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Message from the Chief of Police 2 Mission, Values, Vision Statement 3 Organizational Chart 4 Office of Professional Standards 5-12 Investigations Division 13-19 Patrol Division 20-24 Statistical Information 25 Year in Review 26-29 In Memory 30
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Chief Joey Reynolds

The year 2013 was my rst full year as the Chief of Police of the Blu on Police Department. I am ery prou! of what this Department has !one an! where we ha e come in "ust a year. #ur accomplishments coul! not ha e $een achie e! if it was not for the unwa erin% support of our &ayor an! Council. 'ith the restructurin% of the !epartment( we a!!e! a Captain posi)on as the *econ! in Comman! an! !e elope! three !i isions of the Department( those !i isions are the Patrol Di ision( In es)%a) e Di ision an! the #+ce of Professional *tan!ar!s Di ision. The %oal of the restructurin% was to !i ersify "o$ !u)es so the Di, ision Comman!ers( *er%eants an! #+cers can $e-er u)li.e their )me an! concentrate on their assi%ne! !i isions/units. This year( we also intro!uce! our Chaplains Pro%ram( C.0.1.2 Pro%ram an! a &entorship Pro%ram. These pro%rams are "ust some of the few new thin%s we ha e incorporate! into the Department to show that Community #riente! Policin% helps $rin% law enforcement an! the community we ser e closer to%ether. It is my hope that throu%h these pa%es you will rea! a$out these pro%rams an! the many other thin%s that the Blu on Police Department has accomplishe! this year an! what we con)nue to o3er our community. The #+cers an! *ta3 of the Blu on Police Department stri e to $e-er ser e the ci).ens of Blu on. They truly are what ma4es our ision statement 5Commi-e! to Community6 meanin%ful.

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Mission Statement
The mission of the Blu on Police Department is to pro i!e the hi%hest 7uality of police ser ices to our community an! its isitors $y promo)n% a safe en ironment throu%h a police,ci).en partnership( with an emphasis on mutual trust( honor( professionalism( an! !e!ica)on to !uty.

Values Statement
5'e pro i!e ser ice with un!erstan!in%( response with compassion( performance with inte%rity an! law enforcement with ision.6

Vision Statement
5Commi-e! to Community6

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Chief of Police Joey Reynolds Captain Joseph Manning

Patrol Lieutenant Tony Charron

Investigations Lieutenant Joseph Babkiewicz

Office of Professional Standards Angela McCall-Tanner

Executive Assistant Trinity Funk

Team A

Team B

Criminal Investigations

Victim Advocate

Internal Affairs

CALEA/Crime Analysis

Team C

Team D

Drug Unit

Neighborhood Services Unit SRO

Budget

Training

Bike Patrol

Records and Evidence

Intern

Marine Patrol

Chaplains

Volunteers

Recruits/FTO Managers Crossing Guards Police Explorers

Reserves

Public Safety

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The #+ce of Professional *tan!ar!s is o erseen $y Director 0n%ela &cCall Tanner. The Di ision is com, prise! of Trainin%( 1ecor!s( 2 i!ence( C0820 0ccre!ita)on( Bu!%et( 9olunteers( an! Internal 03airs. The #+ce of Professional *tan!ar!s mana%es the !aily opera)ons an! pro i!es support while maintainin% the professionalism an! accounta$ility of the Department. This re7uires me!ia)on of !isputes( in es)%a)on of ci).en complaints( ensurin% proper trainin% of Department personnel an! o erall pro$lem sol in% !irecte! at the common %oo! of the Department an! the community.

Internal Aairs
The Blu on Police Department maintains an internal in es)%a) e proce!ure that allows ci).ens to le a %rie ance or complaint a%ainst any mem$er of the !epartment. The internal a3airs !i ision in es)%ates an! !ocuments all such complaints an! forwar!s the n!in%s to the Chief of Police for re iew an! !iscipli, nary !ecisions. This system is implemente! to uphol! the inte%rity of all employees. Director Tanner %ra!, uate! from *outh Carolina:s rst internal a3airs school for law enforcement in ;o em$er 2013. There were two Internal 03airs in es)%a)ons con!ucte! pursuant to ci).en complaints in 2013. #ne was !eeme! <nfoun!e! an! the other was *u$stan)ate! an! resulte! in the resi%na)on of an employee.

