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Dear Governor Napolitano and the citizens of Arizona:

It is my privilege to submit to you the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s annual report for fiscal

year 2006. The activities and major accomplishments contained in this report reflect the quality and

dedication of the members of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Although one of our primary missions is focused on highway safety throughout Arizona, this report

demonstrates the wide array of comprehensive services and programs we provide for our citizens and

those visiting the state.

Members of the Arizona Department of Public Safety are dedicated professionals who take

tremendous pride in their work, although their labors may go unnoticed. This report is a summary of

their efforts to improve public safety and enhance the quality of life in Arizona.

Thank you for your support and assistance during 2006. The Arizona Department of Public Safety

will continue to be a leader in the law enforcement community; driven by our dedication to professional

service, our core values, and our commitment to the citizens we serve.

Sincerely,

Roger Vanderpool

Director

Arizona Department of Public Safety

The mission of the Arizona Department

of Public Safety is to protect human life

and property by enforcing state laws,

deterring criminal activity, assuring

highway and public safety and provid-

ing vital scientific, technical and op-

erational support to other criminal jus-

tice agencies.

Director’s message

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Table of Contents

Introduction Page 5

Office of the Director Page 14

Highway Patrol Division Page 20

Criminal Investigations Division Page 40

Agency Support Division Page 64

Criminal Justice Support Division Page 78

Department Awards Page 100

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Pursuant to legislation passed by the Arizona legislature in

1968, the Arizona Department of Public Safety became

operational by the executive order of Governor Jack Will-

iams on July 1, 1969. Governor Williams’ mandate

consolidated the functions and responsibilities of the

Arizona Highway Patrol, the Enforcement Division of

the state Department of Liquor Licenses and Control

and the Narcotics Division of the State Department of

Law.

During its 37-year history, the Arizona Depart-

ment of Public Safety has accepted many additional

responsibilities and has evolved into a respected, nation-

ally-recognized and multi-faceted organization dedicated

to providing state-level law enforcement services to the

public while developing and maintaining close partnerships

with other agencies who share similar missions and objec-

tives.

Today, the Department with its state headquarters in

Phoenix, maintains offices in more than 30 Arizona

communities and cities within the state’s 15 counties.

Some 2,200 departmental employees help the agency

fulfill its support and operational objectives in the critical

areas of traffic safety and criminal interdiction.

This annual report summarizes the many achieve-

ments accomplished by the Arizona Depart-

ment of Public Safety during fiscal year

2006. It also reflects the

Department’s continued dedication in

providing quality service to the more

than 6 million people who reside in

Arizona as well as to the many non-

residents who visit our state.

Introduction

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Empowerment

When faced with a decision, employees shall ask them-

selves:

-Is it ethical and legal? Is it the right thing for the public

and the state’s citizens?

-Is it the right thing for the Arizona Department of

Public Safety?

-Is it consistent with Department policies, or is there

good and reasonable cause for going outside of policy?

-When practical, have those being impacted by the

decision been considered and consulted?

-Is this something for which I am willing to be held

accountable?

-If the answer is “yes” to all of the questions then go for-

ward and make the decision.

Vision

To be a national model in providing ethical, effective,

efficient and customer-oriented, state-level law enforce-

ment services.

Empowerment, and

Vision Statements

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At the Arizona Department of Public Safety, we believe in:

Courteous Vigilance

Courteous Vigilance is the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s motto and guiding principle, which reflects the

pride of the Department. We provide quality, reliable and respectful service to the citizens of Arizona while

being vigilant in the enforcement of the laws of the state.

The following are our core values, supporting the tradition of Courteous Vigilance:

Human Life We value, respect and protect human life and the rights of all persons.

Integrity We are honest and truthful, recognizing integrity is the cornerstone for all that is

done by DPS employees.

Courage We demonstrate moral and physical courage in the performance of our duties.

Accountability We accept responsibility for our actions.

Customer Service We consistently deliver exceptional assistance.

Communication We share factual information in a timely manner through various mediums both

internally and externally.

Leadership We set examples which influence excellence in personal behavior and job perfor-

mance.

Teamwork We respect and cooperate with fellow employees, other agencies and the commu-

nity to identify and achieve common goals.

Citizenship We are involved in activities which improve the quality of life in our communi-

ties.

Agency

Values

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Law Enforcement

Activities

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

Arrests

Highway Patrol

Felony (excludes DUI) 3,626 3,575 -1.4%

Misdemeanor (excludes DUI) 6,416 7,265 13.2%

Warrant (misdemeanor & felony) 7,929 8,553 7.9%

Dui (misdemeanor & felony) 7,430 6,495 -12.6%

Criminal Investigations

Persons Arrested 2,224 2,002 -9.9%

Totals 27,265 27,890 2.2%

Citations Issued

Highway Patrol Citations 289,751 302,357 4.4%

Warnings Issued

Highway Patrol Warnings 247,477 235,653 -4.8%

Undocumented Aliens Released to Border Patrol

Total 4,297 4,054 -5.66%

Stolen Vehicles Recoveries

Highway Patrol 1,457 1,160 -20.4%*

Criminal Investigations** 2,770 3,116 12.0%

Total Vehicles Recovered 4,227 4,276 1.2%

Drugs Seized (by weight)

Marijuana

Highway Patrol 29,317.83 lbs. 59,874.9 lbs. 104.23%

Criminal Investigations 67,827 lbs. 119,148 lbs. 75.67%

Total Marijuana Seized 97,144 lbs. 179,022.9 lbs. 84.3%

Cocaine

Highway Patrol 542.9 lbs. 246 lbs. -54.69%

Criminal Investigations 343.6 lbs 241 lbs -29.9%

Total Cocaine Seized 886.5 lbs 487 lbs -45.07%

Methamphetamine

Highway Patrol 187.87 lbs. 61.4 lbs. -67.32%

Criminal Investigations 59.5 lbs 40 lbs -32.8%

Total Methamphetamine Seized 247.37 lbs 101.4 lbs -59.00%

*This dramatic decrease occurred because a specialized highway patrol unit once responsible for a large number of stolen

vehicle recoveries transferred to the Criminal Investigations Division.

**Statistics represent work of DPS and officers from 18 other agencies participating in the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force.

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Office of the

Director

DIRECTOR

LEMSC

DEPUTY

DIRECTOR

AZ POST

EEO/AA

LEGISLATIVE

SECURITY

EXECUTIVE

SUPPORT

DIVISION

INSPECTIONS

GOHS

GOVERNMENT

LIAISON

SECTION

PSCC

PROFESSIONAL

STANDARDS

CORE

HIGHWAY PATROL

DIVISION

CRIMINAL

INVESTIGAITONS

DIVISION

AGENCY SUPPORT

DIVISION

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SUPPORT DIVISION

Roger L. Vanderpool

Director

David A. Felix

Deputy Director

Office of the

Director

COMPTROLLER

The director of the Arizona Department of

Public Safety, Roger Vanderpool, establishes

the Department’s goals, policies, procedures

and organizational structure. He directs and

controls the activities of the Department and

is responsible for accomplishing its mission.

The director is assisted by deputy director,

David A. Felix.

The Director’s Office oversees the objectives

of the executive officer, government liaison,

community outreach & education, comptrol-

ler and professional standards. The

Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

(GOHS), the Arizona Peace Officer Standards

and Training board (AZ POST), the Law En-

forcement Merit System Council (LEMSC)

and the Public Safety Communications Advi-

sory Commission (PSCC) are administratively

supported by the Director’s Office.

Executive Officer

• Manages the personnel and functions of the director’s staff, provides staff support to the director and

is the agency ombudsman.

• Oversees and supervises the EEO/AA and the Inspections and Control Units.

Inspections and Control

• Performs section and district inspections to enhance effectiveness and efficiency.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action (EEO/AA)

• Administers the Department’s EEO/AA Programs.

• Ensures compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action guidelines.

• Conducts preliminary inquiries into EEO complaints.

• Assists with the preparation of written responses to charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission.

Government Liaison

• Monitors proposed legislation pertaining to the criminal justice system.

• Oversees and supervises security for the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives.

• Ensures cooperative relations between the Department and local, county, state and federal criminal

justice agencies.

Community Outreach and Education Program (CORE)

• Serves as the Department’s primary media liaison and central source of information.

Professional Standards

• Conducts internal investigations to insure the integrity and professionalism of the Department.

Comptroller

• Acts as the Department’s chief financial officer.

• Serves as liaison to the Governor’s Office and Arizona Legislature on financial matters.

Office of the

Director

Overview of the Director’s Office:

Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS)

• Administers federal highway safety funds on behalf of the governor.

• Serves as the governor’s highway safety representative and spokesperson on highway safety-related

issues, including liaison with the legislature.

• Receives proposals, evaluates and awards federal highway safety grants to local jurisdictions and

state agencies as designated in the annual Highway Safety Plan. Awards are based on problem-

identification and performance-based goals and objectives.

• Provides assistance in the form of seed monies to local governments in the development and opera-

tion of community highway safety programs.

• Executes highway safety contracts on behalf of the governor with the federal government, state

agencies and political subdivisions of the state.

Law Enforcement Merit System Council (LEMSC)

• Consists of three members appointed by the governor who each serve six-year terms. Members are

chosen on the basis of experience in and sympathy with merit principles of public employment.

Members shall not have held elective public office within one year before appointment and shall not

hold any other political office while serving on the LEMSC.

• Adopts rules it deems necessary for establishing: (a) a classification and compensation plan for all

covered positions in the Department and establishing standards and qualifications for all classified

positions; (b) a plan for fair and impartial selection, appointment, probation, promotion, retention

and separation or removal from service by resignation, retirement, reduction in force or dismissal of

all classified employees; (c) a performance appraisal system for evaluating the work performance of

DPS employees; (d) procedures for the conduct of hearings of employee grievances brought before

the LEMSC relating to classification, compensation and the employee appraisal system; (e) proce-

dures for the conduct of hearings on appeals from an order of the director of DPS in connection with

suspension, demotion, reduction in pay, loss of accrued leave, or dismissal of a classified employee.

Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZ POST)

• Establishes rules and regulations governing the conduct of all business coming before the board.

• Prescribes minimum qualifications for officers appointed to enforce the laws of the state.

• Recommends curricula for advanced courses and seminars for law enforcement training in universi-

ties, colleges and junior colleges in conjunction with the governing body of the educational institu-

tions.

• Determines whether political subdivisions of the state are adhering to the standards for recruitment

and training.

• Approves a state correctional officer training curriculum and establishes minimum standards for

correctional officers.

Office of the

Director

• Approves allocations from the Peace Officers Training Fund to provide law enforcement training, and to

provide grants to cities, towns and counties for law enforcement training.

• Provides training and related services to assist state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies to

better serve the public.

Public Safety Communications Commission (PSCC)

• Promote real-time, interoperable communications between local, county, state, tribal, and federal

public safety entities in the state of Arizona to effectively protect lives and property.

• Promote the development and adoption of user based, standards-based systems.

• Capitalize on opportunities to share resources and leverage existing infrastructure.

• The PSCC staff will foster, recommend and develop technical standards; oversee conceptual and

detailed design efforts; and pursue funding to build out and maintain a statewide system for use by

all local, state, tribal and federal public safety entities in Arizona.

Office of the

Director

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Highway

Patrol

Division

The Department of Public Safety’s Highway Patrol Division

(HPD) is comprised of four Patrol Bureaus, the Commercial

Vehicle Enforcement Bureau and the Aviation Section. The Pa-

trol Bureaus are aligned into four bureaus based on geographic

regions – Northern, Southern, Metro West and Metro East. The

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau and the Aviation Sec-

tion are statewide programs administered centrally with satel-

lite offices strategically located through out the state.

In addition to its patrol function, the Metro East Bureau also

administers the Canine and Motorcycle programs. The Canine

district has units stationed in strategic locations to provide for

statewide requests for service and patrol. The Motor district has

scheduled patrol responsibilities within the geographical bound-

aries of both Metro East and Metro West Bureaus. The Motor

district is also available for special details on a statewide basis

upon request.

The mission of the Highway Patrol Division is to ensure the safe

and expeditious use of the highway transportation system for

the public and to provide assistance to local and county law en-

forcement agencies. The division also provides services and

enforcement in commercial motor vehicle, tow truck, school bus

enforcement and safety programs and is responsible for the air

rescue and aviation services for the Department.

Highway Patrol

Division

HIGHWAY PATROL

DIVISION

CHIEF

CHIEF OF STAFF

AVIATION

Chief Jack G. Lane

Highway Patrol Division Chief

COMMERCIAL

VEHICLE

ENFORCEMENT

BUREAU

SOUTHERN

HIGHWAY

PATROL

BUREAU

NORTHERN

HIGHWAY

PATROL

BUREAU

METRO

EAST

HIGHWAY

PATROL

BUREAU

METRO

WEST

HIGHWAY

PATROL

BUREAU

Source: Highway Patrol Division

Overview of the Highway Patrol Division:

• Patrols nearly 6,000 miles of state and federal highways and enforces Arizona traffic and criminal

laws.

• Investigates traffic collisions, controls motor-vehicle traffic, conducts collision-reduction details,

assists other law enforcement agencies, promotes traffic safety through public awareness programs

and provides specialized training to other criminal justice agencies.

• Enforces commercial vehicle regulations.

• Provides training and assistance to criminal justice personnel and to local law enforcement agencies

in commercial vehicle law enforcement.

• Responds to incidents throughout the state involving discharge of hazardous materials.

• Provides specialized training to law enforcement personnel in mitigating hazardous materials inci-

dents.

• Provides an immediate, around-the-clock statewide air-support response capability for critical occur-

rences and emergency situations.

• Provides aerial and logistical aviation support for law enforcement, highway safety and traffic en-

forcement operations.

• Provides air transport services in support of governmental operations and critical administrative

functions.

• Conducts self inspections of district administration, logistics and operations.

Highway Patrol

Division

Highway Patrol Drug Seizures

FY 2005 FY 2006 %Change

DRUGS SEIZED

Marijuana 29,317.83 lbs. 59,874.9 lbs. 104.23%

Cocaine 542.9 lbs. 246 lbs. -54.69%

Methamphetamine 187.87 lbs. 61.4 lbs. -67.32%

Drug-related currency $1,459,641 $2,752,760 88.59%

Highway Patrol Activities

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

Number of Miles Patrolled 19,922,704 19,703,282 -1.1

Violators Stopped 486,430 488,262 0.4

Citations Issued

Hazardous Violations 173,777 177,295 2.0

Non-Hazardous Violations 115,974 125,062 7.8

Totals 289,751 302,357 4.4

Warnings Issued

Hazardous Violations 169,397 154,433 -8.8

Non-hazardous 78,080 81,220 4.0

Totals 247,477 235,653 -4.8

Seat Belt Violations

Citations Issued 19,802 21,189 7.0

Warning Issued 281 181 -35.6

Child Restraint Citations 4,044 3,769 -6.8

Child Restraint Warnings 43 25 -41.9

Repair Orders Issued 131,915 134,333 1.8

Motorist Assists 143,125 135,186 -5.5

Stolen Vehicles Recovered

Auto Theft Recoveries 1,139 1,083 -4.9

Border Liaison Recoveries 318 77 -75.8*

Totals 1,457 1,160 -20.4

Arrests

Felony (excludes DUI) 3,626 3,575 -1.4

Misdemeanor (excludes DUI) 6,416 7,265 13.2

Warrant (misdemeanor & felony) 7,929 8,553 7.9

Dui (misdemeanor & felony) 7,430 6,495 -12.6

Totals 25,401 25,888 1.9

Assistance to Other Agencies

Number of Hours 22,066 26,580 20.5

Number of calls 19,685 19,928 1.2

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

Motor Carrier Inspections 21,461 24,044 12.0

Vehicles Placed Out of Service 4,722 4,383 -7.2

Drivers Placed Out of Service 3,475 3,960 14.0

Vehicles Weighed 239 163 -31.8

School Buses Inspected 9,343 9,147 -2.1

Tow Trucks Inspected 2,950 3,023 2.5

Highway Patrol

Division

*This dramatic decrease occurred because the unit responsible for these recoveries transferred to CID

Source: Highway Patrol Division

Aviation Program - Air Rescue Missions

Mission Type FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

Law Enforcement - Criminal (non pursuit) 628 645 2.71%

Law Enforcement - Pursuit 115 98 -14.78%

Law Enforcement - SOU 36 32 -11.11%

Law Enforcement - Traffic (non pursuit) 37 73 97.30%

Photo - Law Enforcement 89 75 -15.73%

Photo - ADOT 10 11 10.00%

Photo - Other 12 7 -41.67%

Search and Rescue 570 510 -10.53%

Non-Highway Medical Evacuation 286 236 -17.48%

Highway Medical Evacuation 236 167 -29.24%

Aircraft Maintenance 205 185 -9.76%

Logistics Flights 199 181 -9.05%

Public Education 140 132 -5.71%

Patrol Flights 186 75 -59.68%

Training - Pilot Training 110 136 23.64%

Training - Technical Rescue 73 81 10.96%

Training - Other 47 22 -53.19%

Training - Medical 5 1 -80.00%

External Load - Non Emergency 9 9 0.00%

External Load Fire Suppression 31 33 6.45%

Technical Rescue Land/Water 53 55 3.77%

Hospital Transfer 25 12 -52.00%

Telecommunications Flights 25 16 -36.00%

Vital Materials 4 5 25.00%

Other 74 37 -50.00%

Total Missions 3205 2834 -11.58%

Total Flight Hours 2447 2443.1 -0.16%

Traffic and Alcohol FY 2005 FY 2006 %Change

COLLISIONS INVESTIGATED BY DPS

Total Collisions 33,410 33,004 -1.2

Number Alcohol-Related collisions 1,552 1,447 -6.8

Percent Alcohol-Related collisions 4.60% 4.38% -4.8

INJURIES

Total injuries 14,898 14,706 -1.3

Number of Collisions with Injuries 9,405 9,244 -1.7

Number of Alcohol-Related Injury Collisions 750 667 -11.1

Percent of Alcohol-Related Injury Collisions 7.97% 7.21% -9.5

FATALITIES

Total Fatalities 482 472 -2.1

Number of Fatal Collisions 388 387 -0.3

Number of Alcohol-Related Fatal Collisions 76 50 -34.2

Percent of Alcohol-Related Fatal Collisions 19.60% 12.91% -34.1

Source: Highway Patrol Division

Highway Patrol

Division

Source: Highway Patrol Division

Highway Patrol Division provides security for hundreds left homeless after Hurricane

Katrina.

Following the devastation that resulted from Hurricane Katrina, many evacuees of New Orleans and the

Gulf Coast Region were airlifted to Phoenix and pro-

vided temporary shelter in the Coliseum within the State

Fair Grounds facility located at 19

Avenue and

McDowell. On September 3 of FY 2006, a large contin-

gent of DPS Highway Patrol officers with the assistance

of various elements of the Criminal Investigations Divi-

sion, Agency Support Division and Criminal Justice

Agency Support Division provided security to those mak-

ing the coliseum their temporary home. At the height of

the detail titled “Operation: Good Neighbor” the Coli-

seum was home to over 500 evacuees and se-

cured by nearly 100 officers from the Depart-

ment.

All days off and vacations were suspended in

both Metro East and Metro West Patrol Bureaus

to immediately staff the uniformed presence

needed to secure and provide assistance to the

evacuees within the shelter. DPS officers as-

signed to the coliseum were involved in a vari-

ety of law enforcement tasks, including screen-

ing all evacuees with a metal detector and

searching their bags as they arrived. While officers

from the road came to man security posts at the coliseum,

others such as the men and women of the Commercial Ve-

hicle Enforcement Bureau assisted with those duties out

on the road.

The evacuees fled from an area where the sense of law and

order was rapidly deteriorating due to the scope of the natu-

ral disaster. Desperately seeking law and order again, most

of the hurricane evacuees were very appreciative of the

24/7 law enforcement presence at the facility. During the two week period, in which the coliseum was

occupied as a shelter, no major incidents occurred despite the large number of evacuees housed in the

confines of the coliseum.

Highway Patrol

Division

Highlights of the Highway Patrol Division:

Arizona fires becoming an annual detail for the Highway Patrol personnel

During the first month of FY 2006, DPS Lt. Hegarty commanded an operation in preparation to close I-17

due to the Cave Creek Complex fire. Twenty-five DPS officers, along with ADOT ALERT teams, were

deployed to positions along I-17 from Anthem to Cordes Junction with orders to close I-17 upon encroach-

ment of the fire. While a closure was never required, the operation went well thanks to coordination of

Highway Patrol Division, CVEB, Rick Knight of CORE, ADOT and the Peoria Police Department.

During the latter part of FY 2006, Northern Patrol, District Two attended a tabletop exercise with the

National Park Service and Coconino County. The exercise rehearsed evacuation plans in the event of a fire

at the Grand Canyon.

Just prior to the end of FY 2006, Northern Patrol, District 2 officers, along with Commander McCance,

Sgt. Coryell and Wigman and, Lt. Gerard assisted with a forest fire within the city limits of Flagstaff on the

west end of town. The fire started near I-40 and quickly progressed in high winds toward several housing

areas. Officers assisted with traffic control, roadblocks and with evacuations.

