‐13 76131

13‐14 69137

14‐15 72344

15‐16 73506

10 Year Total 957999


Year Arrests

05‐06 9090

06‐07 9842

07‐08 9082

08‐09 8747

09‐10 8373

10‐11 5677

11‐12 7655

12‐13 6892

13‐14 5809

14‐15 8704

15‐16 5968

10 Year Total 85839


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TRAINING DIVISON

Lieutenant Mark Ryan

Officer‐In‐Charge


The Training Division has recently completed all required training and certifications in physical, academic and tactical areas for the fiscal year July 1, 2015 thru June 30, 2016 and is in compliance with all state mandates. All department members were required to complete an annual firearm’s qualification course in compliance with the Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s (POSTC) regulations and requirements. It also held a second firearms qualification for all the department members in the Fall. The Training Division held its yearly qualifications for patrol rifles and off‐duty weapons as well. The Training Division conducted five police officer recertification sessions for the Waterbury Police Department as well as for several other police agencies from Connecticut. During these five recertification sessions sixty‐nine Waterbury Officers received the mandated training as well as fifty‐five officers from the other Connecticut police agencies. During the past fiscal year, this division also coordinated and conducted five Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) training classes in which forty‐five Waterbury Officers and eighty police officers from other police agencies throughout Connecticut were trained. The entire department was trained to use a tourniquet and to administer Narcan. Sixty officers were trained in Blood Borne Pathogens and Hazard Materials. The Waterbury Police Department was trained in several areas of police work. These areas were: Taser recertification, Use of Force, Draeger (DUI) recertification and Simunitions. We also have certified several officers to be issued and carry a patrol rifle and shotgun. We sent twenty‐five officers train with the NYPD Strategic Response Group and five officers were sent to The Center for the Domestic Preparedness. The aforementioned thirty officers received training for crowd control. All members of the department were given eight hours of Unbiased and Impartial Policing Training. The class was presented by the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly gave the opening remarks. The Training Division also held eleven National Crime Information Center (NCIC) classes and recertified one hundred and forty Waterbury personnel and one hundred and sixty‐four officers from the surrounding police agencies. On December 8, 2015 The Waterbury Police Department graduated its ninth police academy class. There were twenty‐seven Waterbury graduates and two graduates from two different Connecticut police agencies. Waterbury also sent five recruits to the POSTC Academy and two recruits to the City of Milford’s Police Academy. The administration and supervision of the aforementioned duties and classes were done with a staff of one lieutenant, one patrol officer and one administrative specialist. The division also utilizes instructors throughout the department and outside agencies. When the police academy is in session one sergeant and one officer are added to the division.


VICE & INTELLIGENCE DIVISION

Lieutenant Michael Ponzillo


Sergeant Gary Angon

Violent Crimes Task Force


Sergeant Jeremy Desena


The Vice and Intelligence Division is comprised of two major components, the Vice Squad Detectives and

Violent Crimes Unit Officers. The overall responsibilities of the Vice and Intelligence Division Officers are to investigate

narcotic related crimes, gang activity, crimes of prostitution, liquor violations and gambling. The Vice and Intelligence

Division collects and develops information regarding individuals and groups of individuals involved in criminal activities.

This information is collected from several different sources including, but not limited to, crime stoppers tips, other law

enforcement officers, federal agencies, confidential informants and citizen complaints. The Vice and Intelligence

Division supplies both narcotic and non‐narcotic related information to all divisions of the Waterbury Police

Department and to other outside federal and state agencies. The Vice and Intelligence Division is responsible for the

custody of all narcotics seized by the Waterbury Police Department. This includes storage of narcotics, transportation

of narcotics to the state laboratory for analysis, transportation of narcotics to court proceedings as well as the

destruction of narcotics when proceedings are concluded.