To le a complaint, or to give a commenda on on an ocer, you can contact the Blu on Police Department at 843- !"-4##! or go to $$$%&lu onpolice%'c%gov and clic( )*nternal +,air'-%

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Records Management
1ecor!s mana%ement is ma!e up of two ci ilian employees. They maintain all police reports( forms an! !ocuments for the Department. They ma4e these reports a aila$le to the pu$lic( courts( an! me!ia as s)p, ulate! $y the =ree!om of Informa)on 0ct. Copies of reports can $e pro i!e! to the pu$lic !urin% normal $usiness hours >&on!ay ? Thurs!ay@ A@00 a.m. to B@30 p.m. an! =ri!ay@ A@00 a.m. to 1@00 p.m.C Comparison of 1ecor!s Processe! @
ITEMS I;CID2;T 12P#1T* 0CCID2;T 12P#1T* T10==IC CIT0TI#;* '1ITT2; '01;I;G* T12*P0** ;#TIC2* B2;CI '0110;T* P01JI;G TICJ2T* 2 !2 2ADE BB1 EF2B BFAD 1EF 1ED ED 2 !" 31EB FBB 2F22 3E2H 1F1 1E2 F2

2,622 Traffic Citations, 426 were issued in High Accident Locations 3,429 Traffic Warnings, 2,223 were issued in High Accident Locations
2012
BFAD EF2B 3E2H 2F22

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31EB 2ADE

BB1 FBB 1EF 1F1 1ED 1E2 ED F2

Inci!ent 1eports

0cci!ent 1eports

Traffic 'ritten Trespass Bench Citations 'arnin%s ;otices 'arrants

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Par4in% Tic4ets

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#ro$erty and E%idence

The Property an! 2 i!ence *ec)on secures an! in entories all items su$mi-e! $y police personnel. These items inclu!e e i!ence from criminal in es)%a)ons( reco ere! stolen property( foun! property( sei.e! weapons an! narco)cs. In 2013 there were HEA pieces of e i!ence su$mi-e! from 3A3 cases. *iKty,Three >F3C of those cases in ol e! e i!ence that was su$mi-e! to the Beaufort County *heri3:s #+ce 8a$ for fur, ther analysis. Twenty,*iK >2FC of those cases in ol e! e i!ence that was su$mi-e! to the *outh Carolina 8aw 2nforcement Di ision 8a$ for further analysis.

Brea4!own of 2 i!ence Items su$mi-e! in 2013@

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#olice &e$artment '( 2 !" )udget
In 2013( the Departments total $u!%et was L3(A23(E1B.00 which was an increase of 11M o er the 2012 $u!%et of L3(E32(A20.00. Below is a $rea4!own of the 2013 $u!%et@

P21*#;;28 #P210TI;G C0PIT08 D2BT

L2(HBH(FB0.00 LBF1(30B.00 L2BA(B10.00 LE3(HB0.00

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Crime Analysis *nit

The Crime 0nalysis o+cer ser es two !i3erent func)ons. Ie %athers !ata from all inci!ent reports( acci!ent reports( an! calls for ser ice an! then compiles sta)s)cal !ata for !istri$u)on throu%hout the De, partment. #+cers are then $e-er a$le to assi%n resources an! ma4e opera)onal plans to a!!ress tren!s or implica)ons pro i!e! $y this !ata. In 2013 the a!!i)on of 5heat maps6 pro i!e! another layer of !ata in this area. The sta)s)cal !ata is also use! $y other Town Departments or Council when a!!ressin% arious ma-ers. #ne prominent eKample this year was the noise complaint issue in the #l! Town area. The Crime 0nalysis o+cer also ser es as a liaison with other law enforcement a%encies to share o+cer safety( wante! persons( an! other crime !ata across lar%er $ut relate! %eo%raphic areas. This assists in ma-ers such as loca)n% wante! persons( i!en)fyin% suspects an! sharin% law enforcement sensi) e informa)on in a more )mely way. In 2013 #+cer Nimmy Du4e $e%an wor4in% with the Beaufort County *heri3:s #+ce intel unit. This has impro e! county,wi!e e3orts to 7uic4ly !isseminate per)nent infor, ma)on amon%st all law enforcement a%encies.