Highway Patrol personnel help keep immigration marches secure and safe

On May 1 of FY 2006, response teams from Northern Patrol assisted the Bullhead City Police Department

with an immigration protest. The event drew approximately 1,000

protestors who marched 1.5 miles from River Gardens to SR 95 and

Marina where they held a rally. After the rally, 400-500 of the protest-

ors marched onto SR 95 blocking traffic. The Bullhead City PD re-

quested that DPS CETF teams respond to the area. Units traveled to

the area in “Field Force” formation and the protestors cleared the high-

way onto a nearby parking lot. A few incidents were reported of pro-

testors throwing objects at passing vehicles along the route. Bullhead

City PD is reviewing the video tapes of the protest for possible crimi-

nal charges.

On April 10 of FY 2006, A Unified Command Post was located at 3

Avenue and Moreland (Margaret T. Hance Park). Agencies represented were, DPS, Phoenix PD, Capitol

PD and Phoenix Fire Department. DPS was responsible to ensure the safety of the motoring public on the

Phoenix metropolitan freeway system and to work in a collaborative

effort with the Capitol Police to ensure the safety of all personnel and

property within the State Capitol complex. In addition, DPS assisted

the State Fair Grounds Security to ensure the safety of life and prop-

erty while on state property. Manpower deployment was at the freeway

system within the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Off-duty officers supple-

mented the normal contingent of Highway Patrol personnel. At the

Fairgrounds, DPS had approximately 80 uniformed officers and 10-12

plain-clothed detectives. At the State Capitol, there were approximately

100 DPS uniformed officers along with an additional eight uniformed

officers to provide security at the Senate and House of Representatives

buildings. Well over 100,000 marchers participated in this event.

Highway Patrol

Division

DPS takes delivery of the first fire suppression equipped patrol vehicle

Ford Motor Company visited our Department during FY 2006, and officially delivered the first patrol car

manufactured to include a fire suppression system. Arizona DPS was selected to be first in receiving the

vehicles with this new officer safety equipment due to our

Department’s early commitment and participation on the

Crown Vic Blue Ribbon Panel established by Governor

Napolitano in June 2002. Recommendations by this panel

included adding a fire suppression system to police ve-

hicles. This has now become a reality and should provide

additional safety in officers working environment nation-

wide. Activities during Ford Motor Company’s visit to

DPS included a brief presentation by Ford and comments

by DPS representatives as well as a demonstration of the

system (minus the fire). Although the addition of the fire-

suppression system will further reduce the risk of fire-related injuries to officers who drive the widely-

used police cruiser, it is still just one part of a comprehensive effort to reduce risks all officers face from

high-speed, high-energy, rear-impact collisions. The effort extends well beyond the study of potential

vehicle improvements to include scrutiny of law enforcement policy and procedures and highway envi-

ronment/design.

DPS continues involvement with the Law Enforcement Stops and Safety subcommit-

tee to improve officers’ operating environment

The IACP’s Highway Safety Committee (HSC) and a number of police agencies continue to recognize

the danger of traffic stops and, in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA), established the Law Enforcement Stops and Safety (LESS) subcommittee to improve the envi-

ronment in which officers operate. LESS is attempting both to solidify past efforts, especially those sig-

nificant ones of the Arizona Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (CVPI) Blue Ribbon Panel, and to explore

better ways to ensure to greater officer safety

during traffic stops and other roadside con-

tacts. This may be the single most important

endeavor in terms of the safety of today’s po-

lice officers, and the formation of this sub-

committee brings together under one umbrella

past labors in this realm. The Arizona Department of Public Safety in partnership with NHTSA was

instrumental in developing the LESS subcommittee. DPS Highway Patrol Chief Jack G. Lane and other

command level personnel continue to participate as members of the LESS subcommittee. During Last

years IACP Conference one of the products of LESS a video titled, “Your Vest Won’t Stop this Bullet,”

was unveiled and distributed to all law enforcement. The Department incorporated this video into the

final quarter’s roll call training, requiring its viewing by all sworn personnel.

Highway Patrol

Division

Highway Patrol Division completes its transition to BMW motorcycles

During FY 2006, the Department’s motorcycle program

steadily swapped out its traditional Kawasaki motor-

cycles for new BMW RT 1150P models. Known mostly

for its high-performance luxury sports cars, BMW is

also a leading patrol-motorcycle contractor for U.S. law

enforcement agencies. Supervisors at DPS decided to

make a complete switch to a new type of motorcycle

after Kawasaki exited the police motorcycle business.

The BMW’s were chosen to replace the Kawasakis be-

cause they proved to be the next-best choice for perfor-

mance, safety, new technology and, to the surprise of

many, cost. The Department now has the safest motor-

cycle on the market. The BMW’s have anti-lock brakes

and a liquid cooling system that should make them per-

form better during the hot Arizona summers.

Highway Patrol Division continued to expand its mobile data computer program

The Highway Patrol Division continued to expand the mobile data computer (MDC) program throughout

its coverage areas during FY 2006. While expansion of the system continues, this year nearly all the patrol

cars in the Tucson-Phoenix corridor including Nogales, Casa Grande, and Globe have been equipped with

the advanced and modern (MDC). This system, which utilizes the Panasonic Tough Book laptop com-

puter, allows officers to access criminal justice information from computers

installed in their patrol cars. Additionally the MDC radios transmit Global

Positioning Satellite (GPS) data to the Operational Communications Cen-

ters. This data called “AVL,” or Automated Vehicle Locating, increases of-

ficer safety and dispatch efficiency by plotting the location and status of all

the vehicles equipped with MDC systems onto electronic maps. The MDC

systems will also provide the platform needed to begin use of electronic

forms. Electronic forms will improve quality of the officers work product

and will be a fundamental component of the Department’s future records

management system.

Highway Patrol

Division

AZDPS awarded IACP Law Enforcement Challenge Award

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the world’s oldest and most prestigious group

of law enforcement executives, recognized the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) as the second

place winner in the elite Championship Category of the National Law Enforcement Challenge during FY

2006.

Several representatives from DPS, including agency Director Roger L.

Vanderpool, were formally recognized for the monumental accomplishment at

the 112th Annual IACP Conference in Miami, Florida.

The National Law Enforcement Challenge, operated by the IACP in partnership

with the National Sheriffs Association, is a national highway safety competition

developed under a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-

tion (NHTSA) which is designed to encourage departments to step up enforce-

ment in the target areas of impaired driving, occupant protection, and speed

enforcement.

Most law enforcement agencies competing in the National Law Enforcement

Challenge, which has become the “Super Bowl” of inter-agency traffic safety competitions, are matched

up against agencies of similar size and type.

DPS, however, competed in the event’s elite Championship Category during FY 2006 against the “best

of the best” due to the agency’s first place victory in last year’s event for State Police Category 4 (1001-

2500 officers). Because all winners from the previous year’s twenty-one contest categories were placed

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into the Championship Class, DPS competed against some agencies that have substantially larger bud-

gets and more manpower to deploy towards their traffic safety efforts.

Despite the challenge, DPS still managed to rise above nearly every national member of the competition

due to the agency’s tireless and innovative work towards reducing motor vehicle crashes, injuries and

fatalities on Arizona’s highways.

Arizona safety belt usage rates remain one of the highest in the nation

Safety belt citations increased 4% from 6,063 in FY 2005 to 6,297 in FY 2006.

Warnings for safety belt violations decreased 69% from 235 in FY 2005 to 71 in FY

2006. Discretion to cite or warn is at the officer level, but the aforementioned

statistics indicate that Arizona Highway Patrol Officers vigorously enforce the state’s

seatbelt laws through citations. Along with public awareness, DPS Officers were

an integral factor in raising Arizona’s safety belt usage compliance rate to one of the

nations highest at 94.4%.

The State of Arizona and the Department of Public Safety is committed to increas-

ing public awareness and enforcement efforts of occupant restraint laws to continu-

ally build upon compliance rates.

DPS aggressive driver detail remains longest running in the country

The Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Aggressive Driver Detail, which continued during FY 2006, is

the longest running in the country. It focuses both on enforcement and a strong media campaign. It has

received high praise and support from the communities throughout the state. Currently, 42 unmarked ve-

hicles are in use throughout the state. In addition to the unmarked cars, motorcycles, marked patrol cars,

and DPS aircraft are used during aggressive driver details. Officers are always in uniform while working

the aggressive driving detail. Several aggressive driver details are scheduled each week throughout the

state. There is a zero-tolerance policy for aggressive-driver violations.

“Tan Day” continues to make highways safer on holiday weekends

The Highway Patrol Division continued the Tan Day concept during FY 2006, bringing additional person-

nel out into the field during holiday weekends and special details. Tan Day was developed to put more

uniformed patrol officers on the Arizona highways on holiday weekends when traffic volumes increase.

This program unites regular patrol officers with sworn officers, sergeants, lieutenants, commanders, and

chiefs assigned to administrative functions during peak travel dates. They provide more resources for

enforcement, collision investigations, and motorist assists during these weekends. Officers assigned are

from all four divisions of the Department and the Director’s Office. The agency’s deputy director and

director even helped with a few “Tan Days.” This year these details kicked off with the Fourth of July

Holiday and ended with the Memorial Day Holiday.

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Tan Day tire change

DPS Deputy Director David A. Felix, the second in command at the agency,

helps change a tire for some stranded motorists during a holiday weekend Tan

Day detail during FY 2006.

AZDPS now has 49 NHTSA standardized child passenger safety technicians

The Department of Public Safety now has 49 NHTSA certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians throughout

the state of Arizona, including officers, dispatchers, evidence custodians, and other support staff. The

technicians participate in various community events assisting other agencies, companies, and schools with

child-safety seat checks and distributions. Some of the organizations DPS assisted during FY 2006 include

the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Phoenix Police Department, Coconino County SafeKids,

Century Insurance, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Channel 15, and Channel 12.

DPS officers in Yuma (District Four) organized a child-safety seat check February 11, 2006. The techni-

cians who participated conducted 17 checks and saw only two seats with “no misuse.”

Casa Grande (District Six) DPS officers organized a child safety seat check in Maricopa on March 31,

2006. Technicians consisting of four DPS officers and one DPS civilian (a dispatcher) inspected 73 child

safety seats, installed 30 new seats, and discarded 18 used seats. Overall they saw a misuse rate of 72%.

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Century Insurance-sponsored events

which garnered the following results:

Date Location Inspections New Seats Discarded Seats

August 27, 2005 Flagstaff 109 72 40

November 20, 2005 Tucson 108 89 42

December 17, 2005 Phoenix 108 94 36

February 26, 2006 Scottsdale 119

May 13, 2006 Flagstaff 110 65 40

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Century Insurance brought in all the seats, forms, supplies, tents, refreshments,

and auxiliary personnel to hold a child-seat check, and local agencies (GOHS, DPS, SafeKids, etc.) se-

cured a location and provided the technicians. The California company also flew in actor Erik Estrada

(from CHiPs) to take photos and sign autographs. Mr. Estrada, a great supporter of the program, hoped to

draw a crowd who can then have their child seats checked while at the event. He was a hit with kids,

parents, and grandparents alike.

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Actor Erik Estrada showed his support for the safety

events and entertained attendees by taking photo-

graphs and signing autographs.

DPS participates in Associated Highway Patrolman of Arizona-sponsored Christmas

bear program

Arizona Department of Public Safety personnel from around the state partici-

pated with the Associated Highway Patrolmen of Arizona-sponsored Christ-

mas Bear Program during FY 2006. The program began Christmas of 1993

and has grown to include more than 27 locations around the state. This year,

over 2,000 Teddy bears were distributed from the Navajo and Hopi Reserva-

tions of northeastern Arizona to Yuma. Our most notable participant in the pro-

gram this year was DPS Director Roger Vanderpool who assisted in handing

out the bears to children in residence at Phoenix Children’s Hospital on Decem-

ber 22. Several DPS personnel even took time to deliver bears on Christmas

Eve to various medical locations including Show Low and the east valley. This

program is coordinated by the Commercial Vehicle Bureau, District 15, head-

quartered in Flagstaff.

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Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau targets high-collision areas with special

enforcement details

Recognized as first in population growth in the United States, Arizona continues to see considerable growth

in industry and commerce. With this growth, Arizona has experienced

significant changes in traffic patterns and increased commercial vehicle traffic.

The Phoenix area alone has seen the buildup of the interstate system in and

around the metropolitan area.

Sadly, as commercial vehicle traffic has grown, so have the crashes

involving these motor carriers. According to SafetyNet statistics, in

2004 there were 2, 810 crashes involving motor carriers. Of these, 99

were fatal crashes and 1,391 crashes involved injury. In 2005, the

number of crashes increased to 3,534 with 121 fatal crashes and 1,697

injury crashes. This shows a 36.6% increase in commercial vehicle

collisions statewide. The Arizona Department of Public Safety con-

ducts approximately 30,000 driver and vehicle inspections. In addi-

tion, special emphasis is directed toward commercial traffic by the

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau (CVEB).

While most enforcement action is taken roadside by patrol, the CVEB

targets high collision areas by performing special enforcement de-

tails with coordinated manpower as set location. These details occur

monthly throughout the state. Two of the largest efforts DPS participated in during FY 2006 are described on the

next two pages.

DPS provides assistance at 3rd annual Homeland Security Detail, “Operation SST”

The 3

Annual Homeland Security Detail entitled, “Operation SST” for Safe & Secure Trucks across Arizona was

held from July 19-21 (FY 2006) in the Flagstaff-Williams area. Officers from the Arizona Department of Public

Safety Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau were joined by officers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration, Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division, Mesa, Clarkdale and Prescott

Valley Police Departments, and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the American Red Cross, focused

on performing safety and security checks on commercial vehicles and included interviews with drivers to detect any

unusual or suspicious circumstances in their operations. Any items of significant information were forwarded to the

appropriate investigative authority. This operation included commercial vehicle checkpoints on Interstate 40

eastbound and westbound at milepost 182 and on Interstate 17 southbound at the Christensen rest area south of

Flagstaff with roving patrols, and roving patrol only on US 89 north of Flagstaff. Following are the statistics

gathered from this 3-day operation.

Total Driver Vehicle Examination Reports (DVERs) written: 575

Number of vehicles inspected: 506

Number of Vehicle out of service violations: 110

Number of vehicles placed out of service: 65 (12%)

Number of drivers inspected: 539

Number of driver out of service violations: 156

Number of drivers placed out of service: 90 (16%)

Total number of violations: 1233

Total number of citations issued: 78

Level I inspections: 52

Level II inspections: 240

Level III (driver) inspections: 298

Number of Hazardous Material inspections: 23

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“Operation Roadcheck,” conducted in Flagstaff June 5-8 yields significant results

In a combined effort of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Arizona Department of Transpor-

tation Motor Vehicle Division and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a major commer-

cial vehicle enforcement detail was conducted in the Flagstaff area from June 5 through June 8 (FY

2006). This project, entitled Operation Roadcheck, is in conjunction with a national effort to perform

a “snapshot” of the condition of commercial motor vehicles throughout the country. Officers com-

pleted comprehensive inspections of commercial vehicles where all mechanical components and driver

credentials were examined. The results of this project are as follows:

• 509 commercial vehicles inspected

• 130 vehicles placed out of service for me-

chanical violations (the most significant violations

found were in brake systems and load securements)

• 107 drivers were placed out of service (the

most significant of violations for drivers driving over

hours and for false information on driver logbooks)

• 2 drivers were found to be consuming alco-

hol while in operation

• 1 driver was arrested for failing to comply

with an out of service order by driving the vehicle

the following day without making required repairs.

• 1659 total violations were discovered by of-

ficers during these inspections. These figures indi-

cate approximately 25% of commercial vehicles in-

spected were placed out of service for various vio-

lations.

This operation included checkpoints on Interstate 40 East and Westbound at MP 182 and Interstate I-17

North and Southbound at MP 323. It also included roving patrols in and around the area for vehicles

avoiding these checkpoints. This effort included support from the American Red Cross who provided

canteen services to the over 75 officers involved and the motoring public.

The Department embraces high-tech connectivity to insure commercial vehicle safety

In an effort to increase safety through the quick dissemination of information, the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

Bureau of the Highway Patrol continued to expand a new program during FY 2006 that uses air cards to transmit

motor carrier inspection data from the field to Headquarters. Using their laptops, officers

can conduct inspections anywhere in the state and transmit the report immediately there-

after. Prior to the air cards, officers used phone modems that presented efficiency

problems.

The data is submitted to a data mailbox where other officers can view the

inspection if they encounter the same vehicle or driver and also transmits

the data to the database which collects all inspections. At

this point the data is transmitted to a national computer in

Texas where all inspections are collected.

In addition to providing quick transmission of data, the air

cards enable officers to check federal web pages that provide

historical information about the safety records of truck and bus

companies and also driving history of commercial vehicle drivers.

To make the program even more streamlined, Arizona was selected

as one of three states to pilot a satellite-based program for transmitting inspections. This is due primarily

to the fact that officers work in remote areas where there is sporadic coverage with the air cards. The

satellite pilot (called COMPASS Connectivity Pilot) began in FY2005 and continued into FY 2006.

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DPS increase professional assets through drug recognition expert program

In FY 2006 there were approximately 382 IACP Certified Drug Recognition Ex-

perts (DRE) and 123 DRE Instructors (a decrease of four) in the state of Arizona.

The Department of Public Safety has 75 DRE’s, (increased from 71 in FY 2005),

and 23 Instructors, (increased from 21 in FY 2005). The DPS participated in four

IACP DRE Schools around the state of Arizona which resulted in the certification of

new DRE’s from DPS, and other state, local and federal law enforcement agencies.

In addition, several Officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety attended

the 11

Annual IACP Drugs, Alcohol and Impaired Driving Conference in Washing-

ton, D.C., during FY 2006.

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The Highway Patrol Division continues to be a national leader in law enforcement

phlebotomy

Prior to 2004, this innovative program was not duplicated in any other state. In FY 2006, officers and

supervisors involved in the phlebotomy program provided informational presentations to other agencies

throughout the nation. As a result of our successful program other agencies including the Utah Highway

Patrol have implemented law enforcement phlebotomy programs.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety Phlebotomy Program is being evaluated by the National High-

way Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for pilot program implementation in other states.

In FY 2006, trained officer/phlebotomists drew blood on 1,399 individuals arrested by DPS Officers. In

addition, officers completed a significant volume of blood draws for other agencies of which the exact

number of draws is not available. This program has allowed officers to obtain blood evidence on nearly

every DUI arrest. When DUI suspects refuse to consent to chemical testing, officers write the standard

search warrant and, upon issuance by a judge or magis-

trate, draw blood. The program has resulted in:

• More DUI convictions.

• Increased driver license suspensions/revocations.

• Reduced court time.

• More convictions for aggravated DUI and ex-

treme DUI.

• Blood evidence for prosecution.

• Increased public awareness of DUI and likeli-

hood of conviction.

• Use of phlebotomists to assist other law enforce-

ment agencies during sexual assault and homi-

cide/aggravated assault investigations for DNA

evidence.

• Reduced arrest time.

• Increased pro-active patrol

DPS continues to help in enforcement details and multi-agency dui task forces

The Highway Patrol Division conducts statewide DUI, speed, aggressive driving and occupant restraint

enforcement details as part of their continued and vigorous effort to reduce traffic crashes and injuries.

These enforcement campaigns, which continued throughout FY 2006, occur weekly throughout the state

and augment the regular day-to-day enforcement activities conducted by members of the Highway Patrol

Division. In addition to Department details, officers partner with other law enforcement agencies and take

a leadership role to pool resources and provide a greater presence when enforcing DUI, speed, aggressive

driving and occupant restraint violations.

DUI, speed, aggressive driving and occupant restraint enforcement is the central goal of the Arizona De-

partment of Public Safety Strategic Plan. The following is a summary of some of the special enforcement

activities DPS participated in during FY 2006:

• December, National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month

• High Visibility Enforcement Campaigns

• All 6 of the Combined Accident Reduction Enforcement (C.A.R.E.) periods

• Click it or Ticket

• Maximum Impact

• Grant funded seat belt enforcement campaigns

• Aggressive Driving funded enforcement and media

• Multi-agency enforcement details

The Multi-Agency Enforcement Task Forces that the Highway Patrol Division participated in during FY

2006 included:

• West Valley DUI Task Force

• East Valley DUI Task Force

• Southern Arizona DUI Task Force

• South Eastern Arizona DUI Task Force

• Northern Arizona DUI Task Force

• Gila County DUI Task Force

• Pinal County DUI Task Force

• La Paz County DUI Task Force

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Operation Tequila Sunrise concludes after 9 months

Metro East Patrol originally received a $25,000 grant from the DUI Abatement Coun-

cil for the apprehension of subjects with outstanding DUI arrest warrants. The pro-

gram lasted for 9 months during FY 2006. The final phase of the program called

“Operation Tequila Sunrise” was a cooperative effort with the Chandler and Peoria

Police Departments. During this final phase, officers arrested 43 suspects, clearing 53

arrest warrants. During the entire program, officers arrested 124 subjects, clearing

176 arrest warrants.

The Department conducts 3-month, “Operation Maximum Impact ” on Phoenix

Metropolitan Freeway System

The Arizona Department of Public Safety conducted Maximum Impact details during FY 2006. One occurred

from Jan. 10, 2005 through Apr. 10, 2005 on the Phoenix Metropolitan Freeway system, primarily Interstate 17,

Interstate 10, State Route 51, Loop 101, U.S. 60, and the Loop 202. An additional detail was conducted from

May 25, 2005 through July 29, 2005 on State Route 101.

