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Volume 3, Issue 7

July 2005

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NEW OFFICER GRADUATES FROM POLICE ACADEMY

 

On June 30th Mayor Anne Jones conducted a swearing-in ceremony for Pottstown Police Department's newest member, 26 year old Officer Jason Wesley Sedgwick, who recently graduated from Montgomery County Municipal Police Officers Training Academy.  Surrounded by his family, friends, and fellow officers, Officer Sedgwick stated that, "This is the proudest day of my life."  Jason is a 1996 graduate of Parkland High School and he is a graduate of the Allentown Business School.  Officer Sedgwick will be involved in Field Training for the next sixteen weeks, being directly supervised by a Field Training Officer - A senior officer who specializes in training new officers.  We welcome Officer Jason Sedgwick to our ranks!

 

PPD Officer Jason Sedgwick being sworn-in by

Pottstown Mayor Anne Jones

 

PPD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN ANTI-BIAS TRAINING

 

On June 8th all members of the Pottstown Police Department, both sworn and civilian, participated in one of two four-hour Anti-Bias Training sessions at Borough Hall.  The sessions, titled A Workplace of Difference™ For The Law Enforcement Community, was presented by instructors from the Anti-Defamation League® (ADL) - World of Difference Institute.

 

The training sessions encouraged members to turn knowledge into useable skills for serving our diverse community.  This was accomplished by: Exploring the idea of culture and how we perceive the cultures of others; Examining the stereotypes and cultural assumptions held by our community; Examining the ways that members perceive others, others perceive them, and how this impacts our effectiveness, and; Examining how diversity skills directly affect officer safety work, including the members relationship to our diverse community. (ADL - 2005)

 

Additionally, members learned about the mission of the ADL and their Law Enforcement Initiative, which is designed to: Strengthen the ability of police to combat hate groups, extremism, and hate crimes; Protect citizens from hate crimes, assist victims and bring perpetrators to justice; Enhance the ability of law enforcement personnel to work with a diverse and pluralistic society, and; Strengthen ADL and law enforcement partnerships.  As part of the initiative, members were invited to utilize the ADL's Law Enforcement Agency Resource Network (LEARN) - a "one stop shopping" web page for current and archival material on extremism and hate motivated behavior. (ADL - 2005)

 

PPD HOSTS SEMINAR

 

On June 22nd most of our officers, officers from seven (7) other departments, and several Goodwill Fire Co. tactical medics, participated in a Liability/Risk Management seminar at the Ringing Hill Fire Co.  The purpose of the seminar was to provide officers with the most up-to-date case law and operational designed to protect themselves, the Department, and our community from liability issues.

 

The presenter was David MacMain, Esq., a litigation partner at Montgomery, McKracken, Walker, and Rhoads, LLP.  Mr. MacMain, a former Pennsylvania State Trooper, is nationally recognized as an expert in municipal law and civil rights.  He has represented many municipalities and public bodies and their officials in a wide variety of civil rights claims including police misconduct, zoning/land use, and licensing, First Amendment, prison-based and work-place claims. He also serves as counsel to law enforcement agencies on police-related issues including the review and preparation of policies such as high-speed pursuit and use of force.

 

CALLS FOR SERVICE -   2005

 

During May 2005, the Pottstown Police Department answered 1,972 calls for service.  Of these calls, 1,946 occurred in the Borough. (Note: The remaining 26 calls were requests for assistance by other Police Departments or other Law Enforcement Agencies.)

 

During the month we averaged 63.61 calls per day or, 21.20 calls per shift.  For the year we have answered 8,344 calls.  The daily average for the year is 55.26 calls per day or 18.42 calls per shift.

 

During May 2004 we answered 1,953 calls. We answered 19 more calls this month than last May.  This is an increase of .97% from last year.  For the year (2005) we answered 291 more calls than this time in 2004.  This represents an overall increase of 3.61%.

 

 

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR AN ELEVEN-YEAR (1994 - 2004) POTTSTOWN CRIME STATISTICS COMPARISON

 

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR A SIX-YEAR (1999 - 2004) POTTSTOWN P. D. CALLS FOR SERVICE COMPARISON

 

  SAFETY TIP   

    "Heat stroke! It may only be ten minutes ....... and the dog or cat will be near death.  And sometimes even if heroic treatment measures are taken the animal will die from .........."

To learn more about the prevention and treatment of heat stroke in pets:

 

2005 EVENTS (Special Events in Green)

(Detailed List Below)

 

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