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Training *nit
The trainin% unit is responsi$le for sche!ulin% all trainin% $oth in house an! with outsi!e sources. The trainin% unit is also responsi$le for maintainin% all recor!s for o+cers an! ensurin% compliance with the *outh Carolina Criminal Nus)ce 0ca!emy re7uirements. In 2013 the trainin% unit focuse! e3orts on i!en)fyin% $asic cer)ca)ons an! core re7uirements for all o+cers an! then set a$out %eOn% all nee!s met. ;ot only are all o+cers now up to !ate on their core re7uirements( $ut many a! ance! trainin% opportuni)es were un!erta4en. 2Kamples of some of the a! ance! trainin% a-aine! this year@ 0c) e *hooter( &eth an! Clan!es)ne 8a$ 1eco%ni)on( =irst 8ine *uper ision( Inci!ent Comman!( 1ei! Inter iew an! Interro%a)on Techni7ue( Crime *cene Processin%( ;10 Tac)cal *hooter( an! arious others. 0nother focus this year was to %et our own o+cers traine! as instructors. This allows us to $rin% more trainin% in house an! %i es our o+cers easier access to han!s,on eKperience. *ome of the Instructor *chools a-en!e! this year are@ Dri in% Instructor( Defensi e *4ills( 82B0 $i4e instructor.

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Trainin% Iours Compare!@

2 !2 Total training hours+ 2,"-

2 !" Total training hours+ .,.!/

In 2012 each o+cer recei e! approKimately FA hours of trainin% per year >usin% 3E o+cersC In 2013 each o+cer recei e! approKimately 1AE hours of trainin% per year >usin% 3F o+cersC

In,Iouse Trainin% s. #utsi!e *ources@

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#olice E0$lorers
In 2013 our Trainin% *er%eant( Jelly Ieany( re i e! the Police 2Kplorers Pro%ram an! $ecame the a! isor to the Blu on Boy:s P Girl:s Clu$ 8earnin% for 8ife Police 2Kplorer Post 23H. Police trainin% is con!ucte! with 12 ? 1H 2Kplorer mem$ers wee4ly for youths $etween the a%es of 11 to 1D. 2Kplorers recei e police trainin% in a ariety of su$"ects to inclu!e 2thics( 8ea!ership P Professionalism( Crime Pre en)on( Crime *cene( Criminal Nus)ce an! Proce!ure. The instructors are mainly Department personnel. In 2013( Blu on Police Department con!ucte! BA3 hours of trainin% with the eKplorer post mem$ers. In &arch the Boys an! Girls Clu$ reco%ni.e! *%t. Ieany for her wor4 with the 2Kplorers at their annual 0p, precia)on Dinner an! 0war!s Ceremony.

School Crossing 1uards

Crossin% Guar!s are assi%ne! to arious intersec)ons near the schools in the Town an! assist with %eOn% chil!ren safely across the roa!s an! on their way to school each mornin% an! aQernoon while school is in session. The Department current, ly uses siK Crossin% Guar! posi)ons an! each %uar! wor4s approKimately 20 hours per wee4. 0ll trainin%( support( an! e7uipment is pro i!e! to the Crossin% Guar! $y the Department.
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The In es)%a)ons Di ision is o erseen $y 8t. Noseph Ba$4iewic.. This Di ision is comprise! of Criminal In es)%a)ons( Dru%/9ice <nit( 9ic)m 0! ocate( ;ei%h$orhoo! *er ices <nit. *chool 1esource #+cers( Departmental Chaplains an! the Pu$lic *afety Ci).ens Commi-ee.