The mission of Maximum Impact was to decrease traffic collisions during operational hours and to ensure

the safe movement of the motoring public. Enforcement emphasis was placed on impacting hazardous

driving, removing impaired, aggressive, and inattentive drivers and promoting the increased use of child-

safety restraints and seat belts.

The DPS utilized on-duty officers, augmented with overtime funding through the Arizona Governor’s

Office of Highway Safety in partnership with local law enforcement agencies to work this program. FY

2006 was the fifth year that Maximum Impact was used to reduce collisions and target drivers who drive at

excessive speeds and while impaired. Officers were detailed throughout the week during off-peak times to

locations that were identified as having high crash rates during specific time periods.

During Maximum Impact FY 2006, the following activities were stressed:

• Zero-Tolerance for collision causing violations.

• Reduction of response time to collisions and disabled motorists.

• Immediate removal of all collisions and hazards from the roadway.

These highly successful operations resulted in the following activity:

• 3837 violators stopped, and increase of 46% from FY 2005.

• 439 hazardous citations issued.

• 272 motorists assisted.

• 65 occupant restraint citations.

• 2822 speeding citations (highest recorded 137 MPH).

• 67 total arrests.

DPS establishes “Ten mile details” to increase highway safety during holidays

Throughout the major holiday weekends and the designated C.A.R.E. Periods during FY 2006, Arizona

Highway Patrol officers participated in “Ten-Mile Details” on major interstate systems within the state.

During the details, commanders assigned officers to ten-mile stretches of Interstates 10, 8, and 19 to

reduce collisions related to speed/aggressive driving, drowsy driving and impaired driving. Areas

that were targeted were based upon crash statistics. Officers also vigorously enforced the state’s

occupant protection laws.

In addition to the Ten-Mile Details, Highway Patrol officers statewide adjusted their regular

work schedule to afford greater road coverage while participating in multiple DUI Task

Forces, and enforcing seat belt violations and underage alcohol consumption.

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DPS conducts seat belt survey to verify USDOT study on seat belt use

A national study released in 2005 by USDOT reflected that only 48% of all commercial drivers wear a safety belt,

compared to 79% of passenger vehicle occupants. In order to help educate truck drivers within Arizona, hundreds

of seat belt brochures were distributed to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau (CVEB) officers at DPS.

These brochures were distributed to truck drivers during enforcement details during FY 2006.

DPS Commercial Vehicle officers felt that this figure may not be accurate in Arizona. District 15 CVEB found a

novel method to substantiate the claim. DPS Commercial Vehicle officers were stationed on overpasses along

interstates around Arizona during FY 2006 where they visually observed commercial drivers. The surveys were

conducted in June and again in September, and found that in Arizona commercial vehicle drivers do wear seatbelts

significantly more often than the USDOT national figures. Following are results of stationary, visual surveys of

seatbelt use by commercial vehicle drivers performed by DPS officers.

Survey done in June (FY 2006):

Total vehicles observed: 3279

Drivers wearing seatbelts: 2148 (65%)

Drivers not wearing seatbelts: 648 (19%)

Unknown/could not observe: 435 (13%)

Survey done in September/October (FY 2006):

Total vehicles observed: 2,646

Drivers wearing seatbelts: 1,953 (73.8%)

Drivers not wearing seatbelts: 509 (19%)

Unknown/could not observe: 158 (6%)

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The Criminal Investigations Division is committed to

providing the highest quality investigative and special-

ized response services to the public and the criminal

justice community. The Division is guided by three

immutable values: honor, courage and commitment

while fostering a supportive and empowered environ-

ment for our employees.

The Criminal Investigations Division mission is to

protect the public by deterring crime using innovative

investigative and specialized enforcement strategies

and resources.

The Criminal Investigations Division provides state-

wide investigative specialized enforcement and high-

risk response support to federal, state and local crimi-

nal justice agencies. The Division conducts investiga-

tions regarding narcotic trafficking, organized crime,

intelligence, vehicle theft, gangs, computer and finan-

cial crimes, as well as major crime investigations when

requested by other criminal justice agencies. The

Division provides specialized high-risk responses to

acts of extraordinary violence and domestic prepared-

ness incidents.

Bureaus within the Criminal Investigations Division

are Narcotics, Investigation, Intelligence, and the

Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN). The

Division also oversees the Governor=s Protection

Detail.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

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CHIEF

CHIEF OF STAFF

GIITEM

GOVERNOR

PROTECTION

DETAIL

RESERVE/

VOLUNTEER

PROGRAM

INTELLIGENCE

BUREAU

ORGANIZED CRIME/

NARCOTICS BUREAU

INVESTIGATIONS

BUREAU

RMIN

Chief Mikel M. Longman

Criminal Investigations

Division Chief

Overview of the Criminal Investigations Division:

Domestic Preparedness Command

• Centralizes all DPS terrorist response functions under one command.

• Provides 24-hour, 7-days-a-week link to the Department for assistance in public information.

• Maintains a secure website which is accessible by law enforcement and responder agencies nation-

wide.

Governor=s Protection Detail

• Provides security and transportation to the governor and the governor=s family.

• Provides assistance to executive protection units from other states and to visiting governors/dignitar-

ies.

Narcotics and Organized Crime Bureau

• Enforces state narcotics laws by conducting investigations of groups and individuals who manufac-

ture, distribute, and sell illegal drugs.

• Enhances cooperative efforts in drug enforcement by administering and participating in a wide

variety of federal, state, and local task forces.

• Furthers narcotics investigations initiated by Highway Patrol Division officers to identify and disrupt

drug-smuggling organizations using state highways.

• Assists Highway Patrol Division officers with processing drug seizures and other investigations

requiring in-depth investigative efforts.

• Identifies, investigates and eradicates clandestine drug laboratories throughout the state.

• Provides expert assistance to criminal justice agencies with the investigation of and dismantling of

clandestine drug laboratories.

• Monitors the sale of and distribution of regulated chemicals statewide in accordance with state law,

to disrupt efforts to divert legitimate chemicals for the manufacture of illicit drugs.

• Investigates fraud-related offenses committed by government employees or private enterprises.

• Disrupts criminal enterprises such as drug-trafficking and human-trafficking organizations by target-

ing the flow of illicit finances.

• Investigates individuals and groups committing identity theft-related crimes

• Investigates computer-related crimes including child pornography, cyber stalking, fraud, and intru-

sions into computer networks.

• Provides investigative support to city, county, state, and federal criminal justice agencies with nation-

ally-certified detectives recognized as experts in the field of search, seizure, and forensic imaging of

computer hard drives.

• In addition to forensic computer support, provides forensic support for investigations involving other

technology including audio and video enhancement, cell phone and pager technology, personal

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digital assistant technology, and computer networking.

• Conducts computer seizure and forensics training to criminal investigators from law enforcement

agencies across the state.

Investigation Bureau

The Investigation Bureau is comprised of three districts: Vehicle Theft Interdiction, Northern Investiga-

tion and Major Crimes Investigation. These three districts are further divided into specialized units:

Special Investigations, Vehicle Crimes, Auto Theft and General Investigations. Below is a general

overview of the responsibilities of the Investigation Bureau.

• Investigates the Department=s critical incidents which may involve death or serious injury and pro-

vides investigative support to other units in the investigation of less serious critical incidents.

• Investigates alleged criminal misconduct by departmental employees.

• Investigates alleged public official and employee misconduct for political subdivisions throughout

Arizona.

• Investigates critical incidents and allegations of criminal misconduct involving employees of city,

county, state and federal agencies. Investigations include homicides, vehicle pursuits resulting in

serious injury or death, allegations of sexual misconduct, employee theft and officer-involved

shootings.

• Assists city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies by providing investigative support

into serious crimes occurring within their communities.

• Provides support to the Highway Patrol Division to include investigations involving aggravated

assault, homicide, hit-and-run collisions and narcotic interdiction.

• Provides investigative expertise and expert court testimony when a vehicle is the instrumentality in a

homicide, aggravated assault and other related crimes; and/or when the State of Arizona may be

exposed to civil litigation as a result of the collision.

• Provides class instruction in the area of collision investigation and reconstruction to our agency as

well as other agencies around the state.

Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force

The Vehicle Theft Task Force is funded by a grant from the Arizona Auto Theft Authority. The task

force consists of city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies participating in a concerted

effort to identify, apprehend and prosecute individuals and criminal organizations that profit from the

theft of motor vehicles and related crimes.

• Investigates property crimes involving vehicles and related components, and insurance fraud.

• Provides technical expertise, training and investigative support to law enforcement agencies target-

ing auto theft and related crimes.

Criminal Investigations Activities

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

PERSONS ARRESTED

Drug Offenses 1,301 1,030 -21.0%

Non-Drug Related 923 972 5.0%

Total Arrests 2,224 2,002 -20.8%

COURT DOCUMENTS SERVED

Search Warrants 290 258 -11.0%

Felony Arrest Warrants 483 394 -18.0%

Total Documents Served 1,149 1,034 -10.0%

ASSETS SEIZED

Vehicles 631 103 -83.0%

Cash $10,927,979 $11,735,662 7.0%

Real Property Value $8,012,645 $2,971,000 -63.0%

Total Value of Seized Assets $24,396,774 $15,898,727 -34.0%

PROPERTY RECOVERED

Vehicles 2,770 3,116 12.0%

Personal Property/Other Items 671 672 0.0%

Cash $267,177 $420,391 57.0%

Weapons 253 103 -59.0%

Total Value of Recovered Property $31,276,051 $82,590,105 164.0%

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION RESEARCH

Research Requests - DPS 4,430 3,550 -19.0%

Research Requests - Other Agencies 6,743 8,667 28.0%

Total Research Requests 11,173 12,217 9.0%

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

DPS-Critical Incident Investigations 31 12 -61.0%

Other Agency Criminal/Admin. Investigations 17 19 11.0%

Other Agency Officer-Involved Shootings 8 6 -2.0%

Source: Criminal Investigations Division

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Vehicle Theft Interdiction (VTI) Services*

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

Stolen Vehicles Recovered 2,792 3,004 8.0%

Altered Vehicle Identification Numbers ( VINs) 349 406 16.0%

Estimated Value $30,614,942.00 $31,514,411 3.0%

Chop Shops ** Investigated/Closed 50 38 -24.0%

Felony Arrests 287 296 3.0%

Insurance Fraud Investigations 41 28 -32.0%

Requests for Services 1209 1005 -17.0%

Community Education Programs 16 38 137.5%

Law Enforcement Officers Trained 464 1406 203%

Agencies Participating in VTI Task Force 16 16 0.0%

Border Details 62 (new statistic) 0.0%

* Statistics represent work of DPS and officers from 18 other agencies participating in the VTI task force.

** Chop shop: a place where stolen vehicles are stripped of salable parts.

Source: Criminal Investigations Division

Intelligence Bureau / AcTIC

• Manages the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (AcTIC) a joint effort between the

Department of Public Safety, Arizona Office of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation

and participating agencies.

• AcTIC provides tactical and strategic intelligence collection; analysis and dissemination support to

local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies and is the states central point of contact for

criminal intelligence and counter terrorism issues.

• Provides investigative support involving general, domestic and international related terrorism.

• Operates a Watch Center for the monitoring and review of events occurring in Arizona and through-

out the nation.

• Identifies and completes background research on suspects involved in criminal activity and locates

suspects under investigation by criminal justice agencies.

• Reviews and analyzes evidentiary materials related to criminal activity and converts such materials

into charts and reports.

• Provides graphic support capabilities to law enforcement entities in suspect and location identifica-

tion.

• Publishes intelligence bulletins for dissemination to criminal justice agencies.

• Publishes informational bulletins for dissemination to public and private sector agencies.

• Administers the Arizona criminal intelligence database, a component of the Southwest Border States

Anti-Drug Information System that provides criminal justice agencies in California, New Mexico,

Texas and Arizona a network database of intelligence information.

Tactical Operations and Specialized Enforcement Services

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

Special Operations

Service Requests 111 109 -1.8%

Other Agencies Assisted 35 30 -14.3%

Explosive Ordnance Detail

Service Requests 421 432 2.6%

Chemical/Explosives Disposal (# of pounds) 3,751 7,496 99.8%

Hazardous Materials/Clandestine Laboratory Safety

Clandestine Lab Responses 88 50 -43%

Hazardous Materials Responses 290 207 -28%

WMD Responses 2 0 -100.0%

Fugitive Detail

Fugitives Arrested 300 144**

Sex Offender Cases Issued* 561

Grand Jury Bills (warrants issued)* 102

Sex Offender Cases Closed* 349

**Assumed New Duties of Locating Sex Offender Obsconders

*New Reported Stat

Source: Criminal Investigations Division

• Manages the statewide Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) program, an ad hoc incident management

system comprised of law enforcement, fire service and crime analysis professionals to liaison be-

tween their agencies and the AcTIC.

• Provides investigative support involving chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear and explosive

(CBRNE) cases.

• Conducts threat and vulnerability assessment on all critical infrastructure sites.

• Participates in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program and has intelligence

resources in Yuma, Casa Grande, Tucson, and Phoenix. This program collects, analyzes, coordi-

nates, and disseminates information to law enforcement for use in interdicting and investigating

illicit drug trafficking, money laundering and associated violent crimes.

• Leads the Arizona HIDTA Region intelligence initiatives: the Post Seizure Analyst Team (PSAT) and

the Arizona Drug Intelligence Task Force (ADITF). The PSAT unit is a federal, state and local

agency task force collocated with enforcement units targeting regional drug trafficking organizations.

ADITF is a multi-agency intelligence task force compiled of investigators and analysts whose pur-

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pose is to actively collect, evaluate, collate, analyze and disseminate detailed, relevant source infor-

mation concerning drug organizations.

• Serves as the state liaison for INTERPOL information and investigations.

• Participates in the Amber Alert Program, an early warning system to help find missing children.

• Serves as the statewide clearinghouse for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

(NMMEC), a program designed to proved research, support and referral assistance to jurisdictional

agencies in the pursuit of missing person investigations.

• Serves as the state liaison for the FBI Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) a national

on-line repository for violent crimes. Provides consultation, query and de-confliction services to

criminal justice agencies investigating violent crime cases.

• Houses the Arizona Fraudulent Identification Task Force (AFIT), a multi-agency unit mandated by

the Governor’s Office to investigate fraudulent documents used in identity theft.

Weapons of Mass Destruction/Hazardous Materials Unit

• Responds statewide on a 24-hour basis to WMD hazardous materials incidents.

• Protects life, property and environment by coordinating the mitigation of emergencies pertaining to

hazardous materials.

• Works in concert with industry, the public and other agencies to achieve the goal of a safely-con-

trolled incident.

• Provides technical hazardous-materials expertise to all agencies requesting assistance.

• Establishes personal protective protocols and maintains viable atmospheres for investigators disman-

tling clandestine drug labs.

• Participates in the state=s Domestic Preparedness Plan used in establishing crime-scene management.

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Intelligence Bureau / AcTIC / HIDTA / WMD

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

AcTIC calls 960 2,227 131%

AcTIC Watch Log Entries 476 916 92%

Intelligence Reports created (AcTIC) 659 866 31%

Intelligence Bulletins produced (AcTIC/HIDTA) 17 28 64%

Informational Bulletins produced (AcTIC) 217 159 -26%

Threat Assessments produced (AcTIC/HIDTA) 9 16 77%

Analytical Charts, Graphs Produced (HIDTA) 1,093 442 -59%

GIS Maps Produced (AcTIC/HIDTA) 234 560 139%

HIDTA Investigative Research Inquires (Requests) 14,475 10,497 -27%

CIRU Investigative

Research Inquires (Requests) DPS 4,430 3,550 -19%

Other 6,743 8,667 28%

Totals 11,173 12,217 9%

CBRNE Investigations 14 10 -28%

CIP Threat Vulnerability Assessments Completed

Clandestine LAB 88 50 -43%

Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN)

• RMIN is a federal-grant project administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Department

of Justice. The Department serves as the grantee for the RMIN program which is one of six feder-

ally-funded regional projects comprising the Regional Information Sharing System (RISS).

• Serves more than 13,000 law enforcement officers from more than 1,006 agencies in the Rocky

Mountain region to include Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyo-

ming and the Canadian provinces.

• Supports law enforcement agencies in the detection, enforcement and prosecution of multi-jurisdic-

tional criminal activities that traverse local, state and national boundaries within the RMIN region.

• Provides members an on-line state-of-the-art network of criminal intelligence databases that can be

queried 24 hours a day using a secure link via the Internet.

• Assists officers with analytical resources for case preparation, charts for courtroom display, computer

forensics, financial analysis and other analytical products.

• Publishes a monthly law enforcement bulletin consisting of suspect identification, crime information,

officer-safety issues, training opportunities, and relevant law enforcement articles sent to member

agencies.

• Assists member agencies in obtaining intelligence and investigative-related training by providing

individual and co-sponsored training support for conferences and workshops.

• Loans technical surveillance, investigative and communications equipment to RMIN members.

• Provides investigation and confidential funding assistance to member agencies.

• Provides special support services to designated member multi-agency task forces. RMIN personnel

are available to provide on-site criminal intelligence and analytical support.

Gang & Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM)

• Deter criminal gang activity through investigations, enforcement and prosecution

• Dismantle gang and organized crime related criminal enterprises

• Deter border related crimes

• Disrupt human smuggling organizations

Rocky Mountain Information Network

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

Investigation Research Activities

Inquiries (requests) 197,589 191,163 -3.36%

Submissions (intelligence documents) 31,034 24,813 -25.1%

Hits in RMIN Intelligence Database 9,506 7,082 -34.3%

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• Collect, analyze, and disseminate gang, organized crime and illegal immigration intelligence

• Provide anti-gang and crime prevention public awareness and community education

• Conducts high-risk search warrant entries for the Department and other law enforcement agencies.

• Provides specifically-equipped and specialty-trained personnel for response to barricaded suspects

and hostage situations.

• Provides personnel equipped, trained and certified to conduct clandestine lab entries.

• Provides expertise nationally in high-risk search warrant entries involving tactical, hostage/barri-

caded and high-violence situations.

• Provides 24-hour tactical and technical assistance statewide to law enforcement agencies involving

potentially life-threatening situations, explosives and hazardous devices, and civil emergencies.

• Provides training to other criminal justice agencies regarding tactics and specialized skills.

• Provides specialized assistance on a 24-hour basis in disposing of explosives and explosive chemi-

cals, rendering safe explosives devices, investigation of explosive-related incidents.

GANG & IMMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE TEAM ENFORCEMENT

MISSION (GIITEM) SERVICES *

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

DRUGS SEIZED (by weight)

Marijuana 9,146 lbs 2,585 lbs -72.0%

Heroin 1.33 lbs 0 lbs -100.0%

Cocaine 116 lbs 1 lbs -99.0%

Methamphetamine 28.62 lbs 5.2 lbs -82.0%

PERSONS ARRESTED

Adults 591 488 -17.4%

Juveniles 61 50 -18.0%

Curfew Violations 4 5 25.0%

Total Arrests 656 543 -17.2%

ASSETS SEIZED

Vehicles 8 3 -63.0%

Currency $2,209,691 $9,909 -99.6%

Weapons 56 0 -100.0%

OTHER

Community Contacts 8,005 6,627 -17.2%

Citizen Surveys Received 0 0 0.0%

Field Interrogation Cards 589 1,110 88.5%

Gang Member Identification Cards 328 463 41.2%

Traffic Citations 139 227 63.3%

* Statistics represent the work of the GIITEM task force which includes DPS officers and officers from

other agencies, including the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force.

Source: Criminal Investigations Division

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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DRUG SEIZURES*

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

DRUGS SEIZED (by weight) **

Marijuana 67,827 lbs 119,148 lbs 75.67%

Heroin 3 lbs 0 -100%

Cocaine 343.6 lbs 241 lbs -29.9%

Methamphetamine 59.5 lbs 40 lbs -32.8%

Crack 1.2 lbs 1.8 lbs 32.8%

OTHER DRUGS (by dose unit) **

LSD 0 units 0 units 0.0%

Narcotic Drugs 119 units 0 units -100.0%

Prescription Drugs 50 units 0 units -100.0%

Non-Narc. Controlled Substances 1017 units 600 units -41.0%

* Highway Patrol drug seizures are listed in the table for that program.

** Drugs are reported either by weight or unit. Each category excludes the other.

Units include various measures such as “hits,” doses and tablets.

Source: Criminal Investigations Division

Detective Rick Van Keuren receieves

the Department’s Lifesaving award

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Highlights of the Criminal Investigations Division:

DPS sergeant involved in shooting during multi-agency task force operation

On Sept. 29, 2005, while assisting the Tucson Police Department with a drug-related kidnapping in progress, a

DPS sergeant assigned to the multi-agency Counter Narcotics Alliance (C.N.A.) Task Force in Tuc-

son was involved in a shooting with one of the suspects, identified as Jose Roberto

Solano. The suspect snuck up on the sergeant and attempted to shoot him, leading to

a shootout between the two. A total of 14 rounds were exchanged between the

sergeant and Solano, who fled in the sergeant’s assigned vehicle following the shoot-

ing. Following an extensive manhunt spearheaded by the Tucson Police Department,

Solano died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on Oct. 1, 2005 after fleeing from a traffic

stop in northeast Tucson. Three other suspects were also arrested. The vehicle, as well as the majority of

DPS, C.N.A. and personal property, was recovered.

