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CPD to add two officers
CLOVERDALE -- Town Marshal Steve Hibler announced at the Cloverdale Town Council’s recent regular meeting that the Cloverdale Police Department (CPD) is looking to hire two more full-time officers by the end of the year.
CPD currently has four full-time officers, five reserve officers and one full-time crime scene investigator and code enforcer.
All applicants must complete a written exam, a physical exam, an interview, a psychological exam and a medical screening.
Marshal Hibler also said the CPD’s newest officer, Levi App, is “doing well” in training at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA).
“His grades are up in the 90th percentile last time I checked,” Marshal Hibler said. “For physical fitness, he’s kind of leading the pack up there, so he’s doing great. We’re very proud of him.”
In other CPD news:
-- Dog registration: Starting Dec. 1, CPD will begin enforcing Ordinance 2017-6, which requires the registration of dogs and the purchase of state kennel licenses for ownership of more than five dogs.
Owners of one or two dogs without registration tags will be charged $25 for each dog for the first complaint and $50 each for every complaint thereafter. Owners of three to five dogs without registration tags will be charged $60 for each dog for the first complaint and $80 for the second complaint thereafter.
Visit www.cloverdalein.com to view the full ordinance. For questions, contact Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway at 765-795-6033 ex. 1 or Marshal Hibler at 317-410-6961, or visit the Cloverdale Town Hall on 154 S. Main St.
-- Evidence: Crime Scene Investigator Rick Lambert reported that the CPD’s Exhibit A program, which is used to record evidence, is now working. Lambert said the CPD has had the program for years, but had never used it until now. The CPD has cases dating to 1988, and these cases will be entered into an Excel spreadsheet.
“I think some of you (the council) saw what we had in bins back there (evidence room), and it was kind of a shock,” Lambert said. “That’s what you can see; that’s not what’s still in bags, boxes, and things that have never been documented. There are cases that are so old, we do not have records on them.”
He went on to say that in cleaning out the evidence room, the CPD has disposed of 45 marijuana pipes, 14 syringes (with more to come), nine drug dealing scales, nine knives (with more to come), expired license plates, three bongs, one marijuana grinder, one pair of nunchucks and two set of brass knuckles.
“It’s not like when you look down into your basement and say, ‘You know, I need a garage sale; a bunch of stuff’s accumulated,’” Marshal Hibler added. “Each and every thing we’ve got here has to be run through the system, the prosecutor’s office. He’s been doing that and staying current on all the new stuff we have. It’s a great effort on his part. We’re very blessed to have him.”
-- Hotel area: Marshal Hibler reported that CPD has been cracking down on increased drug activity in the hotel area.
-- Policies: Safety Board Adviser Phil Parker reported the CPD has made policies for officer appearance in and out of uniform while on duty.
-- Statistics: Marshal Hibler reported the CPD filed 20 case reports in October; the majority at five burglary cases and five breach of peace cases, followed by four DUI, DWS, HTV traffic cases.
There was one aggravated assault, two juvenile delinquency cases (both for possession of alcohol) and three drug abuse violations.
The CPD made 17 arrests; the majority at 11 misdemeanors, followed by four drug-related and two felonies.
The CPD also seized less than a gram each of methamphetamine and marijuana as well as eight grams of other drugs.
So far this year, the CPD has filed 176 case reports; the majority at 49 burglary cases, followed by 35 cases of DUI, DWS, HTV traffic cases and 35 breach of peace cases.
There have been 28 drug abuse violations, 12 aggravated assaults, 10 juvenile delinquency cases, three liquor law violations, two motor vehicle thefts and one each of robbery and weapon law violations.
The FBI defines a burglary as “unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft” and robbery as “the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.”
The CPD has served 44 warrants and made 207 arrests; the majority at 104 misdemeanors, followed by 60 felonies and 43 drug-related.
The CPD has also seized 257.55 grams of marijuana, 24.56 grams of methamphetamines and 18.2 grams of other drugs.
-- Vehicles: The Cloverdale Town Council approved the use of about $38,000 from LOIT public safety funds to pay off one police car and purchase another. The cost of purchasing the new car will be offset by trading in another for about $7,000.