Criminal In%es2ga2ons
Criminal In es)%a)ons pro i!es a wi!e ran%e of professional police ser ices. Detec) es assi%ne! to this Di ision are hi%hly procient in the applica)on of crime scenes an! forensic ser ice prac)ces( inter iew an! interro%a)on techni7ues( an! the use of a ariety of resources of con!uct throu%h in es)%a)on. These Detec) es are tas4e! with performin% proac) e law enforcement ac) i)es an! con!uc)n% in es), %a)ons into a ariety of crimes inclu!in% $ut not limite! to iolent crimes( property crimes( nancial crimes( crimes a%ainst chil!ren.

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Case Closure 3y #ercentage for 2 !"
Open, 23% X Cleared, 21% Unfound, 2%

Arrested, 27%

Adm. Closed, 27%

2 !242 !" Case Closure Com$arison

350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Arrested Adm. Closed X Cleared 2 5 Total Unfounded 98 93 67 90 137 74 2012 2013 304 263

Arrested+ E0ce$2onally Cleared+ *nfounded+ Administra2%ely Closed+

#3en!er i!en)e! an! arreste!. #3en!er i!en)e! $ut not arreste! > ic)m !eclines prosecu)on( etc.C =alse of mista4en report or occurre! in another repor)n% "uris!ic)on. Case not cleare! $ut no lon%er un!er ac) e in es)%a)on.

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Tra5c Collision 'atali2es
The Town of Blu on con)nues to $e a %rowin% popula)on as well as a hi%h isite! area within the *tate of *outh Carolina. This accounts for a lar%e num$er of commuters tra elin% on the roa!ways. In 2013( there were three tra+c collision fatali)es in the Town of Blu on. Two fatali)es occurre! on Ii%hway 2DA near its intersec)on of *immons ille 1oa! an! one fatality which occurre! on #l! Palme-o Blu3 1oa!.

. 6 " 2 ! 2 ! 2 !! 2 !2 2 !" Traffic 'atalities

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Vic2m Ad%ocate
0 part,)me ci ilian 9ic)ms 0! ocate posi)on was opene! this year an! was lle! $y &rs. *ara 8anier. 9ic)m 0! ocate 8anier a-en!e! three !ays of trainin% in Colum$ia( *C for 9ic)m *er ice Pro i!er Core Cer)ca)on. The 9ic)m 0! ocate pro i!es %ui!ance( case status an! emo)onal support to our ic)ms as well as helpin% them le a Protec) e #r!er an! accompany them to court.

In 2013( the 9ic)m 0! ocate assiste! H3 ic)ms of crime.

Victims Assistance
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8eigh3orhood Ser%ices *nit

The ;ei%h$orhoo! *er ices <nit places an emphasis on Police,Community Partnerships an! Pro$lem *ol in%. The partnerships %o $ac4 to the principle of the police $ein% mem$ers of the pu$lic that are pai! to %i e full )me a-en)on to !u)es that are incum$ent upon all ci).ens in the interest of community welfare an! eKistence. This also means that the pu$lic $ecomes in ol e! in helpin% the police resol e pro$lems facin% the community. The ;ei%h$orhoo! *er ices <nit has $een ery ac) e in 2013 helpin% to create pro%rams an! sprea! the Police,Community Partnership amon% all o+cers. *ome of the hi%hli%hts that the ;ei%h$orhoo! *er ices <nit has !one was create the C.0.1.2 Pro%ram( par)cipate! an! presente! in a ;oise *ur ey of Downtown Blu on( helpe! or%ani.e an! par)cipate! in the !epartments &entorship Pro%ram( monitors an! respon!s to posts on the Blu on PD =ace$oo4 pa%e an! !eli ere! meals to nee!y families for the Than4s%i in% an! Christmas Ioli!ays. The ;*< is ery in ol e! in the community an! ma4es it a priority to a-en! arious P#0 mee)n%s throu%hout the year an! also a-en!s the monthly Pu$lic *afety Ci).ens Commi-ee.