Off-duty Yuma detective helps save woman’s life in September

On Sept. 18, 2005, while off-duty, Detective Rick Van Keuren was taking his family into the Kirkland

home store in the Yuma Palms shopping mall. A woman had parked her vehicle in the drive area in

front of the store and was loading her purchases into the back hatch of her Suburban

when she was struck by another vehicle, which pinned her between it and her vehicle.

Detective Van Keuren assisted in separating the two vehicles, and along with several

Marines at the scene, applied life-saving tourniquets to both of the severed legs of the

victim. Detective Van Keuren acquired a blanket and towel from his vehicle and

attempted to treat the victim for shock. After paramedics arrived, Detective Van

Keuren took control of the other driver until Yuma Police arrived. The woman

survived her emergency surgery, but lost both of her legs. Detective Van Keuren

was awarded the Department Lifesaving award for his efforts at a May 8

cer-

emony in Phoenix. The two Marines were recognized for their efforts with the

Department Citizen Lifesaving award.

Identity theft investigation leads detectives to Florida murder suspect

Since Jan. 1, 2006, the Arizona Department of Public Safety has been an active participant in the United States

Postal Inspection Service Identity Theft Task Force. The task force is comprised of federal, state and local law

enforcement agencies working together to combat identity-theft crimes. The Arizona Department of Public Safety

has been played a significant role in 17 major case investigations which resulted in the execution of 21 search

warrants and 14 felony arrests. Two such arrests involved a man wanted for murder in the state of Florida, and a

female companion, who were living in Maricopa County. Both were indicted in Phoenix on identity-theft charges

stemming from an investigation conducted by the Identity Theft Task Force. The suspects had used the identities

of their victims to open accounts at various financial institutions. DPS also found, in their possession, the personal

identifying information for about 200 people, in addition to more than 100 credit cards, counterfeit and stolen

documents.

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International controlled deliveries result in over 5 ½ tons of marijuana seized

The coordination of law enforcement resources through multi-agency task forces provides a powerful tool

against criminal organizations. On Nov. 7, 2005, DPS detectives assigned to the multi-agency Counter Narcot-

ics Alliance (C.N.A.) Task Force in Tucson, along with agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-

ment (ICE) conducted an international controlled delivery of illicit drugs from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico to

Phoenix. Following a surveillance operation through the Douglas Port of Entry and up through Tucson, a traffic

stop of the targeted commercial vehicle was made by a DPS K-9 officer on I-10 just outside of Chandler.

Following an alert by the narcotics-detection dog, a false compart-

ment in the trailer was discovered, resulting in the seizure of 4,110

pounds of marijuana. One arrest was made and the tractor-trailer

was seized. Detectives were assisted by personnel from the Multi

Agency Surveillance Team Task Force, the Pima County Sheriff’s

Department Aviation unit , the Phoenix-based DPS Narcotics unit,

and the DPS K-9 section.

In a second controlled delivery on Nov. 29, 2005, detectives con-

ducted a second international controlled delivery from Agua Prieta,

Sonora, Mexico to Phoenix. Following a surveillance operation by

C.N.A. agents, beginning in Benson, the targeted tractor-trailer was successfully followed to a location in west

Phoenix. The following morning, on Nov. 30, 2005, law-enforcement officers in Maricopa County served a

search warrant at a warehouse in Phoenix. Approximately 7,224 pounds of marijuana were seized, including

4,000 pounds from the tractor-trailer and approximately 3,000 pounds from inside the warehouse. Two arrests

were made and agents seized two tractor-trailers plus three additional trailers. Case detectives were assisted by

personnel from the Multi Agency Surveillance Team Task Force.

DPS detectives investigate sexual abuse by an on-duty police officer

In Sept. 2005, DPS Detectives opened an investigation into allegations of sexual assault by an on-duty police

officer with another police agency. As the investigation unfolded, detectives discovered instances of inappropriate

sexual behavior conducted by the officer with both high school-aged girls and young women. Detectives from the

unit conducted numerous field interviews with the victim, her friends and neighbors in addition to the suspect’s co-

workers and other potential victims. Physical evidence, including DNA, was collected in carrying out three search

warrants and a court order. In April 2006 the officer was arrested at his police department headquarters after

submitting his resignation. In May 2006, the suspect was bound over for trial on one count each of first degree

kidnapping and sexual assault. His trial is pending.

DPS detectives participated in organized crime investigation in February

In Feb. 2006, DPS detectives participated in a joint investigation involving DPS, the Mesa Police Department,

U.S. Postal Inspectors, and the U.S. Secret Service. Eight search warrants were served in the Phoenix Metropoli-

tan area. Seizures included over $300,000 in cash, nine vehicles, one property valued at approximately $500,000,

multiple bank accounts, 200 pounds of marijuana and a small amount (1-oz) of crystal methamphetamine. A total

of 10 suspects were arrested.

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Money laundering investigations target human smuggling organizations

In a concerted effort between DPS detectives and per-

sonnel from the Phoenix Police Department, Arizona At-

torney General’s Office, and the Arizona Department of

Financial Institutions, a series of investigations targeted il-

licit wire transfers of money by criminals involved in smug-

gling both drugs and illegal aliens. Originally developed as

a tactic to identify drug organizations, detectives soon dis-

covered that this investigative method identified the flow of

money involved in human trafficking.

Targeting illicit money transfers, during this past year, more

than $5,699,118 in cash was seized for forfeiture, along

with $1,700,000 in real properties. The investigations net-

ted 158 arrests, 5 kilos of cocaine, and the disruption of

several major human smuggling organizations. The opera-

tions also led to the interdiction of 576 undocumented aliens who were turned over to the Federal Bureau of

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Because human trafficking organizations prey on aliens, there has been a humanitarian side to these investigations

as well. In mid-March 2006, detectives discovered an apartment in Mesa where several undocumented Mexican

aliens were awaiting transportation to other states. When intercepted by DPS and Phoenix PD detectives, a young

Mexican couple told detectives that they had been separated from their 14-month-old son during their journey

north. They said their child, Marcos, was with another “coyote.” The young mother was frantic that she would

never see her child again since she did not know where he was. DPS and Phoenix PD detectives immediately

began “Operation Baby Marcos”, the search for the couple’s child. Detectives found a phone number for the

suspected “coyote” believed to have the child. While one detective called the number and posed as a smuggler,

other detectives used additional resources to help find Marcos. Phoenix PD was able to employ an electronic

device that located the smuggler’s cell phone in New Mexico.

With information obtained from DPS Criminal Intelligence

Research Unit, detectives alerted New Mexico State Po-

lice and the Columbus, N.M. Police Department, who be-

gan searching their area for the smuggler and the child. Both

Mexican and U.S. border officials were alerted with infor-

mation about the child and a suspected vehicle in which

they might be traveling. The DPS and Phoenix PD detec-

tives worked non-stop for two days to locate baby Marcos.

The search ended with a happy outcome. Marcos was

located in Mexico and reunited with family members. The

happy young mother, obviously very excited, hugged many

of the detectives and was sent home by ICE to be reunited

with her son.

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Computer Forensics Unit assists with school teacher child pornography case

In April 2006, the DPS Computer Forensic Unit (CFU) received a request from an Arizona police department for

assistance with a case involving a school teacher suspected of viewing child pornography pictures on a school-

district computer while in the classroom. A twelve-year-old student observed

the pictures on the teacher’s classroom computer and reported the incident to

another school employee. The police department was called to investigate the

incident. The school district computer and the suspect’s home computer were

seized and delivered to the DPS Computer Forensic Unit for analysis. Foren-

sic Unit detectives examined both computers and determined the suspect

was viewing numerous websites that contained child pornography pic-

tures on both computers. In addition, it was determined that the sus-

pect was receiving emails at home and at work with attached links to

known child pornography websites. From the wording in the emails, it

was apparent that the suspect was searching for child pornography pictures while working in his classroom.

Detectives completed the case and a report was submitted to the requesting police department. This case is

pending.

Computer Forensic Unit assists with seeking of sexual predators

During July 2006, the DPS Computer Forensic Unit (CFU) assisted the Arizona chapter of the Internet Crimes

Against Children (ICAC) Task Force with Operation Safe Childhood. This operation was a cooperative effort

between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in support of the United States Attorney General’s Safe

Childhood Project.

The operation consisted of five undercover investigators from local law enforcement agencies posing as minors on

the internet in an attempt to apprehend internet sexual predators. The undercover investigators, who identified

sexual predators while chatting on the internet, guided the suspects to a target location, which was an apartment in

East Phoenix similar to sting operations seen on the NBC television show Dateline. The suspects were arrested

upon arriving at the target apartment. In support of this operation, the CFU served search warrants on the sus-

pects’ residences and seized the suspects’ computers. The CFU detectives then conducted computer-forensic

examinations for evidence of the crimes committed. During the operation five arrests were made for Luring a Minor

for Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and Attempted Public Sexual Indecency Involving a Minor.

DPS detectives follow up on suspect shipping marijuana

In Jan. 2006, DPS detectives conducted surveillance of a subject believed to be involved in shipping 23 pounds of

marijuana from Maricopa to Miami, Fl. via the United Parcel Service. The subject was observed meeting with a

commercial vehicle transporter in Phoenix. The unit maintained surveillance and arranged to have the commercial

vehicle stopped near Tucson by a DPS canine officer. DPS seized 1,275 pounds of

marijuana and approximately $6,000 from the trunks of four of the transported ve-

hicles. The truck driver and passenger were arrested. An additional $206,330 in

drug proceeds were seized.

With the assistance of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials, a controlled

delivery of the drugs to their destination in Florida resulted in two additional arrests

and the seizure of a home valued at over $1,000,000.

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DPS detectives locate explosive chemicals in Phoenix apartment

In May 2006, DPS detectives assigned to the multi-agency Maricopa County HIDTA Methamphetamine Task

Force executed a search warrant at a Phoenix apartment. During the execution

of this warrant, the suspect warned detectives of a substance that was in the

kitchen area because he did not want anyone to get hurt. The suspect called this

substance “flash powder.” After viewing this substance, which was stored in

plastic containers, it appeared to look like crystal methamphetamine. No tests

were performed on the substance and the DPS Bomb Squad Unit was called.

Following their arrival, the bomb techs determined that the substance was in fact

explosive. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was called and it

was determined the substance consistent with the properties of the explosive

“TATP” (Triacetone Triperoxide). The substance “TATP” was later confirmed by the DPS crime-lab analysis.

Partnerships with Joint Terrorism Task Force result in local prosecutions

AcTIC detectives assisted the Arizona Department of Revenue with Operation Smokeout II, a large multi-state

counterfeit cigarette stamp case. As a result, ADOR investigators and L.A. County authorities arrested five sus-

pects and recovered over $1,000,000 worth of counterfeit cigarette stamps. ADOR paid special recognition to

AcTIC for the manpower, equipment, technology, contacts and financial support provided in orchestrating the case

with the LASD.

AcTIC detectives assisted the Bureau of ATF&E with a possible ricin incident in Phoenix. The Arizona resident

was arrested in Wisconsin, while local authorities served a search warrant on the suspect’s Arizona residence.

Castor bean plants were located, but there was no indication that the suspect attempted to produce ricin. As a side

note, an AcTIC intelligence bulletin had been previously posted on the suspect several weeks prior based on

contact with the out-of-state police agency who had originally made contact with the suspect.

AcTIC Watch Center enforces information sharing protocols

A serious challenge to homeland security is the timely exchange of intelligence and critical information between

state, local and federal agencies. The Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (AcTIC) coordinated the

states participation in the international Ardent Sentry – AS06 Training Exercise, May 8th – 12th, 2006. The full-

scale exercise provided an environment for participants to exercise against a credible

terrorist adversary which planned and executed an attack employing weapons of mass

destruction (WMD). Intelligence is a critical aspect of emergency preparedness and

response and is fully incorporated into the Incident Command System (ICS.) The ICS

has an established Intelligence entity responsible for receiving, evaluating and forward-

ing pertinent information within the command. This was the first time in Arizona’s his-

tory, that intelligence was exercised from a National level involving NorthCOM/NORAD,

CIA and FBI through AcTIC Watch Center to other state, federal, tribal, county and

local agencies. The AS06 exercise was a success as it identified issues regarding the intelligence protocols within

the state to include the passing of timely information and analysis to support operations. The AcTIC Watch Center

is not an Emergency Operation Center (EOC), but is National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) compliant

and follows the Global Information Sharing Initiative standard recommended for fusion centers.

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DPS becomes PCII compliant in fight against terrorism

Threat Vulnerability Assessments (TVA) are being stored in a pilot program called Automated Critical Asset Man-

agement System (ACAMS), administered by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It is currently in use in Los

Angeles area and other California sites. The information is secured through the Protected Critical Infrastructure

Information (PCII) system. The PCII system meets the requirements of A.R.S. §26-373 which mandates DPS,

through AcTIC, to develop a system to track critical infrastructure information. The concepts that were originally

developed under the TVA program have been expanded to provide a fluid statewide asset categorization and

prioritization system for sorting and addressing potential threats, vulnerabilities and for predicting the targeting of

sites deemed as possible objects of terrorism or by encroachments from the criminal element.

The system provides a method to analyze and apply emerging threats into the evaluation formula in order to provide

current and pertinent intelligence data into the system to provide the most accurate image of current conditions and

potential threats. To date, the Threat Mitigation Unit has identified approximately 470 sites within Arizona that are

deemed as appropriate for consideration under the program. Since the system is internet based, it will allow

remote access by facility representatives in order to update threat and assessment information.

Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) Program provides on-site support

For agencies not able to assign personnel to AcTIC, the Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) program was created.

The TLO program identifies an agency liaison within each public-safety agency in Arizona. These liaisons are a

direct link between AcTIC and their agency for sharing information and gathering intelligence. The TLO program

was originally formulated in Los Angeles and Arizona expanded the program to include threat and vulnerability

assessments and on-site response to emergency events. The TLO program includes fire service agencies and

police agencies within Arizona. The TLO is also working to develop outreach programs to the private sector and

non-law enforcement public sector, which includes Arizona security agencies that are responsible for protecting

critical infrastructures.

Minuteman Project spurs national attention

The Minuteman Project and counter-illegal immigration groups along the U.S. border with Mexico brought national

attention to the U.S. immigration issues. The United States borders have been identified as a homeland security

concern for which the Minuteman Project targeted multiple locations along the southern Ari-

zona border. Homeland security is a top priority for law enforcement and the primary role of

the AcTIC is the collection, analysis and dissemination of timely counterintelligence informa-

tion. The potential for violence was assessed as well as the identification of logistics that

would benefit law enforcement should the contradictory groups gathering engage in potential

conflicts. All information was directed to the AcTIC Watch Center as a central point of

contact to assist in optimal tactical responses and de-confliction of information.

GIS expands server capacity to meets State’s needs

The Geographical Information System (GIS) located at AcTIC has the largest repository of special data available

in the state. Memorandums of understanding are in place to address each participating agency maintaining their

own data integrity and standardized sharing policies are in place. The formalized ability to share data between

agencies has enhanced mapping capabilities and alleviated jurisdictional boundary barriers.

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ViCAP plays crucial role in homicide investigation

The FBI launched a web-based Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) through the Law Enforcement

On-Line (LEO) in Jan. 2006. The FBI is now the national on-line repository for violent crime and enables queries

of the program thru LEO. The AZDPS program will still house and coordinate all violent crime cases for consul-

tation, but the cases will be easier and faster to access for each ViCAP agency. The LEO site has alleviated DPS

from maintaining and housing large volumes of ViCAP information. A recent success story resulted when AcTIC/

ViCAP analyzed eleven truck-driver suspect leads from FBI Quantico that were targets of multi-state violent

crimes, including homicide, sexual assault, possession of explosives and drugs as they traveled in and around

Arizona in the past. These leads included a serial killer trucker who was captured in Arizona. Since his arrest, the

suspect has been found guilty of two homicides and suspected of a third. He is serving a life sentence in Illinois

without possibility of parole.

Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) develops Arizona portal

The Arizona Office of Homeland Security in conjunction with AcTIC and its partners are working on developing

an Arizona specific HSIN portal. This would be funded by USDHS and provide a vehicle for Arizona public and

private agencies to access information

Amber Alert to expand to Native American communities

DPS participated in the U.S. Department of Justice’s first Native American/Amber Alert issues meeting. DPS is

providing assistance in plans for future training and meetings to address missing children issues in Native American

communities. Attendees from AZ, CA, CO, FL, NM, OK, WA, WI and the Director of Law Enforcement

Services for the Bureau of Indian Affairs are coordinating efforts to formalize a plan.

DPS creates Child Abduction Response Team (CART) to help in missing child cases

DPS has coordinated a Child Abduction Response Team (CART), a multi-agency team of experienced, knowl-

edgeable and dedicated individuals to respond, when requested, to a missing child report immediately and effi-

ciently. The team consists of members of DPS Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Criminal Intelligence

Research Unit (CIRU), Glendale PD, Phoenix PD, Mesa PD, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and a non-

profit organization.

AcTIC works with Lousiana and Houston authorities to aid Katrina victims

When evacuees from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana were relocated to Phoenix and Tucson, the AcTIC and DPS

provided information and security support. Evacuees were temporarily housed at the Veterans Memorial Coli-

seum in Phoenix and at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson. The AcTIC Watch Center established liaison

with Louisiana and Houston authorities and provided critical housing and management protocols in order to pre-

vent similar problems from occurring in Arizona. These protocols were established for smooth movement and

management of evacuees housed in Arizona. As a result of these efforts, no major criminal incidents occurred

during this event.

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Criminal Intelligence Research Unit (CIRU) enables high-profile investigations

The thorough and detailed investigative research provided in a hostage case assisted in identifying a smuggling

operation. The investigation resulted in 5 defendants and 23 illegal immigrants in a drop house and turned into a

very large investigation dealing with human smuggling and narcotics. In a second high-profile investigation, CIRU’s

assistance located a subject who was wanted in Phoenix for 1st degree murder with a $1 million bond. The

subject’s California criminal history indicated that he had been arrested when he was still in custody in Wasco CA

State Prison. CIRU’s established standards and professional experience continue to provide quality and success-

ful research to the criminal justice community.

Arizona hosts the first meeting of Coordinated Operations Before Initiating Joint

Actions (COBIJA)

The Arizona HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) Region hosted the first meeting of the COBIJA

regionalization committee, which was attended by HIDTA directors from across the country. The Arizona HIDTA

has been the motivational force for the COBIJA project since it began in the 1990s. The objectives of the commit-

tee were to regionalize the operational and intelligence sharing concept. At the National HIDTA Directors meet-

ing in Washington, D.C., the two primary topics were the HIDTA program

being transferred to the Department of Justice from the Office of

National Drug Control Policy in FY2007 and the proposal by El

Paso Intelligence Center to oversee a portion of the Cobija project.

Both items continue to be discussed and reviewed. Personnel from

EPIC will continue to interact with the Investigative Support Cen-

ter in Tucson for enhanced sharing of information. During June 2006,

members of Arizona HIDTA Region gave presentations to the newly

formed HIDTA Domestic Highway Interdiction Program (DHI). The pre-

sentations included an overview of the Arizona HIDTA Region seizure data

base and the functionality of the situational map. The DHI program is a national regionalization of what was the

COBIJA concept started by the Arizona HIDTA Region. There are now nine regions in the United States who

coordinate law enforcement highway-interdiction operations. In Arizona, federal, state, local and tribal agencies

work together targeting smuggling activities on the highways and along the Arizona – Mexico border.

DPS GIITEM wraps up undercover project in Operation Gift Wrap

On Dec. 9, 2005, Mohave GIITEM Detectives, along with additional GIITEM and law enforcement resources

statewide, served three search warrants and arrested eight suspects as part of the six-month undercover project

“Operation Gift Wrap.” In this investigation, led by GIITEM Detectives, they posed as drug and human smugglers.

They were successful in purchasing more than sixty forged immigration documents and negotiated to supply four

pounds of methamphetamine and ten kilos of cocaine to members of the Sureños criminal street gang. The first

delivery of two pounds of methamphetamine was made and three more pounds of methamphetamine along with a

½ ounce of heroin were recovered in a subsequent search warrant served at the suspects’ homes.

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DPS GIITEM shuts down the Last Call bar

On Aug. 2, 2005, detectives from the Phoenix Gang Targeting Unit and the Enforcement Squad, working with

Glendale Police Department, Department of Liquor License Control and the Attorney General’s Office, executed

three search warrants in the Last Call case. This was the culmination of an eight-month investigation into hidden

ownership of a bar. Two, number-six liquor licenses valued at $250,000 were seized along with $15,000 in cash.

In addition, the contents of the bar which includes a big-screen television and a disc-jockey booth, have been

seized, totaling in excess of $100,000. The investigation continues, with the Internal Revenue Service requesting

information to pursue charges against two primary suspects.