VICE SQUAD YEARLY ACTIVITY

M ONTH

TotalArrest

s Fel MisInfra

DRUGARREST COKE CRACK HEROIN MARJ

CANNA

BINOID MOLY PCP RX S /W A / WSEXOFF OTHER

CASHSEIZED

WEAPONARREST

FirearmSeized

Non-Firear

mSeized

JULY'15 VCU 68 52 16 2 36 2 9 19 4 2 19 19 2 $21,446.00 11 5 1JULY VICE 6 4 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 $9,993.00 0 0 0AUG VCU 73 46 27 6 32 4 9 13 5 0 0 0 1 2 19 7 10 $3,982.00 5 4 1AUG VICE 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $0.00 0 0 0SEPT VCU 63 38 25 2 31 1 8 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 14 $4,329.00 1 1 0SEPT VICE 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $12,419.00 0 0 0OCT VCU 47 29 18 0 24 1 2 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 5 $8,982.00 1 1 0OCT VICE 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $740.00 0 0 0NOV VCU 26 15 11 1 18 0 2 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 $20,208.00 0 0 0NOV VICE 7 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 $352.00 1 4 0DEC VCU 41 22 19 1 21 1 5 12 2 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 8 $6,352.00 1 1 0DEC VICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $0.00 0 0 0JAN'16 VCU 37 21 16 2 19 2 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 9 $7,406.00 3 5 1JAN VICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 0 0 0FEB VCU 36 19 17 6 21 1 5 9 5 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 5 $8,883.00 0 0 0FEB VICE 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $658.00 0 0 0M AR VCU 45 31 14 0 24 0 6 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 4 $37,915.00 3 1 1M AR VICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 0 0 0APRIL VCU 10 5 5 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,666.00 1 1 0APRIL VICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 0 0 0M AY VCU 94 67 27 1 20 0 9 8 2 0 0 0 1 8 58 9 6 $31,420.00 1 4 0M AY VICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 0 0 0JUNE VCU 62 39 23 5 29 4 7 13 2 3 1 26 0 5 $12,999.00 2 1 0JUNE VICE 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 0 0 0YEA R EN D

VICE 24 11 13 0 10 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 9 0 $24,162.00 1 4 0VCU 602 384 218 26 279 16 66 148 40 0 4 0 5 15 203 35 70 $165,588.00 13 15 3TOTAL 626 395 231 26 289 16 66 159 41 0 4 0 5 22 206 44 70 $189,750.00 14 19 3

ANNUAL $ SEIZURES & DRUG WEIGHT TOTALS FISCAL YEAR JULY 2015 - JUNE 2016


PROSTITUTION STINGS

The Vice Squad conducted monthly prostitution stings utilizing a member of the Vice Squad to serve

as a “john” which resulted in numerous arrests. Det. Santopietro maintains a file on all prostitutes arrested

by our division. The Vice Squad arrested 44 people for Prostitution related offenses this fiscal year.

MONTH

CashSeized

COCAINE CRACK

CANNABINO

ID PCP WEAPON

NonFirearmWeapon

Grams Grams BagsRaw

Grams Grams LB Grams Pills Grams Grams Pills FilmARREST/SEIZURE

JUL '15 VCU $21,267.00 21.30 46.21 997 0.00 626.66 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 28.00 0.00 5 1

JULY VICE $9,993.00 0.00 0.00 154 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

AUG VCU $3,982.00 13.00 55.00 867 1.00 59.44 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 12.00 0.00 4 1

AUG VICE $0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

SEPT VCU $4,329.00 52.20 104.10 464 5.80 55.90 tree 0.00 8 0.00 0.00 36.00 24.00 1 0

SEPT VICE $12,419.00 0.00 0.00 1554 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

OCT VCU $8,862.00 0.00 2.20 1114 0.00 16.70 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0

OCT VICE $740.00 0 2.70 330 0.00 6.10 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

NOV VCU $20,228.00 0.00 0.00 206 0.00 224.89 0.00 0.00 0 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

NOV VICE $352.00 0.00 0.00 1241 17.80 42.90 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4 0

DEC VCU $6,516.00 4.90 27.20 1969 40.40 47.10 0.00 0.00 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0

DEC VICE $0.00 0.00 0.00 10 0.00 144.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 324.00 0.00 0 0

JAN VCU $7,406.00 25.30 60.60 439 17.00 354.60 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 586.50 49.00 5 1

JAN VICE $0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

FEB VCU $8,883.00 0.80 46.00 435 0.00 160.90 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 34.00 17.00 0 0

FEB VICE $656.00 0.00 0.00 2462 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

MAR VCU $37,915.00 1.30 78.50 402 0.00 75.40 0.00 0.00 0 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 1

MAR VICE $0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

APRIL VCU $1,666.00 0.00 7.80 39.00 0.00 1.70 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0

APRIL VICE $0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

MAY VCU $31,417.00 21.40 60.30 2368 0.00 144.20 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4 0