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Vice9&rugs9:rgani;ed Crime *nit
The Blu on Police Department Rs 9ice/Dru%s/#r%ani.e! Crime <nit was ery successful this year. The purpose of this unit inclu!es in es)%a)on into the sale( !istri$u)on( manufacturin%( an! use of ille%al !ru%s( %am$lin%( pros)tu)on( porno%raphy o3enses an! alcohol iola)ons. This unit also !e elops an! maintains intelli%ence informa)on rela)n% to or%ani.e! crime an! ice ac) i)es. In 2013( the 9ice/Dru%s/#r%ani.e! Crime <nit in es)%ate! ED inci!ents which resulte! in 13 arrests. There was an a!!i)onal 20 Intelli%ence reports that were complete! re%ar!in% informa)on recei e! from sources. This informa)on resulte! in an a!!i)onal D arrests.

Cha$lain #rogram
The police !epartment:s Chaplain Pro%ram was create! in 2013. The purpose of this pro%ram was to help counsel o+cers an! their families( isit sic4 an! in"ure! o+cers( assist in !eath no)ca)ons( ser e as a liaison with other cler%y in the community an! ser e in func)on such as funerals( reli%ious ( an! ci il ceremonies. #ur Chaplains are on a con)nuous call,out sche!ule which pro i!es 2E hour ser ice. In 2013( the Chaplains respon!e! to nine !i3erent inci!ents. Their presence at these calls helpe! pro i!e %ui!ance an! spiritual stren%th to all people in ol e!. *ince its implementa)on( the Chaplain Pro%ram as ma!e a %reat impact on our o+cers an! our community.

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School Resource :5cers
The Blu on Police Department currently has three *chool 1esource #+cers. These o+cers are assi%ne! to the Blu on &i!!le *chool( I.2. &cCrac4en &i!!le *chool( an! Blu on Ii%h *chool. The *1#:s ha e a !i erse role in the school community an! ha e many !u)es an! responsi$ili)es. They are sworn o+cers assi%ne! to a school on a lon%,term $asis traine! to perform three ma"or rolesS law enforcement o+cer( a law,relate! counselor( an! a law,relate! e!ucator. In a!!i)on( the o+cers wor4 in colla$ora)on with the school an! the community as a resource for safety an! security issues. 0s a law enforcement o+cer( the school $ecomes the o+cers area of responsi$ility. The *1# assists the school a!ministrator in maintain, in% a safe an! secure en ironment. *chool a!ministrators $enet from the *1# trainin%( 4nowle!%e an! eKperience in han!lin% situa)ons in ol in% possi$le weapons iola)ons or in the i!en)ca)on of controlle! su$stances. The *1# pro i!es a hi%hly isi$le presence to !eter or i!en)fy trespassers on campus. In a!!i)on( *1#s pro i!e a ser ice to the surroun!in% community $y a!!ressin% concerns such as loiterin%( spee!in% or lou! car ra!ios. The stu!ents( when %oin% to or from school( oQen %enerate these types of community complaints.

Thefts4 22 Assaults42! &rug :ffenses4!< School &istur3ance4!" :ther4/-

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The Patrol Di ision is comman!e! $y 8ieutenant Tony 8. Charron. This Di ision is the lar%est Di ision of the Blu on Police Department an! consists of <niform Patrol( &arine Patrol( Bi4e Patrol an! 1eser e #+cers The Blu on police Department is commi-e! to the philosophy of community oriente! po, licin% an! it shows in the ac) i)es of our o+cers.