DPS GIITEM assists in drive by shooting investigations

On Oct. 13, 2005, Coconino County GIITEM detectives assisted the Flagstaff Police Department with two

separate drive-by shooting investigations involving documented members of the East Sunny Side Locos (ESSL).

As a result of numerous street interviews with potential witnesses and investiga-

tive leads and information gleaned from a prior GMIC card submission, detec-

tives developed information leading to the identification of two suspects and the

discovery of crucial evidence. Both suspects were juveniles and citizens of

Mexico. Both incidents are believed to have resulted from verbal confronta-

tions between the suspects and victims during which gang affiliations were dis-

cussed. Both suspects were each charged with one count drive-by shooting,

aggravated assault and assault with a deadly weapon.

Operation “Run to the Border” aides in major gang-suppression detail

On Sept. 23 & 24, 2005 southern GIITEM detectives conducted a Major Gang Suppression Detail in the Douglas

area at the request of the Douglas Police Department. Operation Run to the Border was in response to elevated

gang problems, including, confrontations by gang members, drive-by shootings and intimidation of school kids.

The following agencies participated: Mohave GIITEM, Highway Patrol District 9, Douglas Police Department,

ICE, FBI, Cochise County Sheriff’s Department, Cochise County Adult and Juvenile Probation, U. S. Border

Patrol, DPS Tucson Ranger and Canine District. The detail resulted in:

Arrests 23

Gang Member Arrests 6

Gang Members Documented 17

Knock and Talk 26

Drug Arrests 10

Cited and Released 15

Stolen Vehicle Recovered 1

Cocaine Ounces (seized) 2

Methamphetamine ounces (seized) ¼

Total Contacts 180

Criminal

Investigations

Division

DPS GIITEM assists in the apprehension of a vehicular homicide suspect

On Aug. 2-3, 2005, Tucson GIITEM Detectives assisted the District 8 Highway Patrol in locating a vehicular

homicide suspect from a fatal hit-and-run collision. A three-week-old baby was the victim. Detectives were able

to positively identify the suspect with indications he is an Old Pascua gang member.

DPS GIITEM assists with the apprehension of attempted murder suspects

On Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Flagstaff Police Department responded to a reported

drive-by shooting in the Sunnyside area of Flagstaff. This was the third drive-by shooting in less than a month.

Upon arrival, the Flagstaff PD officers learned that four victims, one of whom was holding an infant child, were

standing around a parked vehicle. One of the victims heard a single

gunshot and looked up to see the suspect vehicle occupied by four males

drive by and then flee the area. Flagstaff PD immediately issued an

“attempt-to-locate” to all surrounding law enforcement agencies. Ap-

proximately one hour after the shooting, an officer from Highway Patrol

District 2 located the suspect vehicle. The driver immediately took eva-

sive action and a pursuit ensued. The suspect lost control of the vehicle

and struck a curb. At this point, one suspect fled the scene on foot. The

suspect vehicle eventually came to a stop after intentionally backing into

the patrol vehicle. Two more suspects fled the vehicle but one was taken

into custody at the scene. A handgun was recovered in close proximity

to the suspect vehicle and it is believed one of the suspects threw it from

the vehicle. Coconino County GIITEM, Flagstaff Police Department,

Coconino County Sheriffs Office (CCSO), HPD D-2 and DPS Air Res-

cue converged on the area and conducted extensive ground search which

revealed one suspect hiding in a near by residential area. Two suspects

were arrested that night at the scene and the two outstanding suspects

were arrested by GIITEM within three days. All suspects arrested, were charged and received grand jury indict-

ments for the following charges: Attempted 2

degree murder, drive-by shooting, discharge of a firearm at a

structure, aggravated assault on a police officer, endangerment, threatening and intimidating, criminal damage and

unlawful flight from a law enforcement vehicle.

DPS GIITEM assists in finding 17-year-old missing girl

On Feb. 7, 2006, Southern GIITEM Detectives assisted in locating a girl who had been reported missing to the

Douglas Police Department. A 17-year-old juvenile honor student at Douglas High School had been communicat-

ing with an older couple via the Internet and cell phone. Detectives were able to track the older couple in Blanco,

Texas and discovered they had been hiding her. The 17-year-old was found in a room above a topless bar in

Austin, TX with a girl who worked at the bar. A search warrant was executed on the older couple’s home and

criminal charges are pending in Austin. The couple has been implicated in three other young missing females cases.

They are believed to be a gang involved in trafficking young women and will be indicted in Texas on both state and

federal charges.

Criminal

Investigations

Division

DPS GIITEM participates in Tri-State Impact

On Mar. 1 & 2, 2006, in a cooperative effort to combat gangs and criminal migration into the Tri-State area, more

than 100 law enforcement officers from throughout the state, as well as California and Nevada joined forces as

part of a multi-agency enforcement effort, code named: Tri-State Impact. Tri-State Impact, which was coordi-

nated by the Mohave County unit of the Gang Immigration Intelli-

gence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) was a success due to

the individual and collective efforts of the following agencies and units:

the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, Bullhead City Police Depart-

ment, Fort Mojave Tribal Police Department, Kingman Police De-

partment, Lake Havasu City Police Department, Mohave County Pro-

bation Department, Mohave County Attorney’s Office, Arizona De-

partment of Public Safety, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office,

California Highway Patrol, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Depart-

ment, Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTI), Mohave Area Gen-

eral Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) and additional

GIITEM units from Maricopa, Pima, Pinal and Coconino counties.

The mission of Tri-State Impact was to send a clear message that, “the Tri-State communities will not tolerate gang

members and career criminals moving to or residing in the Tri-State area.” During the two-day event, coordinated

enforcement efforts were conducted simultaneously in the Bullhead City, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Needles

and Laughlin areas. These enforcement efforts included a warrant round up, knock-and-talk operations, under-

cover operations and zero-tolerance saturation patrols. In addition to completing 1/3 of the research work, the

detail resulted in 143 arrests in three towns. As a result of these efforts, these statistics were generated over the

two-day event:

Community Contacts 788

Field Interviews 277

GMIC Cards 18

Probation Violators 25

Firearms Seized 6

Other Weapons Seized 4

Minor-Alcohol Violations 7

Narcotics and Paraphernalia Arrests 62

Stolen Vehicles Recovered 2

Curfew Violations 2

Traffic Stops 283

Traffic Citations 48

Traffic Warnings/Repair Orders 83

Misdemeanor Warrants 113

Felony Warrants 43

Gang Members Arrested 15

Consent Searches 147

PC Searches 63

In-custody Arrests (Mis) 102

In-custody Arrests (Fel) 82

Criminal Citations 23

Juvenile Referrals 12

Total Arrests 219

Criminal

Investigations

Division

DPS GIITEM investigation results in the arrest of homicide suspects

On May 5, 2006, a Maricopa Investigations detective assisted by his squad, DPS SWAT, the Phoenix enforce-

ment squad, and the Phoenix PD Gang Squad served three search warrants referenced to an ongoing New

Mexican Mafia homicide investigation. One EME member and one EME associate were booked for murder and

conspiracy to commit murder.

DPS GIITEM apprehends two juvenile gang member escapees

On May 30-June 1, 2006, GIITEM Coconino Detectives were requested to assist in the manhunt for two Juvenile

Department of Corrections escapees reported to be in the Flagstaff area. These escapees were documented

Flagstaff gang members, one an East Sunnyside Blood Kings

(ESBK) and the other claiming Westside Native Pride. The

escapees had fled a halfway house in Coolidge, Arizona, and

stole a Department of Corrections employee’s vehicle, which

contained an automatic rifle with 90 rounds of ammunition. The

stolen vehicle was recovered in Flagstaff and the rifle was the

only item missing from the vehicle. After several sightings, one

of the escapees, Dwight Charley (Westside Native Pride), was

apprehended with the assistance of Highway Patrol District Two

and Ranger. There were concerns the outstanding ESBK es-

capee could have the weapon and want to avenge a May 7th

shooting. On June 29-30, 2006, a Coconino Detective was

able to develop information which led to the location of the out-

standing escapee in Glendale, AZ. The Glendale Police Department SWAT took the suspect into custody. After

debriefing the suspect, the detective developed information as to the location of the outstanding weapon taken in

the initial escape. Detectives recovered the weapon and gleaned valuable information on the intricate work of the

Eastside Blood Kings (a local Flagstaff street gang).

“Operation Dingo” makes big impact in small rural communities

Law Enforcement and Community Leaders in Hayden and Kearny requested GIITEM’s assistance with a rising

drug problem that had a gang connection. Undercover gang detectives were able to make thirteen hand-to-hand

purchases of illegal drugs from suspects in Dudleyville, Hayden, Kearny and Winkleman over a three-month pe-

riod.

On April 20, 2006 over 70 gang detectives, officers from DPS, Hayden PD, and Kearny PD served eight search

warrants in Dudleyville, Hayden, Kearny and Winkleman. Fourteen in-custody arrests were made with 41 felony

charges. A prohibited, possessor’s (a convicted felon) parole was also revoked after he solicited undercover, gang

detectives to obtain a stolen handgun so he could purchase it from them.

Although the drug amounts seized in the transaction were small this event had a major impact in the communities.

Citizens came by the command post during the operation thanking detectives and officers. Business leaders called

the chief of police thanking him and asking him what they could do and if he needed any thing.

Criminal

Investigations

Division

Vehicle Theft Task Force recovers over 200 stolen vehicles

During the month of Feb. 2005, the Vehicle Theft Task Force recovered 232 vehicles at an estimated value of

$2,581,910. It also investigated 30 altered/switched VIN cases, investigated five chop shops, conducted one

business inspection and made 29 felony arrests.

Tucson motorcycle gang arrested in March

On Mar. 12, 2005 Tucson Police Department officers responded to the location of a stolen vehicle that was in the

process of being dismantled. Tucson Auto Theft and Vehicle Theft Task Force detectives obtained and served a

search warrant at the location. Two stolen vehicles were recovered and thirty more vehicles were identified.

Twenty-six firearms were seized as well as a quantity of methamphetamine and marijuana. The owner of the

property is the former president of a motorcycle gang. He and another subject were arrested on numerous

charges.

Organized crime auto theft ring operating in Scottsdale

Vehicle Theft Task Force detectives received information from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office about an

organized-crime auto-theft ring operating Scottsdale, Arizona. Detectives responded to an MVD call and

contacted a female subject who was trying to title a stolen BMW she just bought from a male subject. Task-

force detectives followed up and contacted the male subject who led detectives to suspect another individual

who is a member of the organized auto-theft ring. Task-force detectives set up surveillance on the second

individual’s apartment in Scottsdale. He was arrested without incident after he was observed entering a stolen

pickup truck. Task force detectives served a search warrant on the subject’s residence and storage locker,

recovering two stolen vehicles, a usable amount of marijuana, and documents relating to two other stolen

vehicles. A total of four stolen vehicles were recovered.

DPS detectives recover stolen semi tuck and trailers in Globe

On Jan. 5, 2005, detectives conducted follow up investigation in the Globe area on a location/residence where a

stolen Caterpillar backhoe was stored. Detectives prepared an affidavit and search warrant for the location while

additional task-force detectives responded. The search was executed and detec-

tives recovered the stolen 2002 Caterpillar backhoe, a stolen 1987 Peterbuilt semi

truck, two stolen flatbed trailers and two cut up frames/parts to a 2000 Peterbuilt

semi truck as well as a 2001 Freightliner semi truck. The total value of recovered

items was approximately $250,000. Charges are pending on the two suspects.

Eight-day vehicle theft detail in five counties ends with re-

covery of stolen vehicles, undocumented workers and illegal drugs

Vehicle Theft Task Force detectives participated in several vehicle theft enforcement details, over an eight-day

period, in Pima, Pinal, Yuma, Cochise, and Santa Cruz counties. Detectives targeted stolen vehicles and

smuggling loads to include illegal drugs and illegal undocumented aliens. Seven stolen vehicles were recovered,

37 undocumented aliens were turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol, three felony arrests were made, $65,000

in U.S. currency was seized, and two and one-half ponds of marijuana was seized during the details.

Agency

Support

Division

Agency Support

Division

The Agency Support Division focuses on activities

essential to department operations by providing

management services that promote government

efficiency, contemporary research and planning,

legal services, coordination of financial and human

resource services, records and public records ser-

vices, department training, grants administration,

cost-effective facilities management and innovative

logistical support. Customer service is paramount in

the Division.

CHIEF OF STAFF

TRAINING AND

MANAGEMENT

SERVICES

BUREAU

FLEET

SERVICES

BUREAU

HUMAN

RESOURCES

BUREAU

FACILITIES

MANAGEMENT

BUREAU

FINANCIAL

SERVICES

BUREAU

AGENCY SUPPORT

DIVISION

CHIEF

LEGAL

ALEA

Overview of the Agency Support Division:

ASD Administration

Legal Services

• Provides legal assistance to the Department and other law enforcement agencies regarding criminal

and traffic laws, principles of search and seizure and a broad range of civil legal issues and depart-

ment matters.

• Publishes law bulletins on a variety of case law decisions affecting operational personnel and a legal

review of all new legislative changes for employees each year.

Chief Pennie Gillette-Stroud

Agency Support Division Chief

Training and Management Services Bureau

Research and Planning

• Researches contemporary criminal justice issues and practices.

• Designs and administers surveys, publishes special reports, and conducts statistical analysis.

• Documents agency policy and practices through development and publication of the department’s

directives and procedural manuals.

• Assists with the development of and tracking of the agency’s Strategic and Operational Plans.

• Provides assistance throughout the agency on research and planning projects and presentations.

• Represents the agency on planning committees and research organizations throughout the criminal

justice community.

• Develops and updates the Department’s Business Continuity Plan.

• Develops and maintains the Department’s Performance Pay Program.

Public Records

• Receives and processes written requests for public record documents.

• Responds to requests for department records.

• Authenticates department records and provides courtroom testimony pursuant to subpoena regarding

agency records.

Training

• Develops and coordinates advanced and re-certification training programs for law enforcement officers and

for the Department’s civilian personnel.

• Provides advanced basic and field training for department officers.

• Coordinates and provides drug recognition and alcohol impairment training and certification to law

enforcement personnel inside and outside the department.

• Trains law enforcement and civilian instructors.

• Provides firearms training, weapons maintenance and other armory services.

• Develops and coordinates basic and in-service supervisory training.

• Administers the Department’s health and wellness programs.

• Develops and coordinates primary and in-service management training.

• Administers the Department’s Tuition Reimbursement Program.

• Maintains and manages departmental training records for all employees.

Safety and Loss

• Evaluates and processes all the agency risk management claims

• Assures OSHA and EPA compliance

Agency Support

Division

Human Resources Bureau

FY2005 FY 2006 %CHANGE

PERSONNEL SERVICES

Recruitment/Selection Processes Completed 2,908 3,233 11.18%

New Hires Processed 187 228 21.93%

Terminations Processed 109 167 53.21%

Retirements Processed 43 56 30.23%

Other Benefit Requests Processed 7,465 7,662 2.64%

Classification/Compensation Processes Completed 17 12 -29.41%

Polygraph Examinations Conducted 553 472 -14.65%

Recruitng Events* 52

Drug-Free Workplace Exams Completed 674 795 17.95%

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE/BEHAVIORAL SERVICES

Volunteer Peer Counselors 48 48 0.00%

Peer Counseling Hours Provided 910 1,134 24.62%

Volunteer Chaplains 15 18 20.00%

Chaplain Counseling Hours Provided 2,346 3,462 47.57%

• Looks for loss prevention opportunities

Human Resources Bureau

• Originates and maintains programs and records to recruit and hire employees while managing the

Department’s human resources.

• Develops and maintains a comprehensive classification and compensation plan, position audits, through

salary surveys to

ensure internal equity.

• Coordinates em-

ployee benefits,

provides guidance

on retirement plan-

ning, maintains

personnel records

and administers the

Department’s

Employee Assis-

tance/Behavioral

Services Program

and the Drug-Free

Workplace Program.

• Provides and adminis-

ters the Department’s

compliance with

Americans with

Disabilities Act

(ADA) and the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

• Provides expertise with polygraph services in criminal and administrative investigations along with

applicant backgrounds, along with outside agencies.

• Coordinates, provides, and administers the Department’s Chaplaincy Program.

• Provides Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)

• Coordinates and administers the Department’s Annual Awards Program.

• Develops and maintains the Department’s test development to ensure clarity and testing objectives.

• Coordinates and administers the Department’s promotional process to ensure equity and the selection

of qualified candidates, which meet the criteria and direction established by the Director and his

Executive Staff.

• Coordinates and administers the Department’s Travel Reduction Program, for the Department’s

compliance to state and federal standards.

• Coordinates and administers the Department’s Employee Services Management Association of

Greater Phoenix (ESM); Benefit Packages for Arizona and California.

Agency Support

Division

*New Statistic

Training and Management Services Bureau

FY 2005 FY2006 %CHANGE

Public Record Responses 2,659

2,726 2.52%

Vehicle Collision Reviews (New Category) 12 13 8.33%

Critical Incident Reviews (New Category) 12 12 0.00%

Research and Planning

Policy/Information Projects Completed 99 90 -9.09%

Pursuit Reports 293 310 5.80%

Other Agency Research Assistance 354 249 -29.66%

Safety and Loss Prevention Services

Risk Management Premiums Paid $4,978,400 $5,324,100 6.94%

Property Damage Claims Processed 1,291 1,277 -1.08%

Property Damage Claims Paid $1,190,448 $1,203,752 1.12%

Employee Injury Claims Processed 196 211 7.65%

Operational Training

Training Programs Conducted 176 147 -16.48%

Student Attendance 2,625 1,953 -25.60%

Pre-Academy Classes Conducted 6 6 0.00%

Pre-Academy Graduates 97 104 7.22%

Advanced Basic Classes Conducted 5 6 20.00%

Advanced Basic Graduates 82 96 17.07%

Firearms Training Programs Conducted 51 83 62.75%

Firearms Training Student Attendance 917 814 -11.23%

Employee Physical Fitness Tests 1,050 992 -5.52%

Weapons Repaired 621 711 14.49%

Professional Development

Training Programs Conducted 8 18 125.00%

Student Attendance 126 347 175.40%

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Budget Allocation $89,000 $90,000 1.12%

Percent of Budget Expended 99.60% 100% 0.40%

Applicants 126 119 -5.56%

Applicants Receiving Reimbursement 124 119 -4.03%

Percent of Applicants Receiving Reimbursement 98% 100% 1.63%

Department Records

Accident Reports Entered 33,790 34,694 2.68%

Offense Reports Entered 20,010 19,711 -1.49%

Record Requests Received 33,083 36,882 11.48%

Misc. Reports Entered 14,766 14,615 -1.02%

Contact Tracking (items entered) 381,512 598,356 56.84%

ARIZONA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY

DPS Recruits entering Academy 116 114 -1.72%

DPS Recruits Graduated 60 70 16.67%

DPS Attrition rate 33.70% 18.8% -44.21%

Agency Support

Division

Fleet Services Bureau

• Procures and issues vehicles for enforcement and support.

• Provides vehicle maintenance, repairs and services statewide.

• Fabricates and installs police, emergency and specialty equipment in departmental vehicles.

• Establishes contracts and provides automotive parts and supplies to field offices and fleet maintenance

shops statewide.

• Maintains the

Fleet Manage-

ment System for

tracking the

Department’s

vehicle inventory.

• Conducts the

registration, titling

and licensing of all

departmental

vehicles.

• Assists other law

enforcement

agencies by

providing surplus

equipment, buildup services and technical information.

• Provides expertise to collision investigators by performing extensive mechanical inspections of vehicles

involved in homicides and fatal crashes.

Facilities Management Bureau

• Maintains the Department’s facilities throughout the state, performing corrective and preventive maintenance

with technical personnel on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• Provides custodial and landscaping services for the Phoenix headquarters complex and district offices

statewide.

• Directs the design and construction of new departmental facilities and renovation of existing facilities state-

wide.

• Monitors space utilization and provides long-range planning for the Department’s space requirements.

• Responds to operational units requested facilities issues for new space or functional changes.

• Develops the Department’s three-year Capital Improvement Plan and requests for Building Renewal

funding.

• Negotiates, prepares and manages the Department’s building/land leases and purchases.

• Develops and implements the Department’s master-keying system, including key issue and control.

• Coordinates utility services for departmental facilities statewide.

Agency Support

Division

FY 2005 FY 2006 %CHANGE

FLEET SERVICES BUREAU

Vehicle Work Orders Processed 21,945 21,684 -1.19%

Vehicle Maintenance, Fuel & Parts Expenditures 5,526,657 7,312,424 32.31%

Miles Driven 27,243,504 26,827,564 -1.53%

Cost of Maintenance, Fuel & Parts/Per Miles Driven 0.20 0.22 10.00%

Fuel Site Repairs 9 30 233.33%

Vehicle Disposal Transactions 270 245 -9.26%

Vehicle Title/Registration Transactions 1,345 1,442 7.21%

Vehicle Fleet Requests 1,579 1,605 1.65%

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT BUREAU

Maintenance Orders Completed 3,336 3,467 3.93%

Projects Completed 60 97 61.67%

Facilities Work Requests 70 87 24.29%

Building/Square Footage Maintained 817,961 835,266 2.12%

Fleet Services Bureau/Facilities Management Bureau

• Provides security for departmental personnel and facilities.

Financial Services Bureau

Finance

• Monitors fiscal processes within the Department.