MAY VICE $0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

JUNE VCU $12,999.00 417.40 120.10 1562 1.40 330.70 3lb 7oz 0.00 8 4.60 0.80 39.00 0.00 1 0

JUNE VICE $0.00 0.00 0.00 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

YEAR END

VICE $24,160.00 0.00 0.00 5424 17.80 193.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 324.00 0.00 4 0

VCU $165,470.00 557.60 608.01 10862 65.60 2098.19

tree +3lb 7oz 0.00 21 5.20 0.80 735.50 90.00 24 4

TOTALS: $189,630.00 557.60 608.01 16286 83.40 2291.19

tree +3lb 7oz 0.00 21 5.20 0.80 1059.50 90.00 28 4

MOLYHEROIN MARIJUANA RX

ANNUAL SEIZURE & DRUG WEIGHT TOTALSFISCAL YEAR JULY 2015‐ JUNE 2016


PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS

The Vice and Intelligence Division in this past year has worked to maintain and to strengthen the

existing relationship with the ATF on “Project Safe Neighborhoods”. The initiative targets the illegal

possession and sales of firearms by convicted felons. The program has been a success since its inception in

2003. The program is a co‐operative effort among the Waterbury Police Department, Waterbury States

Attorney’s Office, Waterbury Parole Office, Waterbury Probation Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Vice and Intelligence members regularly attend

monthly Project Safe Neighborhood meetings in an effort to educate those new to Probation and Parole

regarding the current restrictions regarding firearms possession.

STATEWIDE NARCOTICS

The Vice and Intelligence Division has maintained a partnership with Connecticut Statewide Narcotics Task

Force. This past year the Vice and Intelligence Division has worked with the Task Force on number of

investigations leading to the arrests of individuals involved in statewide and nationwide narcotics trafficking

and seizures of narcotics.

VIOLENT CRIMES UNIT

In December 2009, Chief Gugliotti combined the Tactical Narcotics Team and Gang Task force and

formed the Waterbury Police Department Street Crimes Unit. Sergeant Gary Angon was assigned as the

officer in charge of the unit and additional patrolman were added to the unit. In July 2010, the Street Crime

Unit returned to a uniformed unit. The unit was issued tactical gear including new bullet proof raid vests. The

Unit’s full‐time mission will be addressing quality of life issues affecting the image and atmosphere in which

the citizens of Waterbury live and conduct business as well as establishing safety in

neighborhoods. Personnel assigned to this unit will investigate and enforce laws pertaining to illegal use and

sale of controlled substances, prostitution, gang activity, motor vehicle violations, alcohol offenses and other

criminal activity that disrupt the quality of life in neighborhoods. The Unit is to saturate high crime areas in

an effort to identify and to arrest street level narcotics dealers through the use of proactive patrols and

surveillance.

The Street Crimes Unit serves as the entry team for Vice Squad search warrants and serves

outstanding arrest warrants including high risk arrest warrants. The Street Crimes Unit serves as the take

down team for all prostitution stings and maintains a data base of all street names and nicknames.


During the month of March 2015, the Street Crimes Unit was renamed the Violent Crimes Task Force.

Sgt. Gary Angon serves as the Officer in Charge of the unit. Sgt. Desena, Officer Weidemier, Officer Rivera,

Officer Phelan, Officer Rose, Officer Schmalling, Officer Lennon, Officer Touponse, Officer Shea, Officer Davis.

Officer Modeen and Officer Lanese are assigned to the unit.

OPERATION STAMP OUT

In response to an increase of heroin overdoses and heroin related deaths, the Vice and Intelligence

Division began a long term undercover heroin investigation dubbed Operation Stamp Out. In September

2015, Vice Squad Detectives Medina and Torres began utilizing confidential informants to identify mid to high

level heroin dealers in the city of Waterbury. Medina and Torres used their confidential informants to

purchase heroin and identify the suspected dealers.

Once a list of known dealers was identified, Stamford Police Department Narcotics and Organized

Crime Officers were used to serve in an undercover capacity to purchase heroin from the suspected

dealers. Later in the investigation, Officer Lennon was tasked with serving as an undercover to also purchase

heroin throughout the city. Undercover Officers purchased heroin from known dealers beginning in October

2015 and continuing through April 2016. During this time, undercover officers purchased in excess of 1,700

bags of heroin, 3.4 grams of crack cocaine, 1.6 grams of cocaine and one rifle. Detectives targeted 43 known

heroin dealers and facilitated the purchase of heroin from all of them. Additionally, one of the targets sold a

rifle to a Stamford PD undercover officer. Detective Torres and Detective Medina completed 82 arrest

warrants charging individuals with Sale of Narcotics and in many instances Sale of Narcotics in a School

Zone. The individual who sold the rifle to the undercover officer was charged with numerous firearm

violations.

