There are six City of Spokane Neighborhood Councils that fall in Northeast Spokane (east of Division and north of the Spokane River): Bemiss, Hillyard, Logan, Minnehaha, Nevada- Lidgerwood, and Whitman. For a map of these locations, or to see other Neighborhood Councils in Spokane, please visit http://www.spokaneneighborhoods.org/map.aspx.

These six Neighborhoods will be targeted for the Spokane Police Department’s proactive efforts in 2010 to reduce the following crimes by 25%: Burglary, Vehicle Prowling, and Vehicle Theft. Though SPD resources will be deployed to focus on all emerging crime trends in all areas of Spokane, for the purposes of Accountability Information Management (AIM), specific proactive patrol efforts in the Northeast will be measured to determine if these patrols have an impact on reducing crime.  Below are the tables showing the 2010 goal for the average level of Burglary, Vehicle Prowling, and Vehicle Theft for these six neighborhoods.

As the tables indicate, only in the Hillyard, Minnehaha, and Whitman neighborhoods were total

crime levels reduced by 25%.  However, certain crime categories exceeded the target goal for

2010 and others did achieve the goal level across all six neighborhoods.  Please note, however,

these 2010 goals are for the average for the entire year.  The monthly numbers are only provided

as a guidepost.  This data will be used to assist Patrol teams and Investigations focus resources in

these areas to drive down crime.

Along with focusing on proactive patrol efforts to reduce crime, SPD is also focusing on certain

prolific offenders. The vast majority of crime can be attributed to a few select offenders in a

community. These offenders are often a revolving cast; while some are incarcerated for a period

of several months to several years, others remain active in criminal behavior, often arrested for

crimes only to be released pending prosecution. Based on limited resources in the criminal

justice system, including law enforcement officers, jail space, and property crimes prosecutors,

by focusing available resources on these offenders, we can make Spokane a safer place as well as

achieve efficiency.

As such, the Crime Analysis unit at SPD has identified the top 15 active offenders in Spokane as

of February 2010. These offenders will be the focus of both patrol and investigators at SPD and

every effort will be made to ensure all referrals for prosecution believed to have been committed

by these individuals receive top priority. The list will remain static for 2010 so that we can

measure the influence of these offenders on crime trends.

Each month, an update of the offender’s status (legal, incarcerated, etc) will be provided as well

as a brief summary of the activity for that month by the offender, including any arrests. In order

to maintain anonymity, as these offenders are presumed innocent until conviction, a code name

has been given to each offender and their given name will be redacted. The code name will be

used in the Weekly AIM reports as well, so that these offenders’ activity can be linked

anecdotally.

In future AIM reports, statistical analysis will be conducted to show the correlation between

certain crime trends and these prolific offenders.

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We are pleased to share the grand opening video with you.  Please note the video may take a few minutes to start depending on your connection speed.  Click here to view the video.

Spokane C.O.P.S. held a grand opening ceremony for the newly formed Greater Spokane C.O.P.S., 2^nd floor of the 1889 Building, 120 North Stevens Street, on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  The public joined Spokane C.O.P.S., Department of Corrections, SPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, Mayor Mary Verner, Council Chairman Joe Shogan, and a host of donors and benefactors of Greater Spokane C.O.P.S. in the opening of our newest C.O.P.S. Substation.

The grand opening celebration event began at 4:00 p.m. with a celebration on the sidewalks of the Greater Spokane C.O.P.S. building with displays of a police cruiser, fire truck, antique police car, and the new S.W.A.T. BearCat.  The ribbon cutting ceremony was at 5:15 p.m. with dignitaries from the city of Spokane, Spokane Police Department, Department of Corrections and Spokane C.O.P.S.

"Following two years of planning, the opening of this C.O.P.S. Substation is truly a dream come true.  This Substation will serve the residents and businesses in the Downtown area and the Southwest neighborhoods of Spokane," stated Christy Hamilton, Spokane C.O.P.S. Director. "We are ecstatic about the opportunity to open this newest C.O.P.S. Substation with a grand opening celebration that our citizens and visitors alike can utilize!  We can’t say thank you enough to the myriad of people that have made this Substation a reality.  Finally, we’re ready to swing the doors open to showcase this beautiful facility to our community!"

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Every hour of every day, hundreds of people need essential human services - they are looking for training, employment, food pantries, help for an aging parent, addiction prevention programs for their teenage children, affordable housing options, support groups and ways of becoming part of their community. 2-1-1 allows people to give help and to get help.

2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. In 2007, 2-1-1 services in the United States answered nearly 10 million calls. The implementation of 2-1-1 is spearheaded by United Ways and information and referral agencies in states and local communities. United Way of America (UWA) and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) strongly support federal funding so that every American has access to this essential service.

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