• Manages the Department’s payroll, purchasing and accounting services.

• Provides administrative and accounting services for the Department’s grant program.

• Administers the Victims of Crime Act federal block grant.

• Administers the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund grant program.

• Administers the Department’s asset forfeiture program pursuant to Arizona’s Racketeering Influenced Crime

Organization and drug forfeiture laws.

Agency Support

Division

FY 2005 FY2006 %CHANGE

Finance

Claims Processed 25,388 26,411 4.03%

Accounting of Appropriated Funds (Expended) $154,900,131 $179,123,414 15.64%

Accounting of Non-Appropriated Funds (Expended) $57,872,897 $60,624,090 4.75%

Purchase Orders Processed 4,575 4,585 0.22%

Purchasing Card Transactions 6,282 7,189 14.44%

Asset Forfeiture Program

Currency Received Through Forfeiture $5,940,840 $5,037,333 -15.21%

Vehicles Forfeited 130 190 46.15%

Weapons Forfeited 44 66 50.00%

Cases Initiated 71 94 32.39%

Grants Administration

Programs Receiving VOCA Funds 113 107 -5.31%

VOCA Monies Disbursed $6,437,213 $6,795,723 5.57%

Financial Services Bureau

Logistics

• Establishes contracts for purchasing and issues first-aid supplies, office supplies, field supplies, and

duty gear to enforcement and support staff through the main supply warehouse.

• Maintains the Consumable Inventory System for tracking the Department’s stock item usage.

• Prepares and issues billing to department entities and outside agencies for fuel, maintenance, postage

and supplies.

• Tracks capital and accountable equipment using the Capital Outlay System for departmental inven-

tory and the Uniform Statewide Accounting System.

• Develops, modifies and maintains departmental forms for use by the Department’s employees.

• Provides mail service for the Department.

• Provides printing services for the Department.

• Coordinates disposal of surplus departmental equipment through auction, sale, trade-in, transfer to

other law enforcement or criminal justice agencies, and through the state surplus property system.

• Forecasts and monitors annual fuel usage and costs for the Department’s budget.

• Provides fuel through departmental fuel sites, Arizona Department of Transportation fuel sites and a

statewide credit card system.

Arizona Law Enforcement Academy (ALEA)

• Provides basic law enforcement training for Department sworn recruits.

• Provides staffing and training support for multiple law enforcement agencies through a statewide partnership

approach.

Agency Support

Division

Agency Support Activities

Logistics Administration Services

Supply Warehouse

Value of Consumable Supplies Issued 1,324,669 1,380,622 4.22%

Consumable Supplies - Stock Issues 45,438 45,677 0.53%

Capital Equipment Updates 23,400 28,886 23.44%

Mail Room

Pieces of Mail Processed 364,202 408,930 12.28%

Mailing Costs 232,271 266,108 14.57%

Charge Back for Mailing Costs 160,438 173,841 8.35%

Print Shop

Impressions 4,346,653 3,169,233 -27.09%

Number of Projects Completed 477 481 0.84%

Projects Requiring CD/DVD 12 44 266.67%

Total Number of CD’s Produced 12,887 15,884 23.26%

Forms Management

Forms Revised/Developed 93 164 76.34%

LEGAL

Contracts Reviewed 431 484 12.30%

Law Bulletins Published 9 8 -11.11%

Agency Support

Division

Highlights of the Agency Support Division:

Facilities Management Bureau implements energy conservation guidelines for new

and existing buildings

Over the last 40 years, Department facilities have been constructed with a wide variety of energy-conserva-

tion designs. This year the Facilities Management Bureau completed implementation of a comprehensive

energy use plan including energy improvement guidelines for application to new and existing buildings.

These guidelines will first be used on new facilities being planned and built such as the Phoenix Forensic

Sciences Laboratory and the Highway Patrol District Office in Prescott then existing facilities will be

modified as funding becomes available. Because of the Department’s energy conservation efforts and policy

revisions, significant reductions have already been achieved in utility costs and the Department has been

recognized by the State Energy Office six out of the last seven years for energy-related accomplishments.

DPS dramatically enhances its Contact Tracking System

During Fiscal Year 2005, the Department designed and implemented a comput-

erized tracking system that maintains electronic copies of all written contacts

between department personnel and members of the public including citations,

warnings, repair orders and field interviews. The information is captured through

scanning and data entry with resulting statistics readily available for analysis

and activity tracking. This new system utilized state-of-the-art handwriting rec-

ognition programming to capture data with limited manual-data entry needs,

saving manpower and time not only for clerical personnel, but for officers in the

field, allowing them to devote more time to field enforcement.

DPS’ IT building and Yuma District Office undergoing significant improvements

The Department received RICO grants to design and renovate the Information Technology building and

construct an addition to the Yuma District Office. The design portion of both projects was completed this

year. The Information Technology Building will feature new offices for the Managers and Supervisors

with system furniture work stations for Programmers and Analyst. An elevator will be added to the build-

ing.

The Yuma District Office addition will include a large multi-purpose room, new evidence storage room,

interview room and sergeant offices for criminal investigations and highway patrol. There will also be new

Squad rooms for HP and CI. Construction for both projects is to be completed next year.

Agency Support

Division

DPS managed rising fuel costs without limiting patrols, essential services

The Department of Public Safety, which depends heavily on vehicle use for patrol and investigative func-

tions, was significantly impacted by the sharp spike in fuel costs during the fiscal year. Bulk fuel alone rose

more than 48 cents a gallon over the year that resulted in a potentially crip-

pling budget shortfall of nearly $1.3 million. The Department responded

using a combination of reductions in other service areas, funds derived from

holding vacant positions open, and a heavy reliance on bulk fuel that is

typically purchased at a price below market. While these adjustments re-

duced the number of new employees that could be hired, DPS was able to

avoid parking Highway Patrol vehicles as has happened in the past.

DPS continues to plan for demographic changes

With projections that one in four Arizona residents will be over 60 in fifteen years, the agency has begun

planning for demographic changes. The Aging 2020 Plan, completed this year, is a long-range strategy

addressing a variety of issues ranging from service delivery to changes in the work force and methods for

retaining essential skills.

The Department of Justice published findings of a two-year study concluding

that body armor containing Zylon was not safe. The decertification of Zylon sent

shock waves through the law enforcement community, forcing every law en-

forcement agency in the nation to replace defective body armor. Research and

Planning conducted an inventory of all body armor and identified more than 730

employees who would need replacement. Vendor workshops were conducted in

Tucson, Flagstaff and Phoenix to allow employees to compare replacement

options and the planning staff coordinated purchases estimated at $675,000.

Inmate Work Program saves DPS money for the seventh straight year

For the seventh straight year, the Department has continued to contract with the Department of Corrections

and Correctional Services Corporation, a private prison operations contractor, to provide inmates for gen-

eral landscaping, warehousing and fleet support services. The program, which features inmates incarcer-

ated for DUI offenses, is saving the Department approximately $29,000 per year on landscaping, $9,700 on

warehousing and nearly $50,000 per year on fleet support services.

DPS reacts quickly after zylon ballistic vests were determined to be unsafe

Agency Support

Division

The Department has explored different types of advertising in

an effort to gain new, quality recruits.

DPS changing and adapting as needed to tackle complex recruiting challenges

Police recruiting programs nationwide face increasing challenges in attracting quality candidates. Pending

retirements from the impact of DROP’s further increase the challenges faced by Arizona agencies.

The current generations of young adults in the ideal age range for applicants are not as attracted to the

police profession as past generations for several reasons. Traditional recruiting methods tend to be geared

towards the values and expectations of past generations. The “Millennial Generation” places a high value

on factors such as favorable schedules and a balanced life style. The shift work and commitment related to

police work is therefore undesirable to many potential applicants. The para-military model of most police

academies is also viewed as dated and undesirable. Many candidates resign early in their career because

they had unrealistic expectations of a law enforcement career created by extensive inaccurate portrayals by

the media. Younger potential candidates also have higher expectations for pay and working conditions

created by the opportunities during the technology explosion of the 1990s and early 2000s.

Other factors include a historically-low unemployment rate,

competition among agencies, less willingness to relocate and

an increased tendency for employees to change agencies and

careers throughout their lifetime. Many applicants who have

been deterred by the Department’s pay in the past remain

unaware of the significant improvements in compensation

that have occurred in the last couple of years. Agencies such

as the Phoenix Police Department are increasingly recruiting

out of state because the feel they have exhausted the appli-

cant pool within Arizona. As other agencies increase their

recruiting efforts, it becomes increasingly difficult for the

Department to maintain a high profile among potential appli-

cants.

In order to meet this challenge, the Department’s recruiting

budget has been increased to $760,000 in order to compete with other major agencies such as the Phoenix

PD. The funding is being utilized to implement a number of new approaches to recruiting including

revising Department brochures/image, bus tails & stations, internet, radio, publication, stadium advertis-

ing and increased the number of in and out of state job fairs attended. Recruiting enhancements such as

internet and radio advertisement had to be implemented on a limited, intermittent basis throughout the

year.

DPS is continuing with the program which allows certified officers with qualifying experience to lateral

over to the Department at mid-range pay. Agencies such as the Arizona Department of Public Safety once

enjoyed the large pool of quality applicants without any substantial advertising. In the current recruiting

environment, it is critical to increase the Departments profile through extensive advertising. Advertising is

therefore the most important component of the Departments recruiting efforts. It is anticipated that these

extra efforts will support the Department’s efforts in filling positions and build an effective workforce in

the coming years.

Agency Support

Division

DPS’ Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) program awards over $8 million

In Mar. 2006, the DPS administered VOCA program awarded $8,247,255 of its funds to 76 government

and non-profit agencies throughout Arizona. These funds were granted in support of 102 programs that

provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, adults molested as

children, elder abuse and DUI in addition to other victim-related programs, to include victim-witness and

homicide-survivor programs.

DPS helps set new administrative rules for tow trucks

The Department is responsible for regulation and licensing of tow trucks operating in Arizona. This is

accomplished through a series of administrative rules designed to balance public safety with the economic

impact on the towing industry. Following a year-long effort involving interests from every aspect of towing

regulation, a new set of administrative rules were developed and promulgated by the Research and Plan-

ning staff.

Improvements made that enhance services of DPS’ public records function

The public records function depends heavily on the ability to retrieve, catalogue and produce documents in

response to requests. During the year, improvements were made in the areas of telecommunications, records

reproduction and computer applications that improved the public service response capability.

DPS purchases new drug incinerator as part of Tucson crime lab

DPS used $245,000 of a special grant to purchase an advanced drug incinerator that was permanently

placed in the Tucson Headquarters compound.

With the purchasing of the new incinerator, which is a giant, black smokestack-like piece of machinery that

stands nearly 30-feet tall, environmental concerns that shut down past DPS incinera-

tors no longer exist. For the last several years, DPS had to pay to take drugs to a private

company to be burned.

The incinerator has two burners. One burns the drugs and then the ash goes into the

upper burner and that burns it a second time so that the exhaust coming out of the top is

very clean and there are low emissions. With heavy drug trafficking, combined with

the drug interdiction efforts of the Department’s officers, the new incinerator will be an

invaluable piece of equipment. It can burn 1,000 pounds of marijuana a day which will

allow drugs from all four regional crime laboratories to be disposed of internally.

Agency Support

Division

Efficiency of Casa Grande office helps DPS receive energy award from the Governor

To provide additional office space for K-9 officers in Casa Grande, there was a modular office added to the

property last fiscal year. This year the Department received the Governor’s Award for Energy Efficiency

for the project. Through specifying dual-pane tinted windows, well-insulated walls and ceilings, high-

efficiency HVAC units and energy-saving light fixtures, the Department received its eighth energy award

in nine years.

DPS’ commitment to Arizona Law Enforcement Academy (ALEA) pays off

The Arizona Department of Public Safety continues to provide a significant amount of resources to the

Arizona Law Enforcement Academy in the training of basic law-enforcement recruits for police agencies

throughout the State of Arizona. DPS commitments include full-

time staffing, temporary personnel and instructors and leadership in

the form of the academy management team and academy command.

The state partnership with multiple law-enforcement agencies con-

tributes to a successful regional training program which is respon-

sible for the training of about 70% of all police recruits within the

state.

During 2005, the Arizona Department of Public Safety started 114

recruits at the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy. Fifty-six of those

individuals graduated and 23 were dismissed for failure to meet train-

ing standards. At the end of the calendar year, 28 were still on the academy campus

forwarding into the 2006 year statistics. The total 2005 attrition rate for the AZDPS

recruits was 23.7%. This is remarkable in that the attrition rate for AZDPS recruits

for 2004 was 35.7%. The first half of 2006 indicates a continuing decline in the attrition rate for AZDPS

recruits with a current rate of 14.3%.

The significant reduction in academy attrition rate is due to an improved recruiting, selection and hiring

process as well as competitive salary increases and improved academy operational efforts.

New Williams-area office replaces previous 1967-era office trailer

The Federal Aviation Agency at the Grand Canyon Airport gave the Department a mobile home that they

had been using as an office. The unit was transported and re-installed in Williams where it replaced a 1967-

era office trailer. Considerable modifications were made to convert it for Highway Patrol use. This re-

sulted in a newer and larger unit, thereby reducing maintenance costs and increasing the amount of work

space for the officers.

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Criminal

Justice

Support

Division

Overview of the Criminal Justice Support Division

Operational Communications Bureau

• Responds to 9-1-1 and other calls from the public requesting assistance.

• Provides 24-hour dispatch service for the Department, other law enforcement personnel and medical

emergency providers.

• Operates communications centers in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Tucson.

• Facilitates the flow of information between criminal justice agencies, emergency service agencies

and the public concerning highway safety.

• Provides Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACJIS) information to law enforcement

agencies without 24-hour, 7-days a week dispatch capability.

• Operates statewide Emergency Medical Communications (EMSCOM) system in support of emer-

gency medical service providers and departmental helicopters.

• Operates a remote-controlled siren system that warns the public of problems with the Palo Verde

Nuclear Generating System.

• Operates the primary state warning system and is responsible for relaying information from the

National Civil Defense warning system.

LICENSING AND

REGULATORY

BUREAU

RECORDS

AND

IDENTIFICATION

BUREAU

SCIENTIFIC

ANALYSIS

BUREAU

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

BUREAU

WIRELESS

SYSTEMS

BUREAU

OPERATIONAL

COMMUNICATIONS

BUREAU

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Chief Georgene M. Ramming

Criminal Justice Support

Division Chief

The Criminal Justice Support Division (CJSD) at the Arizona

Department of Public Safety is responsible for developing and

coordinating scientific, technical, regulatory and support services

essential to the promotion of public safety in Arizona. Special

attention is given to providing scientific analysis and criminal

justice support to Arizona’s criminal justice agencies. CJSD

further develops, operates and maintains the data processing and data/

voice communications systems that operate statewide.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SUPPORT DIVISION

CHIEF

CHIEF OF STAFF

Records and Identification Bureau

• Manages the day-to-day Arizona Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AZAFIS) operations

in support of the automated fingerprint identification needs of Arizona and other criminal justice

agencies.

• Identifies criminals through the processing of fingerprints as the central site for the statewide

AZAFIS.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Criminal Justice Support Activities

FY 2005 FY2006 % Change

CRIMINAL INFORMATION SERVICES

Arrest Fingerprint Cards Received 217,899 231,479 6.2%

New Criminal Records Established 63,720 67,815 6.4%

Active Criminal Records Maintained 1,231,037 1,302,719 5.8%

Requests for Records Processed 2,624,236 2,649,577 1.0%

Active DPS Warrants 71,789 69,344 -3.4%

Sex Offender Address Verifications

Level 1 Verifications (Low Risk) 120 *1,463 *1119.2%

Level 2 Verifications (Intermediate Risk) 1,009 *1,541 *52.7%

Level 3 Verifications (High Risk) 797 *944 18.4%

Percent of Sex Offender Registry Verified 48% 51% 5.9%

*In July 2005, four additional administrative assistant positions were authorized for the SOCT. In addition, two

vacant positions were filled which brought the total number of administrative assistants to 10.

FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SERVICES

AZAFIS Tenprint Records Maintained *1,770,729 1,924,432 8.7%

AZAFIS Unsolved Latent Print Images Maintained 83,284 93,786 12.6%

AZAFIS Tenprint Searches Completed 462,369 512,353 10.8%

AZAFIS Tenprint Hits Confirmed 289,685 326,931 12.9%

AZAFIS Latent Print Searches Completed 23,875 23,332 -2.3%

AZAFIS Latent Search Hits Confirmed 3,886 4,151 6.8%

Applicant Fingerprint Cards Processed 143,960 135,210 -6.1%

Applicant Clearance Cards Processed 88,680 119,260 34.5%

Note: The Fingerprint Identification Services data for FY 2005 appeared to be an extrapolation required because

the Report was due prior to the end of the Fiscal Year. This data now reflects the actual Fingerprint work processed

during FY 2005.

ACJIS ACCESS INTEGRITY

Operations Audits Completed 98 *37 -62.2%

Terminal Operator Certifications Maintained 38,166 42,103 10.3%

Criminal History Record Review - Audits Completed 18 *0 -100.0%

*Operations Audits and Criminal History Record Review audits were placed on hold due to other priorities (ACJIS

Conversion).

AZAFIS = Arizona Automated Fingerprint Identification System

ACJIS = Arizona Criminal Justice Information System

• Operates the central fingerprint repository for the state.

• Provides fingerprint identification assistance during the processing of criminal justice and noncrimi-

nal justice employment and licensing applicants.

• Coordinates requests for access to the AZAFIS network and databases.

• Provides training for AZAFIS livescan, mug photo, fingerprint archive, and card scanner workstation

operators.

• Directs the statewide AZAFIS operator certification program.

• Researches, plans and implements technological enhancements to meet AZAFIS system users’

evolving automated fingerprint identification requirements.

• Operates the central criminal history record repository for the state.

• Serves as the focal point for the criminal justice community on issues regarding convicted sex

offender registration and community notification requirements.

• Serves as a liaison statewide between law enforcement, county probation, Department of Corrections

and county attorneys on issues surrounding sex offender management.

• Ensures that Arizona law enforcement agencies comply with sex offender community notification

statutes.

• Provides training statewide for criminal justice agencies involved with sex offender registration and

notification.

• Conducts annual address verification on the state’s sex offender population and maintains the Sex

Offender InfoCenter web site.

• Conducts federal and state mandated training for Arizona law enforcement and other criminal justice

agency employees on the use of the Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACJIS).

• Coordinates requests for ACJIS network terminal access.

• Conducts federal and state mandated operational audits of ACJIS network user agencies to verify

adherence to privacy and security laws and regulations and to ensure data integrity of criminal justice

information.

• Coordinates the statewide terminal operator certification program for ACJIS network users.

• Maintains the statewide Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and Arizona Incident Based Reporting

System (AIBRS) program in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation by collecting crime

statistics from all law enforcement agencies in the stat.

• Updates the annual “Crime in Arizona” publication that is available on the Department’s website.

• Provides training to Arizona criminal justice agencies on requirements for reporting arrests and arrest

dispositions to the state repository and ACJIS.

Scientific Analysis Overview

• Operates a full service, forensic science laboratory capability from four DPS Regional Crime Labo-

ratories in Phoenix, Flagstaff, Tucson, and Lake Havasu City.

• Provides complete crime laboratory services to 295 criminal justice agencies in Arizona including

municipal, county, state, and federal users.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

SUBMISSIONS BY REGIONAL LABORATORY

Central Crime Lab Cases 24,456 25,971 6.2%

Southern Crime Lab Cases 12,525 12,911 3.1%

Northern Crime Lab Cases 5,279 6,712 27.1%

Western Crime Lab Cases 3,656 3,925 7.4%

Totals 45,916 49,519 7.8%

SUBMISSIONS BY TYPE OF ACTIVITY

Drug Analysis 16,571 16,619 0.3%

Toxicology - Alcohol-Related Cases 10,127 10,110 -0.2%

Toxicology - DRE Cases 9,676 11,487 18.7%

Serology Analysis 2,268 2,744 21.0%

DNA Profiling/STRs Process 1,193 1,621 35.9%

Latent Print Examinations 4,705 5,411 15.0%

Trace Evidence Analysis 1,185 1,380 16.5%

Questioned Document Examinations 191 147 -23.0%

SUBMISSIONS BY TYPE OF OFFENSE

Homicide 1,181 1,374 16.3%

Vehicular Homicide 166 180 8.4%

Suicide 52 37 -28.8%

Livestock & Game Violations 13 11 -15.4%

Sexual Assault 1,388 1,692 21.9%

Burglary/Theft 2,654 3,899 *46.9%

Arson 216 222 2.8%

Hit & Run/Auto Accident 133 297 *123.3%

Assault 685 906 32.3%

Fraud and Other Miscellaneous 2,364 3,380 **43%

DUI (Alcohol) 11,579 11,453 -1.1%

DUI (Drugs) 8,593 9,119 6.1%

Poisoning or Cause of Death 6 12 **100%

Liquor Laws 4 14 **250%

Drugs (Sale,Possession,etc.) 16,877 16,923 0.3%

INTOXILYZER SERVICES

Training Services

Schools Taught 70 59 -15.7%

Operators Trained 1,452 1,426 -1.8%

Quality Assurance Officers Trained 44 42 -4.5%

Court Actions

Subpoenas 2,980 2,446 -17.9%

Testimony 264 252 -4.5%

Intoxilyzer Sites Maintained 242 242 0.0%

PHOTO LAB SERVICES

Photo Prints Processed 306,477 206,977 ***-32.5%

PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE SERVICES

DPS Submissions 29,473 30,810 4.5%

Other Agencies Submissions 25,375 27,634 8.9%

Totals 54,827 58,444 6.6%

CRIME LAB CASELOAD

by requesting agency

Municipal Agencies 18,243 19,181 5.1%

Other State Agencies 863 939 8.8%

Federal/Indian Agencies 2,352 2,179 -7.4%

Department of Public Safety 13,248 14,148 6.8%

County Agencies 11,411 13,072 14.6%

Totals 45,916 49,519 7.8%

Scientific Analysis Services

Criminal Justice

Support Division

*Recent scientific advances allowing DNA profiles to be generated from trace deposits of cells have resulted in a major increase in

submissions for these offenses.