As a result of the investigation, investigators applied for and were granted search warrants for 1011

South Main Street 2nd floor, 32‐34 Walnut Avenue (2nd floor, 3rd floor and detached garage), 89 Sandee

Avenue, 33 Wilson and a trailer located on Catherine Avenue. Members of the VCU and ERT executed all of

the search warrants safely.

On May 2nd at 0500 hrs. law enforcement officers from our agency along with Stamford PD,

Watertown PD, Parole, Probation and SNTF Northwest gathered for the purpose of serving the outstanding

arrest warrants. Currently, 40 of the 43 dealers were arrested and charged with their outstanding

warrants. Officers made 13 additional arrests throughout the day for various narcotics violations, arrest

warrants and Interfering.


VICTIM SERVICES UNIT

Kristie Perrotti

Victim Services Counselor


It is the policy of the Waterbury Police Department to provide immediate physical safety or assistance to all victims

either directly or through referral agencies. Victim Services is operated by one civilian full‐time (forty hours per week),

Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. This office maintains all protective orders and restraining orders, ensuring

that they are updated and available for police purposes. Victim Services is located in the Waterbury Police Department

which allows sworn personnel as well as civilians to refer clients (of all demographics) directly to the first floor to obtain

referrals to services such as counseling or other appropriate programs. This office receives all Domestic Violence

Reports in which either a phone call or mailing is sent based on the content of the report, guaranteeing a 100% contact

rate.

In 2005, civilian Kristie Perrotti (Victim Services Counselor) assumed responsibilities of the Victim Services office and

continues to maintain tasks at hand, which includes statistical reporting. This office will continue the process of

assessing the needs of clients in order to fully utilize the resources available through Victim Services to better serve the

community. It is encouraged for this Unit to attend trainings and conferences in the area of Domestic Violence.

This office will continue to offer a warm environment to clients and will maintain the needs of the office. We continue

to provide clients with donated cell‐phones to use in emergency situations as well. Victim Services looks forward to the

upcoming year and will continue a high level of service to the community.


VICTIM SERVICES STATISTICS 2015 ‐ 2016

Male, 551

Female, 1651

GENDER OF POPULATION SERVEDFISCAL YEAR 15-16

Male

Female

Caucasian/Non Hispanic,

698

BLACK, 663

HISPANIC, 793

OTHER, 13

ETHNICITY OF POPULATION SERVED

FISCAL YEAR 15-16

Caucasian/NonHispanicBLACK

119

1971

800

2000

4000

0 TO 17 18 TO 59 60 +

AGE RANGE OF POPULATION SERVED

FISCAL YEAR 15-16


WATERBURY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

Lt. Steven Gilmore



The Waterbury Emergency Communications Center (WECC) serves as the Department’s initial point of contact with the Public. The WECC is the primary Public Safety Answering Point for the City of Waterbury, handling both 9‐11 Emergency calls as well as routine calls for service. The Communication Center’s main function is to take the incoming calls for service and deliver the appropriate Police, Fire and Ambulance service to suit each situation. To fulfill this responsibility, the Communications Center is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by a dedicated staff of Police and Fire dispatchers, Civilian Telecommunicators and Police & Fire Department supervisors. During the period of July 01, 2015 to June 30, 2016, the WECC handled 227,758 administrative phone calls and 79,915 9‐1‐1 phone calls for a total of 307,673 phone calls handled marking an almost 5% increase from the previous reporting period. This translated to 73,506 police calls for service.

It is our belief that by ensuring that every citizen that calls into the Center is left with a feeling that their call is

important to the Police Department, we are encouraging the Public’s participation in crime prevention as well

as creating a partnership with the community that will make our Department more efficient and effective.

The corner stone of this initiative is the understanding that all citizens who call into the Communications

Center are treated with professionalism, courtesy and respect.

The Waterbury Emergency Communications Center is committed to providing the citizens of Waterbury with

the highest level of service possible through a combination of cutting edge technology and professional

customer service.

The Waterbury Police Department has completed the replacement all the portable and mobile Police radios

giving the Police Department the most up to date technology.

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