*niform #atrol
<niform Patrol #+cers are the rst respon!ers to calls for ser ice an! complaints. They enforce local or!i, nances( tra+c an! *tate laws. 0s well as the law enforcement an! tra+c aspect of respon!in% to calls for ser ice. #+cers respon! to wi!e ariety of 7uality of life calls. <niform Patrol is the rst an! most isi$le form of local %o ernment many ci).ens see. They are there to o3er assistance to the ci).ens an! isitors of the Town of Blu on. <niform Patrol #+cers wor4 a rota)n% sche!ule an! pro i!e co era%e 2E hours a !ay( D !ays a wee4. In 2013 #+cers respon!e! to 32(BA2 calls for ser ice( this is an increase of 12M from 2012 an! a 12.EM increase from 2011. In a!!i)on to respon!in% to calls for ser ice( o+cers may perform !irecte! patrols to help alle iate crime or tra+c pro$lems in an area or to pro i!e assistance to the community. These !irecte! patrols may $e !one on foot( on $icycles or u)li.in% the T,3 mo$ility !e ice. Durin% the summer months( o+cers selecte! an! traine! for &arine Patrol will patrol the waterways aroun! Blu on.

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This year the Blu on Police Department $e%an usin% two pro%rams that will assist the !epartment an! the community. The rst is a pro%ram calle! 1eportBeam. 1eportBeam allows o+cers to sen! acci!ent reports !i%itally to the *tate( allowin% a 7uic4er appro al process for acci!ent reports an! the a$ility to map where acci!ents are occurrin% to help !irect enforcement ac) i)es. The other pro%ram is a I20T map( a isual tool that shows where criminal ac, ) ity such as ehicle $rea4,ins are occurrin%( a%ain helpin% !irect where o+cers nee! to focus their ac) i)es.

Tra5c Collision &ata and Tra5c Enforcement

There were FFB tra+c collisions in es)%ate! $y the Blu on Police Department. This is an increase of 1A.HM o er 2012 collisions an! 2A.AM o er 2011 collisions. Collisions occurre! most fre7uently on &on!ays( Thurs!ays an! =ri!ays. The least amount of collisions occurre! on Tues!ays an! *un!ays. The )me of !ay when the collisions occurre! are also relate! to the !aily wor4 !ay with the ma"ority occurrin% !urin% the e enin% commute. This !ata is irtually unchan%e! from 2012. In 2013( we i!en)e! B Ii%h 0cci!ent 8oca)ons. Those loca)ons are the intersec)ons of Blu on Par4way/ *immons ille 1oa!( 2DA*immons ille 1oa!( Blu on Par4way/Buc4 Islan! 1oa!( 2DA/Buc4 Islan! 1oa!( Blu on Par4way/1D0 an! Buc4walter Par4way/2DA.

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&irected #atrols
The Blu on Police Department has increase! the num$er of !irecte! patrols as part of the Community Policin% 23ort. Directe! patrols are focuse! e3orts to a!!ress issues in an area that can $e tra+c( criminal or 7uality of life relate!. These issues are usually concentrate! in a specic %eo%raphical area that can $e i!en)e! usin% I20T maps. Depen!in% upon the type of issue an! the loca)on( !i3erent metho!s of !irecte! patrol may $e implemente!.

)i=e #atrol
Bicycles allow o+cers to patrol an area that allows them to co er a lar%er area such as a nei%h$orhoo! or $usiness !istrict 7uic4ly yet o3ers %reater interac)on with the ci).ens. #+cers can easily stop to spea4 to a ci).en an! to %o places that are not accessi$le to ehi, cles. Bicycles also allow o+cers to approach suspects or criminal ac) ity 7uietly an! ma4e arrests if nee!e!. Blu on Police #+cers who con!uct $i4e patrols are 82B0 cer)e!

'oot #atrol
The ol!est metho! of patrollin%( foot patrol is s)ll an e3ec) e way to patrol a nei%h$orhoo! or $usiness area. It o3ers the %reatest opportunity to interact with the pu$lic. It allows o+cers to ha e a lon%er presence in areas that may $e ha in% pro$lems.

