TPD Patrol Division South Newsletter - Feb 2023

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February 2023

Captain Mickey Petersen
Operations Division South

During Black History Month, and throughout the year, the Tucson Police Department celebrates and acknowledges the many contributions made by Tucson's African American community to our city.

Organized Retail Theft Deployment

On January 19th, officers and detectives from Operations Division South (ODS) conducted a shoplifting deployment at a southside shopping center. TPD worked with loss prevention employees to identify shoplifters and contact the subjects once they left the store. Five arrests were made during this deployment, and two of the subjects had merchandise concealed on them from multiple stores.

Then, on January 26th, the ODS Neighborhood Crimes Section (NCS) held a business coalition meeting to discuss organized retail theft and best practices to ensure that cases are prosecuted. Sergeant Landau and Detective Gradias from TPD ODS and Bureau Chief Joshua Mosher from the Pima County Attorney's Office presented to the group.

The meeting was an opportunity for southside businesses to meet one another and share ideas on loss prevention and documentation for prosecution of organized retail theft. More meetings will be held in the next few months.

ODS Statistics

Activity

Type	2023 Division Year to Date	2023 Department Year to Date
Calls for Service	4,694	19,518
Officer-initiated Activity	2,204	9,436
Gun-related Crime	19	66
Homicide	2	6
Traffic Citations	357	2,677

Staffing
Type	2023 Division Year to Date	2023 Department Year to Date
Sworn Members	107	772
Community Service Officers	24	106
Professional Staff	2	212

ODS in the Community

January was a busy month, with ODS members participating in a wide variety of community events.

TPD Operations Division South members, in uniform, stand outside Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, in front of a school banner.

TPD members from Operations Division South outside a community event.

January 10 - Meet the Community Outreach Event at Dave & Busters

January 11 - Sunnyside Community Health & Wellness Event at Apollo Middle School

January 12 - Presented a donation of two bicycles to a family in need

January 14 - Motorcycle/ATV Club Meeting at Mission Manor Park

January 14 - Phoenix Car Club at Rudy Garcia Park

January 16 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March from 36th/Campbell to Reid Park

January 17 - 99th Birthday Celebration for Harold Williamson, WWII veteran

January 20 - Team Up to Clean Up between the Loop and Frontage Road in ODS

January 23 - Sunnyside Neighborhood Association PNI (Place Network Investigations) Presentation at El Pueblo Neighborhood Association

January 24 - Southern Arizona School Safety Preparedness Consortium Meeting at Pima County Office of Emergency Management

January 26 - Organized Retail Theft Meeting at PCC Desert Vista Campus

January 31 - School Safety Night at Rivera Elementary School

Member Highlight

TPD will hold its annual awards ceremony next month. TPD ODS members and ODS community members who will receive awards include:

Danny Leon/Art Esquivel - Medal of Valor
Will Ornelas - Medal of Merit
Luis Bustamante - Distinguished Service Medal
Clarissa Cota - Professional Staff of the Year
Troy Lansdale - Leadership Award
LPKNC (Liberty Partnership Kino Neighborhoods Coalition) - Community Partnership Award
Willy Blake and Kevin Woodard - Community Partnership Award

TPD ODS members who will receive the Chief's Citation of Excellence include:

Eduardo Dauz
Jose Donato
J.J. Flores
Alon Hackett
Daniel Hinsen

Eduardo Lopez
Monica Nance
Nisa Ramon
Gabe Sproule

We would also like to recognize TPD ODS members Lieutenant Deanne Zeis for 15 years of service and Officer Julia Miranda for 20 years of service to the department.

Crime Prevention Tip

Polar bear sitting on ice, facing camera, right paw lifted as if to say, "hello."

In Churchill, Manitoba, the "Polar Bear Capital of the World," residents leave vehicles unlocked in case they come face to face with a polar bear - so they have a way to escape.

**This is unlikely to happen in Tucson.**

So please:

Lock your vehicle
Remove any firearms
Remove any packages or keep them out of sight

Photo by Hans-Jurgen Mager on Unsplash.

Upcoming Events

February/March

TPD ODS members participate in many events this month and next, including:

Dates in February - Love of Reading Month at Lynn/Urquides Elementary School

February 1 - Female Mentorship Group at Apollo Middle School

February 1 - Barrio Santa Rita Park-West Ochoa Association Meeting - via Google

February 6 - South Park Neighborhood Association Meeting at Quincie Douglas Center

February 7 - Meet the Community Outreach Event at Dave & Busters

February 8 - FC Tucson Recruiting Event at Kino Stadium

February 9 - South Coalition Meeting at The Woods Apartments

February 13-17 - Love of Reading Week at Drexel Elementary School

February 14 - Love of Reading Week at Los Amigos Elementary School

February 15 - Love of Reading Week at Craycroft Elementary School

February 18 - Save the Cherry Neighborhood Association Meeting at Cherry Avenue Recreation Center

February 28 - Arizona Heroes Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony in Oro Valley

March 3, 12 - Horsin' Around at Trot (clean up) in Oro Valley

March 25 - Guns and Hoses Kickball Tournament at Quincie Douglas Center

Recurring

Mondays - Quincie Douglas Community Center Teen Club

Mondays - Boys to Men Mentoring Circles at Utterback Middle School

Tuesdays - Pima County Juvenile Court Center Intervention Program at PCJCC

Tuesdays - Boys to Men Mentoring Circles at Desert View High School

Tuesdays - Stronger Families Project at Apollo Middle School

Wednesdays - Boys and Girls Club

Thursdays - Boys to Men Mentoring Circles at Challenger, Sierra, and Utterback Middle Schools

Weekly - Juvenile Probation 1 on 1 Program at Juvenile Probation

Weekly - Quincie Douglas Community Center Coordinating Yearly Events

Links

Graffiti Removal
TPD Non-Emergency Online Reporting System
Report a Code Violation (weeds, trash, junked vehicles, building or sign violations)
Report a Homeless Encampment
File a Trespass Letter (for businesses)
TPD Website
For emergencies: call 911
For police non-emergencies: call (520) 791-4444

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