**In comparing previous statistics, the percent of change reflect typical variations in submissions which occur every year.

***Digital imaging technology has reduced the number of prints developed by the Photo Lab as one set of images is copied to a CD

versus three photographs printed for each negative. However, this has not reduced the workload of photographic specialists as the

setup time for a negative versus the CD is comparable and the printing of three photographs per negative was automated.

• Provides state-of-the-art scientific examination and evaluation of evidence and expert scientific testimony in

Superior Courts, Federal Courts, Municipal Courts, and Justice-of-the-Peace Courts.

• Provides the most modern DNA scientific services for the examination of violent crime evidence to

identify or exonerate suspects.

• Maintains the Arizona DNA Identification System established by statute, which is a database of

convicted offender DNA profiles against which an evidence DNA profile can be searched to identify

a previously unknown assailant.

• Provides complete toxicology services including the analysis of body fluid samples, primarily blood

and urine, for drug and metabolite concentrations, and provides expert testimony on drug effects,

driving impairment, and metabolism.

• Provides comprehensive forensic alcohol services including the analysis of blood for alcohol concen-

tration; the maintenance and repair of over 250 alcohol breath test instruments; and expert testimony

on alcohol effects, impaired driving, and alcohol metabolism.

• Analyzes a variety of specimens and determines the presence of illegal drugs; which include mari-

juana, narcotics, cocaine, methamphetamine, and LSD.

• Responds to clandestine drug laboratory manufacturing sites to assess type of drugs being produced;

assesses hazards of toxicity, fire, and explosion; collects samples for transport to the Crime Labora-

tory; analyzes the samples for precursor chemicals, reaction intermediaries, and drug products.

• Responds to suspected weapons of mass destruction sites to assess what type of lethal agents may be

present or in the process of clandestine manufacture and to collect samples for later laboratory

analysis.

• Examines documents for authenticity of handwriting; determination of obliterated writing; and

identification of typewriting.

• Performs examinations on trace evidence materials, such as hairs, fibers, glass, paint, and soils; to tie

crime scene items to a suspect’s clothing or vehicle.

• Examines firearms to identify a particular weapon as having fired a bullet removed from a victim or

scene; to determine the distance from which a firearm was fired at a crime scene; and to reconstruct a

shooting scene.

• Compares footwear and tire track impression evidence from a crime scene to shoes or tires to estab-

lish their involvement in a crime.

• Analyzes fire and explosion debris to identify; ignitable liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, diesel

fuel, or explosives such as gunpowder, and dynamite.

• Processes evidence to visualized latent prints and compares to known fingerprints, palm prints, or

footprints to identify suspects or searches against the Arizona Automated Fingerprint Identification

System to identify unknown suspects.

• Photographs accidents and crime scenes to provide documentation and then develops and prints

scene pictures.

• Stores evidence and personal property; releases property to lawful owners; and disposes contraband

once criminal cases are adjudicated.

• Provides instruction to investigative officers in the proper identification, collection, and packaging of

evidence.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Licensing Services

FY2005 FY 2006 % Change

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR (PI) SECURITY GUARD (SG) LICENSES

PI Active Employee Registrations 1,337 1,804 34.9%

PI Employee Applications Processed 283 310 9.5%

PI Employee Renewals Processed * 124 185 49.2%

PI Active Agency Licenses 1,051 1,054 0.3%

PI Agency Applications Processed 119 126 5.9%

PI Agency Licenses Renewed * 351 338 -3.7%

SG Active Employee Registrations 19,007 20,185 6.2%

SG Employee Applications Processed 5,696 7,622 33.8%

SG Employee Renewals Processed 2,721 2,812 3.3%

SG Active Agency Licenses 201 203 1.0%

SG Agency Applications Processed 44 49 11.4%

SG Agency Licenses Renewed * 61 89 45.9%

SG/PI Warrants

CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS

New Applications Received 10,622 **16,239 52.9%

New Permits Issued 9,964 **15,055 51.1%

New Permits Denied 92 **138 50%

New Permits/Percent Denied 0.87 0.91 4.6%

Renewal Applications Received * 6,600 7,494 13.5%

Renewals Issued 6,234 7,012 12.5%

Renewals Denied 3 0 -100%

FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SERVICES

Applicant Fingerprint Cards Processed 156,897 154,681 -1.4%

Applicant Clearance Cards Processed 99,623 119,260 19.7%

* Data reflect either a three-year registration/license renewal cycle or a four-year permit renewal cycle.

** The increase coincides with legislation that went into effect in August of 2005 reducing the number of training

hours required to obtain a concealed weapons permit.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Licensing and Regulatory Bureau

• Processes applications and issues Fingerprint Clearance Cards.

• Processes criminal history checks for criminal justice employment, noncriminal justice employment,

licensing and other authorized purposes.

• Processes requests for state warrant searches.

• Processes and issues concealed carry weapon (CCW) permits to Arizona residents and U.S. citizens.

• Processes and approves applications for CCW training organizations and instructors who provide

initial and renewal applicants with the training required by the state statute.

• Conducts administrative and criminal investigations for violations of the concealed-weapon permit

laws and rules involving applicants permit holders, instructors and training organizations.

• Maintains the “Official Arizona Concealed Carry Weapon” Website, http://www.azdps.gov/ccw.

• Conducts assessments of other states’ concealed-weapon programs and enacts reciprocal agreements

and grants recognition for other state issued CCW permits.

• Processes private investigator and security guard industry applications to conduct business in Ari-

zona.

• Conducts administrative and criminal investigations involving violations of state security guard and

private investigator statutes and rules.

Wireless Systems Bureau

• Designs and maintains a statewide microwave carrier system for the Department and other federal,

state, and local agencies.

• Designs, coordinates and installs statewide radio and mobile data systems for the Department and

other state agencies.

• Installs and maintains buildings, towers, and antenna systems at remote DPS radio sites.

• Designs, coordinates, and installs enhancements to the Emergency Medical Services Communication

(EMSCOM) system which provides radio communications between field emergency medical and

hospital personnel.

• Maintains a statewide radio system for the Department and other state agencies.

• Provides continuous radio communication services for the Department and the public safety person-

nel of other agencies.

• Provides technical audits and assistance to county and local law enforcement agencies experiencing

radio system problems.

• Provides engineering support for radio equipment state-term contracts generated by the Department

of Administration.

• Coordinates, maintains and supports the Department’s mobile data computer data radio system

infrastructure, including associated mounting hardware.

• Provides modified Geographic Information System (GIS) data to support the Department’s computer

aided dispatch mapping system.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Technical Support Services

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Mainframe Systems Supported 85 81 -4.7%

Client/Server Systems Supported 1 1 0.0%

Web Systems Supported 7 9 28.6%

Computerized Teleprocessing Transactions 238,557,182 236,727,444 -0.8%

Computer Terminals Supported (Includes MIS) 11,892 11,222 -5.6%

Criminal Justice Terminals Supported 9,693 8,877 -8.4%

DPS PC’s Supported 3,299 3,626 9.9%

DPS EMS Users Supported 2,631 2,598 -1.3%

DPS Mobile Digital Terminals (MDT) Supported 76 0

MDT Transactions 216,630 0

DPS Mobile Digital Computers (MDC) Supported 187 397 112.3%

MDC ACJIS Transactions* 2,080,000

Project Service Requests Received 80 58 -27.5%

Project Service Requests Completed 72 61 -15.3%

PC Customer Assists 5,559 6,083 9.4%

Dial-In Users Supported 1,255 **176 -86.0%

Lotus Notes Users Supported 1,831 2,261 23.5%

Mainframe Users Supported 10,741 11,591 7.9%

Unix Servers Supported 12 12 0.0%

Wintel Servers Supported 54 68 25.9%

*Unlike the FY 2006 MDC ACJIS Transactions, the FY2005 MDT Transactions include both MDT and MDC transac-

tions.

**Decrease due to ongoing project to provide highway patrol district and area offices access to the internet, lotus

notes and the Department’s mainframe system.

FY 2005 FY 2006 % Change

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Base Stations Maintained 520 560 7.7%

Other Agencies Supported in Radio Communications 17 17 0.0%

Portable/Mobile Radios Maintained 9316 9360 0.5%

Radio Communication Sites Maintained 76 77 1.3%

EMSCOM Call-Signs Maintained 1194 1221 2.3%

Number of Microwave Paths 85 86 1.2%

Microwave Path Miles 3613 3643 0.8%

FCC Radio Licenses Maintained 456 487 6.8%

Voice & Data Telecommunications * $1,383,127 **$1,828,253 32.2%

Wireless Telephone & Paging Services $130,976 $129,919 -0.8%

* Fixed & usage based services paid to wire line telephone companies.

**Increase due to AzNET seat billing increase.

FY 2005 FY2006 % Change

OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

Radio Dispatch Consoles Operated 18 18 0.0%

ACJIS Transactions Conducted 1,361,249 1,272,627 -6.5%

ACIC/NCIC Hits Process 14,730 15,706 6.6%

Department Record Numbers Issued 66,335 53,714 -19.0%

Calls for Service (Previously Incident Cards Completed) 666,016 695,559 4.4%

Abandoned/Towed Vehicle Reports Taken 19,042 23,059 21.1%

Tow Trucks/Wreckers Called 43,332 48,988 13.1%

9-1-1 Calls Received 228,891 212,170 -7.3%

Emergency Medical System Cases Processed 5,629 2,920 *-48.1%

Radio Transmissions Completed 14,145,050 11,671,833 -17.5%

*The decrease of EMS cases processed stems from more free standing repeaters in the rural areas of the state and

the use of cellular telephones which enable ambulance personnel to talk directly to the hospital staff to obtain their

orders which reduces the need for contacting EMSCOM to set up the patch.

Source: Criminal Justice Support Division

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Information Technology Bureau

• Provides information services to internal and external customers in support of public safety and

improves department efficiency through automation and the application of new technology.

• Provides data processing and computer programming services to meet administrative, enforcement

and investigative needs of the Department.

• Provides ongoing maintenance and support of the mainframe and server operation system software

24 hours per day, seven days a week. This support encompasses the Arizona Criminal Justice Infor-

mation System (ACJIS), Department Management Information System (MIS), Department browser-

based applications, and the Arizona interface to the Criminal information Sharing Alliance Network

(CISAnet).

• Develops, maintains and supports automated mainframe and browser applications for the Depart-

ment and statewide criminal justice networks that provide access for state, county and local jurisdic-

tions to obtain criminal justice information.

• Designs and supports the Department’s Internet website.

• Provides technical assistance to federal, county and local criminal justice agencies regarding current

or planned links to the statewide criminal justice computer network.

• Maintains access through the Department’s computers to Arizona counties and city computers, the

FBI Crime Center, and the other 49 states’ computer systems via the National Law Enforcement

Telecommunications System (NLETS).

• Provides data processing support for the Department’s electronic mail system, Internet access and

information system support of the office automation needs of the Department.

• Provides technical support for all Department personal computers, printers and peripheral devices.

• Coordinates, maintains and supports the Department’s mobile data computers, port replicators and

associated system and application software.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Highlights of the Criminal Justice Support Division:

Operational Communications Bureau

Dispatchers improve quality of customer service through online survey

In an effort to improve the quality of service to our sworn customers, the Operational Communications

Bureau implemented an online customer service survey in Feb. 2006 at the following internet web address:

www.azdps.gov/opcomm/survey.asp. This survey is easily accessible through the Arizona Department of

Public Safety website, and allows the customer to rate the level of performance and services provided by

Operational Communications employees in three dispatch centers (Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff). The

surveys are reviewed by Operational Communications and used to gauge customer satisfaction and to

strategize towards improving service.

Arizona Emergency Radio System (AERS) State plan completed

Operational Communications was a participant of the operations workgroup of the Statewide Interoperability

Executive Committee, and completed a State plan outlining how interoperable communications will be

conducted on the Arizona Emergency Radio System (AERS). This radio system provides interoperable

communication for first responders of law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services. The opera-

tional guidelines will be a template for all Arizona first responders to utilize in the event of a multi-jurisdic-

tional operation that requires a common radio channel.

DPS partners with ADOT in sharing Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) information

The Arizona Department of Public Safety partnered with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)

to purchase and install a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system for

the ADOT Freeway Operations Center. The CAD system was opera-

tional at DPS in 2004, and the addition of a common CAD at ADOT in

Jan. 2006 provides both agencies with computer connectivity that al-

lows for sharing of critical information pertaining to highway safety.

The CAD allows ADOT to keep apprised of all incidents that DPS has

dispatched, provides real-time messaging between agency dispatchers

which eliminates the need for most phone calls between agency dis-

patch personnel, and provides faster notification of highway incidents.

Interoperable radio link between DPS and ADOT activated in May

In May 2006, an interoperable radio link was activated between the Arizona Department of Public Safety

and the Arizona Department of Transportation. The radio link is initiated in the dispatch centers of both

agencies, and connects the respective field units to each other to facilitate direct-radio communications.

This interoperable communication is very beneficial in providing better coordination of major incidents on

the highways requiring the joint effort of both agencies.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Department activates automatic location verification of call boxes

The emergency call boxes located on a 14-mile stretch of Interstate 19, between Tucson and Nogales,

provide a direct communication link to Arizona Department of Public Safety 9-1-1 dispatch in Southern

Operational Communications. The call boxes have been in use for several years and on June 14, 2006 they

were upgraded to provide automatic location verification for each of the 12 call boxes. This verification

automatically provides 9-1-1 dispatch the exact location of the caller needing emergency assistance on the

highway.

Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) activated in June

Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) was activated in Central and Southern Operational Communications in

June 2006. The AVL operates by communicating from the officer’s mobile data computer (MDC) to a

Global Positioning System (GPS) through a mobile-radio receiver, modem and antenna in the patrol car to

the computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system in Operational Communica-

tions.

The AVL provides dispatch with real-time tracking of MDC-equipped pa-

trol cars by automatically sending location information to the interactive

CAD map in the communication center. The dispatcher can use the AVL

information to locate an officer that may be in distress and unable to iden-

tify where they are. It can also be used by dispatch to identify and dispatch

the closest officer to an incident by viewing the placement of each officer

and their distance from the incident on the CAD map

Records and Identification Bureau

Arizona Criminal Justice Information System converts to encryption standards

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Crime Information Center mandated that all FBI Criminal

Justice Information Systems (CJIS) traffic traveling via a public network must be encrypted. DPS person-

nel coordinated the network conversion from System Network Architecture (SNA) protocol to encrypted

Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). All 270 user agency sites completed the net-

work conversion.

Access integrity unit provides additional information to manual disc

The Access Integrity Unit created a Compact Disc (CD) which includes several extensive operating and

information manuals. The CD contains the Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACJIS) Operat-

ing Manual, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Operating Manual, the NCIC Code Manual, the

Criminal Justice Information System Security Policy, ACJIS Test Records, ACJIS Study Guide, ACJIS One-

Day Training Class book and Adobe helpful hints. By combining these resources onto one CD, the depart-

ment realized an increase in employee efficiency and cost-savings of supplies and postage.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

DPS develops Court Protection Order Repository (CPOR)

Areas within the Criminal Justice Support Division (CJSD) have been working with the Administrative

Office of the Courts (AOC) to automate the exchange of order of protection/injunction information be-

tween court and law enforcement personnel. The primary objective is to have court personnel complete the

initial data entry for protection orders or injunctions. Once entered, law enforcement personnel have the

ability to review and modify the electronic entry prior to accepting ownership of the record. Once ac-

cepted, the record is forwarded to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Protection Order File and

to the Arizona Court Protection Order Repository housed at the AOC. When protection orders or injunc-

tions are cleared from the court’s system, nightly transactions provide the owner of the record with a

printed message advising the record has been cleared and an electronic message is generated to the NCIC

and Arizona files to clear the record from active status. The benefits from this system include the follow-

ing: increased protection for the petitioner/victim and law enforcement, more accurate and complete records,

the ability to access these orders faster, promotes cooperation between criminal justice agencies and courts,

and increased statewide integration. As of June 30, 2006, this method is being utilized in Coconino, La

Paz, Gila and Navajo counties.

Scientific Analysis Bureau

DPS continues to implement new DNA technology at its elite crime lab

With the introduction of Y-STR DNA technology this year, the DPS Crime Laboratory is now one of only

two or three crime labs nationwide which can bring three different types of cutting edge DNA technology

to bear on crime scene evidence to identify or exonerate a suspect.

The three types of DNA techniques available are:

• STR DNA analysis (or autosomal DNA analysis) – This is the

traditional DNA analysis used to identify individuals.

• Mitochondrial DNA analysis (mtDNA) – This analyzes the DNA

in the mitochondria of the cell which is inherited maternally. This

technique is extremely important for missing person identifica-

tions.

• Y-STR DNA analysis – Analyzes the male DNA on the Y-chro-

mosome. Because Y-STR’s targets only the male DNA, this tech-

nique allows male DNA profiles to be developed from mixtures with very low levels of male DNA

and high levels of female. This is particularly valuable in sex assault cases, child molestations, etc.

In addition, the Y-STR DNA technique is twice as sensitive as normal STR’s, allowing DNA profiles to be

obtained from trace evidence previously unsuitable for DNA.

Already this technique has been used in a number of very high-profile cases throughout Arizona.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Evidence potential realized at DPS by educating investigators and prosecutors

During the last year, the Northern Regional Crime Laboratory embarked on an education and training

program for agencies submitting evidence from the five northern-Ari-

zona counties. This training is particularly valuable for small rural

agencies who do not have the opportunity to process crime scenes and

evidence on a regular basis. Also, the training program opens dia-

logues with agencies to improve the flow of casework. Of particular

success were discussions related to processing scenes for latent prints

and the importance of submitting proper known fingerprints for com-

parison. Because of this training, the Northern Regional Crime Labo-

ratory has seen a sustained 30% increase in identifications made in

latent print cases, solving all types of cases from violent crimes to bur-

glaries.

Crime lab brings state-of-the-art enhancement to toxicology analysis

In order to meet the needs of Arizona’s prosecutors and Arizona’s citizens in bringing to justice DUI of-

fenders who cause death and serious bodily injury, the DPS Crime Laboratory has instituted new innovative

Toxicology techniques. These techniques allow the detection of the active ingredient of marijuana, THC,

and its metabolites at such low levels that information can be obtained to correlate marijuana usage to the

time of the collision. This information is vital in adjudicating vehicular homicide and vehicular aggravated

assault cases under Arizona Statutes.

This innovative Toxicology approach involves a

technique never before employed by any Crime

Laboratory worldwide. DPS Scientists config-

ured sophisticated, scientific instrumentation in

a way never before tried and developed a stable,

highly-sensitive method that provides excellent

results for years to come.

This method, Dual Gas Chromatography, allows

the removal of interferrents in the blood matrix

so that THC levels 10 times smaller than previ-

ous levels can be detected and quantitated.

The Scientist at the DPS Crime Laboratory who

developed this technique presented the method-

ology at the American Academy of Forensic Sci-

ences, International Meeting during February

2006 and received great interest from the numerous Crime Labs and Medical Examiners Labs in atten-

dance.

Also, this work has been published in two prestigious journals, The Journal of Analytical Toxicology and

The Journal of Forensic Science.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

DPS crime laboratory, through the use of DNA, solves a 22-year-old cold case

A DPS Central Regional Crime Laboratory DNA Analyst working with a cold-case detective took a fresh

look at evidence from a 22-year-old double homicide. Utilizing DNA techniques unavailable in 1984, the

year of the murders, the DPS DNA Analyst was able to develop a suspect’s DNA profile and place it into

the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

This profile was searched against the Arizona DNA database and then against the national DNA database

of approximately three million convicted offenders. Ultimately the evidence profile hit against a convicted

offender in Florida who had been released and was residing in California. This individual has been arrested

and extradited to Arizona.

The exceptional work of the DPS DNA Analyst to obtain a DNA profile on 22-year-old evidence has finally

resulted in closure for the parents of the two girls, ages 14 and 16, murdered in 1984. This again demon-

strates how powerful DNA analysis can be in bringing to justice violent criminals who have avoided pros-

ecution for many years.

National latent print networks used to identify a multi-state violent criminal

Southern Regional Crime Laboratory Criminalists used latent prints and dogged determination to identify

an individual who attempted to run down a local Tucson metro-area police officer. The officer had stopped

a reported stolen vehicle when the driver swung around and drove at the officer who was walking up to the

car. Shots were fired as the vehicle sped away and the vehicle was recovered later that day.