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Marine #atrol
The Blu on Police Department up!ate! the &arine Patrol $oat. The $oat is a 21 foot Carolina *4i3 that allows us to patrol shallow areas an! will han!le choppy seas. 2arlier this year( we "oine! a Noint Tas4 =orce with the Beaufort County *heri3:s #+ce an! the Department of ;atural 1esources to !eal with 2n iron, mental Crime. The 2n ironmental Tas4 =orce in es)%ates crimes an! pro$lems that may threaten our waterways( inclu!in% the &ay 1i er. These crimes inclu!e li-erin%( ille%al !umpin% $oth on the water an! on lan! an! $oaters who may threaten the safety of other $oaters. It also allows us to patrol a %reater ar, ea an! to assist the Beaufort County *heri3:s #+ce an! <*CG. The <*CG 0uKiliary =lo)lla 10,11 has $een pro i!in% trainin% to the Blu on &arine Patrol.

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T4" Mo3ility &e%ices
The Blu on Police Department has two T,3 &o$ility De ices. These are oQen confuse! as $ein% *e%ways. The T,3:s allow s o+cers to patrol in a similar fashion as the $icycles $ut are more prac)cal when in crow!e! areas. They allow o+cers to see o er the crow! an! to stop an! %o while maintainin% an ele ate! posi)on. They are most oQen use! !urin% fes) als an! para!es an! are use! $y o+cers that are not $icycle cer)e!.

Reser%e #rogram
The Blu on Police Department will $e usin% 1eser e #+cers to au%ment <niform Patrol. 1eser es are non,pai! o+cers who wor4 20 hours a month an! will ri!e with a sworn o+cer. The Blu on Police Department will ouTit an! e7uip the 1eser e #+cers an! they will $e traine! "ointly $y the Blu on police Department( Beaufort County *heri3s #+ce an! the Beaufort City Police Department. The Blu on Police Department has selecte! two 1eser e #+cers that will $e%in trainin% in the $e%innin% of 201E.

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@TC Joe )a3=iewic; 1raduated from ')I 8a2onal Academy
8ieutenant Noseph Ba$4iewic. %ra!uate! from the =BI ;a)onal 0ca!emy on *eptem$er 20( 2013. 8t. Ba$4iewic. is the secon! o+cer to represent the Blu on Police Department at this 10,wee4 interna)onal trainin% pro%ram for law enforcement o+cers. The course( o3ere! four )mes a year( is o3ere! to senior law enforcement o+cers $y in ita)on only( aQer a nomina)on process.

Chief Reynolds Sworn is as "rd Vice #resident of the ')I8AA

In Nuly( Blu on Police Chief Noey 1eynol!s was sworn is as the 3r! 9ice Presi!ent of the =.B.I. ;a)onal 0ca!emy 0ssociates( Inc >=BI;00C. The =BI;00 is a non,prot or%ani.a)on of nearly 1A(000 mem$ers( all of whom are %ra!uates of the =BI ;a)onal 0ca!emy. The or%ani, .a)on is !e!icate! to the hi%hest !e%ree of law enforcement informa)on. eKper)se( trainin%( e!uca)on an!

?iring Ca$tain Jose$h Manning

Captain Noseph &annin% was hire! $y the Blu on Police Department on *eptem$er H( 2013 as the !epartments #pera)ons Comman!er. Captain &annin% came to $e with us from the Pinellas County *heri3:s #+ce where he re)re! as a 8ieutenant aQer 2D years.
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'ace (our 'ears
=e$ruary 23( 2013( &em$ers of the Blu on Police Department forme! team =i e <h,#ooooohZ an! compete! in the =irst 0nnual =ace Uour =ears &u! 1un hoste! $y Palme-o Blu3. This eK, treme en!urance challen%e ha! three courses !esi%ne! to push phys, ical an! mental threshol!s. Team =i e <h,ooooohZ complete! the Coura%e course which was 3 miles an! ha! 1F o$stacles.