Crime Lab Criminalists immediately processed the vehicle, obtaining numerous latent prints, but the only

identifications were to the vehicle’s owner. Also, a search of the

Arizona Automated Fingerprint Identification System revealed

no hits.

Continuing to utilize all options, a search was made of the na-

tionwide Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification Sys-

tem coordinated by the FBI. This resulted in a potential “hit”

but the print appeared on the exterior of the window glass, seem-

ingly not of value. However, further examination revealed that

the prints were positioned such that they came from an individual

sitting inside with their fingers curled over the top of the par-

tially open window.

Therefore, the DPS Criminalists requested the known fingerprints of the potential “hit” suspect from the

FBI. When the fingerprint card was received, the prints were of poor quality and not suitable for identifi-

cation purposes. Not giving up, the criminalist contacted the FBI and learned the suspect had been in

prison in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Corrections supplied a suitable known fingerprint card and

the suspect was finally identified.

Although out on parole from Illinois, this suspect had disappeared and is now wanted in conjunction with

a Chicago-area homicide as well as the new crimes in Arizona.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Alcohol, breath-test instruments updated statewide

During this year, the DPS Crime Lab through Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Grants, placed

the last of the new Intoxilyzer Model 8000 Breath Test instruments in Arizona for enforcing the State’s DUI

Alcohol laws and deterring drinking and driving. This partnership developed by the DPS Crime Labora-

tory in conjunction with the GOHS has brought 250 modern breath-test

instruments to all corners of Arizona, replacing the older Intoxilyzer Model

5000 instruments many of which, although functional, were over 20 years

old and had outlived their normal lifespan. The new instruments are

placed in nearly every community in Arizona and are available to all

law-enforcement officers.

This partnership with the GOHS has been extremely successful. The

Intoxilyzer Model 8000 brings many improved features and continues to

assure absolute accuracy for Arizona’s motorists and improved ease of

operation for DUI officers including portability.

During this program, the DPS Crime Laboratory’s Forensic Alcohol Unit

has trained 4,358 officers from Arizona law-enforcement agencies to operate the Intoxilyzer 8000. Also,

217 officers statewide were given intensive training as Quality Assurance Specialists which enables them

to assist in maintaining and performing preventative maintenance on these modern state-of-the-art

Intoxilyzers.

DPS Scientific Analysis Bureau completes Arizona’s alcohol rules rewrite

The State of Arizona relies on alcohol regulations for the Statewide Breath Alcohol Testing Program.

Approximately two years ago, the Arizona Legislature transferred the responsibility for these rules from

the Department of Health Services (DHS) to the Department of Public Safety. Therefore, the DPS Scien-

tific Analysis Bureau began the arduous process of updating these rules originally promulgated by DHS.

The Scientific Analysis Bureau’s Quality Management Section solicited input from

prosecutors, defense attorneys, crime laboratories, quality assurance specialists and DUI

officers. As a result, a carefully developed rule rewrite was filed with the

secretary of state. This rewrite was particularly sensitive to Arizona statute

and case law, and was developed to strengthen alcohol-breath testing proce-

dures to assure the best possible accuracy for Arizona’s citizens and the

courts. These rules affect every law enforcement agency and every county

and city prosecutor in the state of Arizona.

As a result of the care that was taken in drafting the proposed rules and

obtaining input from all stakeholders, no one came forth with any concerns

or issues at an Alcohol Rules Public Meeting or the Governor’s Regulatory

Review Council meeting. The rules were approved and filed with the secre-

tary of state in May 2006.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

DPS criminalists an integral part of anti-terrorism and WMD response for Arizona

The DPS Crime Laboratory has taken on the role of scientific advisor for anti-terrorism and Weapons of

Mass Destruction (WMD) responses in Arizona. Two highly-educated DPS criminalists provide advice

and scene assistance in the chemistry and hazards of various explosives, chemicals and toxins suspected in

these investigations. The criminalists bring the formal knowl-

edge of university education in chemistry, biochemistry, etc.,

plus they have received extensive additional education from

the Federal Homeland Security and military installations such

as Dugway Proving Ground in Nevada.

As a result, these individuals assisted in numerous scene re-

sponses and exercises during the last year – including a large

statewide exercise. Investigations have included suspected

biological toxins, chemical poisons, explosives, etc. As an

example, assistance was provided in an unusual explosives

case which received significant media attention. A suspected

high-explosive was uncovered at a house during a routine police investigation and the DPS Crime Lab was

contacted to assist. After assessing the situation, an immediate analysis was completed in the DPS Crime

Lab, identifying the material as the high explosive TATP. This explosive, TATP, is unusual for many

reasons:

• It is highly unstable, and unless carefully stored under alcohol and kept cold, can readily detonate.

• It is easily manufactured from common items readily available – acetone, hydrogen peroxide and

acid.

• It has become the explosive of choice for suicide bombers in the Middle East, most likely due to the

ease of manufacturing.

Licensing and Regulatory Bureau

The Department implements Electronic Document Management System

The Licensing and Regulatory Bureau receives and processes thousands of documents each month that must

be readily available to department staff to complete multi-tiered applicant processes and to comply with

requests from criminal justice agencies. In order to determine license and permit eligibility, documentation

concerning an applicant’s criminal background, insurance coverage, citizenship, military service, firearms

training and uniform design may be obtained. Fingertip retrieval of applicant documentation significantly

reduces the time it takes to process license and permit renewals, provides administrative and investigative

support to other agencies, and prepares for compliance audits and hearings. On site storage of these docu-

ments was time and labor intensive with no room for expansion. In May 2006, the Bureau utilized a vendor

to image existing documents and install software and hardware for day-forward scanning. Approximately

one million documents were imaged with 17,000 new documents added per month. Images are scanned and

then converted into Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Concealed Weapon Permit Unit designs certificate of firearms proficiency

The Concealed Weapon Permit Unit designed and implemented the “Certificate of Firearms Proficiency”

for qualified retired peace officers in accordance with the Law

Enforcement Officers’ Safety Act of 2004 (LEOSA). The cer-

tificate exempts qualified retired law-enforcement officers from

select state and local prohibitions on the carrying of concealed

firearms. Qualified retirees must be Arizona residents. Retired

officers must qualify with the type of firearm they wish to

carry and pass a judgmental shooting evaluation. Applicants must

qualify through a DPS approved LEOSA instructor who is a cer-

tified firearms instructor. The certificate is valid for 12 months

from the date of qualification.

Concealed Weapon Permit Unit updates concealed weapon permit

The Concealed Weapon Permit Unit’s redesign of the Concealed Weapon

Permit was unveiled in May 2006. The new permit includes enhanced

security features and is the new standard for all initial, renewal and re-

placement concealed weapon permits. The upgrade represents the first

substantial change to the CCW permit since the program was implemented

in 1994.

Security guard and private investigator open forums initiated

The Licensing & Regulatory Bureau has initiated an outreach program by offering the private investigator

and security guard industries forums in the Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff areas twice a year. The forums

promote open communication between the industries and the Department of Public Safety’s Licensing

Unit to give the industry current updates in licensure, laws, rules and general information. The forums

provide a platform for the private investigator and security guard industries to voice their concerns, opin-

ions, and ask questions and provide input and guidance in policy matters pertaining to their industry.

Wireless Systems Bureau upgrades from analog to digital microwave format

As part of the replacement program for obsolete communications equipment, the Wireless Systems Bureau

continues to upgrade the current analog microwave system to a digital format. This year the bureau suc-

cessfully installed a new digital microwave route between Schnebly Hill and the new Squaw Peak commu-

nications site. Work also began in the Flagstaff area for digital microwave conversion, which is the first

section of the Northern communications loop scheduled for upgrade. When the site conversions to Flag-

staff are completed, the digital connectivity will increase the voice and data capabilities between the Phoe-

nix and the Flagstaff dispatch centers. A digital microwave route was also installed that provides inter-

system interoperability.

Wireless Systems Bureau

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Mobile Data Computer (MDC) System expands to patrol and enforcement vehicles

In an effort to increase efficiency and productivity for its officers, the Department continues to expand its

mobile data computer (MDC) system by installing MDCs in patrol and enforcement vehicles. MDC usage,

which is supported by the Department’s Computer Aided Dispatch System, improves both field and dis-

patch efficiencies. The MDC system allows the officer to complete Arizona Criminal Justice Information

System (ACJIS) transactions from the mobile unit without the assistance of a dispatcher. This provides

faster response times for each incident. The MDC system now supports 397 field units, with 210 units

added this year. Currently almost all officers in metropolitan Phoenix, Tucson and the Pinal County corri-

dor, between Phoenix and Tucson, now have MDC units installed. Plans to install additional units in rural

Arizona are being developed. The Wireless Systems Bureau is engineering an infrastructure expansion for

FY07.

New multi-agency communications site built near Camp Verde

The Wireless Systems Bureau partnered with the Sedona Fire District and built a

multi-agency communications building and tower on Squaw Peak near Camp Verde.

The site was constructed to provide support for the Arizona Emergency Radio

System’s Interoperability Radio Suite, the mobile data computer system, and

interoperability for the Sedona and Central Yavapai Fire District’s radio networks.

The communication infrastructure improvement supports the state radio network

with needed microwave paths for the analog to digital microwave conversion project.

This improvement also provides additional radio coverage along Interstate 17 and

State Route 260.

Arizona Emergency Radio System established to improve radio interoperability

As part of improving public safety effectiveness, the Division of Emergency Management (DEM) initiated

a program last fiscal year to improve radio interoperability in Arizona. After conducting a needs assess-

ment, the division decided that expanding the existing Interagency Radio System (IARS) was the logical

way to enhance short term interoperability in Arizona. The new system uses the

existing IARS radio frequencies and adds the 800 MHz national calling channel

and a VHF tactical channel, from those designated by the FCC as National

Interoperability Channels. This set of four radios is referred as the Arizona

Emergency Radio System’s (AERS) suite. The project’s plan is to enhance the

old IARS system from 15 locations to a total of 43 AERS locations. The Depart-

ment received 33 of the AERS suites from the DEM during the fiscal year. In

addition Coconino, Mohave and Maricopa Counties received grant monies to

supplement this interoperability project. The Wireless Systems Bureau is pro-

viding system and site specific engineering to implement and install these radio

suites. During the fiscal year, six AERS suites have been installed. Two addi-

tional DPS sites have received new equipment which assists Maricopa County

with upgrading their system.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

Information Technology Bureau

DPS’ first disaster recovery test turns out to be a real success

The Department’s first data center disaster-recovery exercise proved to be a success. DPS personnel were able

to work from IBM’s Phoenix facility to access the Disaster Recovery site housed in Boulder, CO. The Disaster

Recovery test consisted of two separate and distinct recoveries. The first was the restoration of the DPS main-

frame operating system and the second was the processing of transactions on

the Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACJIS).

The technical staff of the Information Technology Bureau (ITB) conducted

a communications pre-test consisting of establishing communications from

DPS to IBM’s disaster recovery site in New Jersey. While the pre-test was

conducted with the New Jersey location, the actual disaster testing was

conducted with IBM’s Boulder, Colorado, location. This test confirmed

that in the event of a disaster, DPS can recreate critical DPS computer

systems at the Boulder location and resume DPS computer mainframe

application access.

The second disaster recovery test involved the Department’s management

information system and ACJIS. This test allowed ITB to test transactions

to the National Crime Information Center in West Virginia and the International

Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network (NLETS) backup site

in Idaho. ITB personnel were able to test transactions to other states via NLETS.

DPS technical personnel continue to meet with ADOA, DES and other key stakeholders in an effort to collaborate

and plan future disaster recovery tests.

Highway Patrol district offices receive communication upgrades

The Information Technology Bureau connected all Highway Patrol District Offices throughout the state to

the DPS wide area network (WAN) and analog devices were

removed. The last District Office was completed in August

2005. The District Offices now have the capability of ac-

cessing all of the DPS information systems via T1 circuits

rather than remote dial-up access. Each District Office can

now access the high speed Internet, Lotus Notes, and the

DPS mainframe in a secured environment. The benefits of

connecting each District Office to the WAN includes higher

performance of personal computers, a faster exchange of

downloading and uploading files and information, and a sig-

nificant cost savings by removing modems and monthly tele-

phone line usage fees. The Highway Patrol Area Offices

are currently being upgraded to provide the same functionality as the District Offices.

Criminal Justice

Support Division

DPS implements web-based Secondary Employment Scheduling System (SESS)

In July 2005, a custom developed, web-based DPS secondary employment scheduling application was

implemented. The Central Highway Patrol Bureau requested an application to replace the mainframe off-

duty employment bulletin board and manual department scheduling procedures in the Phoenix metropoli-

tan area. The new web-based application provides authorized DPS secondary employment coordinators

the ability to add and cancel employment opportunities

resulting in more accurate records. Authorized sworn

employees and sworn reserve personnel can view and sign

up for available secondary employment opportunities from

the DPS internet home page which saves time by eliminat-

ing the secondary employment coordinator having to per-

sonally contact individual officers to schedule each em-

ployment opportunity. The automated system also pro-

vides officers with equal secondary employment opportu-

nities.

In April 2006, enhancements to the web-based system were

implemented. The primary objectives of these enhance-

ments were the ability for the administrator to enter sec-

ondary employment opportunities in the database without

automatically being published on the website for the officers and the ability to distinguish between the

maximum number of highway jobs and the maximum number of event jobs that an officer can work within

a 24 hour period.

New mainframe disk drives and tape drives purchased

New IBM disk drives were purchased to replace the aging Amdahl and Hitachi units. The IBM 8100 series

devices will modernize the Department of Public Safety’s computing facilities and will be the beginning of

a migration towards a storage area network (SAN) infrastructure for the mainframe and servers. The SAN

will allow all computers to share the same disk drives; which is more efficient and less expensive than

continuing to add disk capacity to individual servers. The IBM 8100 was initially purchased to replace the

mainframe disk drives however, over time; it can grow to include the rest of the servers.

In addition, new IBM 3592 tape drives have been purchased and installed to replace the old Memorex units

in the computer room. The new units are state-of-the-art with advanced compression and speed. These

new tape drives were critical for the Disaster Recovery testing completed in June. With the old tape drives,

it would have taken days for the system to be backed up and restored onto tape. With the new tape drives,

the system backup and restore only took approximately three hours to complete. Additionally, with the

new compression, Information Technology Bureau staff was able to fit all the files required to bring up both

the operating system and the ACJIS network onto two tapes. The old system would have required approxi-

mately 160 tapes for the same information.

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Department

Awards

Department Awards

FY 2006

Central Area Awards

Special Awards

Citizen Distinguished Service

Hector Ramos

Andrew Morgret

Dennis Teixeira

Gary Souers

Life Saving

Detective Rick VanKeuren

Citizen Life Saving

Anisha Manchatta

Dan Shoenborn

Howard Martin

James Christian

Chris Smith

John Metha

Citation for Professional Excellence

Comptroller Phil Case

Letter of Commendation

Commander Debbie Howard

Officer Terry Lincoln

Officer David Mays

Officer Estevan Roman

Officer Milt Makavos

Officer Philip Johnson

Officer Marie Johnson

Officer Wendall Crandell

Retired Officer David Mogel

Director’s Unit Citations

“Damming Warrant 15”

Economic Crimes District

Forms Management Unit

Governor’s Protective Detail

Metro East Bureau Service Patrol

Workers Research and Planning

Director’s Office

Employee of the Year

Donna Shields

Special Recognition

Brad Tenney

Agency Support Division

Manager of the Year

Lieutenant Debra Howard

Training and Management Services

Bureau Supervisor of the Year

Sergeant Chuck Wright

Training and Management Services

Bureau Employee of the Year

Officer Kristi Johnson

Human Resources Bureau

Supervisor of the Year

Connie Hinson

Human Resources Bureau

Employee of the Year

Rita Ramsey

Human Resources Bureau

Employee of the Year

Julie Trimbell

Logistics Bureau

Supervisor of the Year

Johnette Lundy

Logistics Bureau

Employee of the Year

Vinnie Andrews

Facilities Management Bureau Su-

pervisor of the Year

Rand Bruder

Financial Services Bureau

Supervisor of the Year

Linda Dickerson

Financial Services Bureau

Employee of the Year

Officer Terry Lincoln

Criminal Investigations Division

Special Team Award

Detective Tony McDaniel

Special Team Award

Detective Jimmy Oestmann

Intelligence Bureau

Detective of the Year

Vern Alley

Intelligence Bureau

Squad of the Year

AcTIC Operations Squad II

Investigations Bureau

Squad of the Year

Phoenix General Investigations Squad

Criminal Justice Support Division

Manager of the Year

Cynthia Pellien

Licensing and Regulatory Bureau

Supervisor of the Year

Officer Rudy Buck

Licensing and Regulatory Bureau

Employee of the Year

Leigh LeBlanc

Records and Identification Bureau

Supervisor of the Year

Joyce Dehnert

Records and Identification Bureau

Employee of the Year

Chris Ramsey

Operational Communications Bu-

reau

Supervisor of the Year

Donna J. Street

Operational Communications Bu-

reau

Central Communications Center

Employee of the Year

Anna Baum

Scientific Analysis Bureau

Administrator of the Year

Randy Johnson

Scientific Analysis Bureau

Special Recognition

Andrea Buller

Scientific Analysis Bureau

Employee of the Year

Becky Love-Holt

IT Bureau Application Development

Employee of the Year

Roderick V. Stomberg

Information Technology Bureau

Employee of the Year

Dan Shuba

Information Technology Bureau

Technical Services Employee of the

Year

Mark Oreskovich

Telecommunications Bureau

Supervisor of the Year

Jeremy Knoll

Highway Patrol Division

Aviation Section

Employee of the Year

Sr. Pilot Clifford Brunsting

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Mark Dryer Reserve Officer of the Year

Sergeant Paul Drake

Metro East Bureau

Field Training Instructor of the Year

Officer Alan Haywood

Metro East Bureau

Officer of the Year

Adam Lason

Metro East Bureau

Canine Officer of the Year

Doug Torres

Metro East Bureau

Motor Officer of the Year

Carri Stubblefield

Metro West Bureau

Supervisor of the Year

Sergeant Robbie Milam

Metro West Bureau

Officer of the Year

Rich Peles

Metro West Bureau

Squad of the Year

Shift One Squad One

Southern Patrol Bureau

District Four Employee of the Year

Tina Simpson

Southern Patrol Bureau

District Four Officer of the Year

Michael McLaren

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau

District 16 Officer of the Year

Todd Korth

Southern Area Awards

Special Awards

Citizen Distinguished Service

Dennis Robinson

Fraternal Order of Police DPS Officer of

the Year

Detective Scott Desjadon

Agency Support Division

Facilities Management Bureau

Employee of the Year

Jason March

Criminal Investigations Division

Narcotics and Organized Crime Bureau

Detective of the Year

Miguel Castillo

Intelligence Bureau

Employee of the Year

Alane Quinton

Investigations Bureau

Employee of the Year

Mary Ellen Vanwyck

Criminal Justice Support Division

Operational Communications Bureau

Southern Communications Center

Employee of the Year

Thomas “TJ” McCall

Information Technology Bureau

Personal Computer Specialist Em-

ployee of the Year

Terry Dishroon

Scientific Analysis Bureau

Scientist of the Year

John Maciulla

Highway Patrol Division

Southern Patrol Bureau

Squad of the Year

District Eight Squad Five

Southern Patrol Bureau

Field Training Instructor of the Year

Officer John Watlington

Southern Patrol Bureau

District Six Officer of the Year

John Gillispie

Southern Patrol Bureau

District Eight Officer of the Year

Felipe Solis

Southern Patrol Bureau

District Nine Officer of the Year

Marcy Cox

Northern Area Awards

Special Awards

Distinguished Service

Officer Brendan Page

Letter of Commendation

Strawberry Patchers

Criminal Investigations Division

Investigations Bureau

Detective of the Year

Mike Godinez

Narcotics and Organized Crime Bu-

reau

Squad of the Year

Mohave GITEM Squad

Criminal Justice Support Division

Operational Communications Bureau

Northern Communications Center Em-

ployee of the Year

Sandra M. Thompson

Highway Patrol Division

Northern Highway Patrol Bureau

Supervisor of the Year

District Two Sergeant of the Year

Rod Wigman

Northern Patrol Bureau

Field Training Instructor of the Year

Officer Vernon Havens

Metro East Bureau

Squad of the Year

Northern Canine Squad

Northern Patrol Bureau

District One Sergeant of the Year

Ray Butler

Northern Patrol Bureau

District One Officer of the Year

Gary Bujdos

Northern Patrol Bureau

District Two Officer of the Year

Brad Elliott

Northern Patrol Bureau

District Three Officer of the Year

Joshua Henson

Northern Patrol Bureau

District Eleven Sergeant of the Year

Richard Alvarez

Northern Patrol Bureau

District Eleven Officer of the Year

Vernon Havens

Northern Patrol Bureau

District Twelve Officer of the Year

Randy Evers

CVEB Officer of the Year

Terry Cirre

CVEB District 15 Officer of the Year

Brady Bullard

Department Awards

FY 2006

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Arizona Department of Public Safety

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