-th Annual @owcountry Roc=in the #in= )reast Cancer Dal=

#n #cto$er B( 2013( mem$ers of the Blu on Police Depart, ment teame! to%ether an! wal4e! for the Eth 0nnual 8owcountry 1oc4in the Pin4 Breast Cancer 'al4 pre, sente! $y the Blu on =ire%hters 0uKiliary. Iampton Com, prehensi e Iealth *er ices for Breast Cancer Treatment an! 1esearch. 0ll procee!s for this e ent were !onate! to the Beaufort &emorial Iospital an! Beaufort Nasper Iampton Comprehensi e Iealth *er ices for Breast Cancer Treatment an! 1esearch.

26th Annual May Ri%er Clean *$

&em$ers of the Blu on Police Department %ot to%ether an! par)cipate! in this years 2Bth 0nnual &ay 1i er Clean,up. 0lon% with ci).ens of the community an! other !epartments with the Town( they collecte! tons of trash to help clean,up our ri er.
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)luEon #olice &e$artment Ini2ates Mentorshi$ #rogram

#+cer 8auren Brown !e$ate! ways to ma4e a !i3erence in the li es of elementary school stu!ents. 0Qer "u%%lin% aroun! a few i!eas( she thou%ht the $est t woul! $e to !esi%n a mentorin% pro%ram which woul! %i e one,on,one a-en)on to stu!ents. *ince the incep)on of the pro%ram( we ha e matche! 23 o+cers with 23 stu!ents in out local 2lementary *chools. 2ach o+cer spen! 7uality )me with their stu!ent each month such as ea)n% lunch with them( helpin% with home wor4 or a-en!in% a school e ent.

Cha$lain #rogram
The Blu on Police Department implemente! a Chaplain Pro%ram to help ta4e care of the o+cers( their families as well as $ein% on call to comfort ic)ms( families an! frien! of crime scenes. *ince the implementa)on( we ha e e Chaplains who unselshly olunteer their )me to help mem$ers of the police !epartment an! our ci).ens in a )me of nee!

CCACRCE #rogram
The Ci).ens 0ssistance 1esponse 23orts pro%ram was implemente! for !isa$le!( home$oun!( or el!erly resi!ents to recei e calls from the !epartment to chec4 on their health an! welfare. 9olunteers with the !epartment( call consumers who ha e chosen to $e a part of the pro%ram se eral )mes a wee4 "ust to see how they are feelin% an! if they are !oin% o4. 0 simple phone call can mean the worl! to someone 4nowin% they are connecte! to community support.
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Volunteers
The Blu on Police Department has $een $lesse! with !e!icate! in!i i!uals who ha e !onate! their personal )me ? for free ? to assist us in arious ways. #n many !ays of the wor4 wee4 you will n! their smilin% faces an! polite oices in the front o+ce of the !epartment. 'e cannot than4 them enou%h for their ser ice. Picture! on the leQ is 9olunteer Nim 2llis an! 9olunteer 0l Thomas. 9olunteer 2llis has $een with us since 200B an! 9olunteer Thomas has $een with us since 1HHH. 'e woul! also li4e to welcome 9olunteer ;oel 8anier >picture! on the ri%htC as the newest a!!i)on to the olunteer pro%ram

Delcome A3oard
This year we hire! one Captain( four #+cers an! a 9ic)ms 0! ocate. 2ach of these #+cers come to the police !epartment with arious law enforcement eKperience. Captain &annin%( #+cer 2pstein( #+cer Geor%e( #+cer Ii%%ins >not picture!C( #+cer Branson an! *ara 8anier > not picture!C are an asset to the Department.

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This year, the Bluffton Police Department is sad to say that we lost two of our long time volunteers and one Crossing Guard. Mr. Peter Louis Cannizzaro passed away on July 2, 2013 and Mr. Leon Raymond Patry passed away on December 21, 2013 and Mr. Dennis Becker passed away on June 23, 2013. Their dedication and commitment to the Bluffton Police Department will always be remembered.

Peter Louis Cannizzaro July 2, 2013

Leon Raymond Patry December 21, 2013

Dennis James Becker June 23, 2013

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