Cold temperatures and icy weather kept the Street Department busy during the week of February 15. Pictured below, Brady Smith and Larry Baines from Tyler Marshall's crew prepare a salt mixture to put on icy areas of the City's roads.

• Repaired two fire hydrants
• Repaired two water mains
• Checked and inspected all five water tank sites
• Replaced nine water meters
• Demolition of the Taco Bell for remodeling
• Ran eight sewer calls

Behind the scenes at the CPD, the above ladies keep things running and in order. Pictured left to right are Cheryl Vaughn, Sherica Tate, Kristi Greco, Donna Barlow and Sharon Shepherd.

PATROL

1. On February 15, CPD officers responded to Department of Family and Children Services (DFACS) to a report of a runaway juvenile. A DFACS case worker stated a juvenile male was released back into their custody after a short stay at the Youth Detention Center (YDC). He got angry with the case worker and he ran away from their office. She didn’t see a direction of travel and officers were unable to locate him at the time the report was made. A description of the juvenile was received and a BOLO was issued. He was also put on the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) as a missing person.
2. On February 16, CPD officers responded to Pruitt Health Care to a report of narcotics being missing. In speaking with the staff, officers learned Pruitt had a prior incident where Hydrocodone was missing and the administration believed they identified the person responsible for the theft. Detective Jeff Bruno has been following up with Pruitt and is waiting to speak with a female employee who has been suspended from Pruitt until the criminal investigation is complete.
3. On February 17, CPD officers responded to an accident at Petty Street and Peoples Street involving two vehicles. Vehicle 2 rear ended Vehicle 1 causing Vehicle 2 to run up an embankment and turn over on its side. Vehicle 1 over corrected and also flipped on its side. The occupants of both vehicles were extracted. The occupants of Vehicle 1 were transported to Atlanta Medical Center (AMC).
4. On February 18, CPD officers responded to an address on Turner Street for a cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, a female stated she and her boyfriend were asleep in her bed with her 4-month-old son. She said that when she woke up the baby was not breathing. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the infant as they transported him to the ER. The child passed away a short time after he arrived at the ER. The incident was turned over to CID for investigation.
5. On February 18, a male (the victim) reported to CPD that he was contacted by a subject via Snapchat who asked him to deposit a $1000 check into his account and that the victim would only have to wire the suspect $500.00. The victim deposited the check and sent the suspect $500. The next day, the victim was advised that the check was fraudulent. The Snapchat handle is Jessie_Mandy20.
6. On February 19, CPD officers responded to a FLOCK system hit on a stolen vehicle that was taken from Bailey’s Store. CPD units located the vehicle as it pulled into the Alcovy housing complex. Two juvenile females got out and ran but were apprehended. The vehicle and the juveniles were turned over to the Sheriff’s Office.
7. On February 19, CPD officers responded to an argument at Domino’s pizza. A staff member stated that a female brought her pizza back in and threw it at the employee. The female was issued a criminal trespass warning.
8. On February 19, a female was arrested for FVA (Family Violence Act) battery as a result of a domestic fight call on Harmony Place. She was taken to the NCSO detention center and warrants are being taken on the subject.

CID

CID Sgt. Allan Seebaran examined Person Crimes and Property Crimes CID detectives worked for February 15, 2021 to February 21, 2021 and compared them with the previous two years. He found the following results:

PERSON CRIMES

From February 15, 2019 to February 21, 2019, there were 12 reported person crimes; during the same date range in 2020, there were three reported person crimes; and from February 15, 2021 to February 21, 2021, there were 11 reported person crimes. For this date range, the statistics were as follows:

• There was a 75% decrease (from 12 to three) in reported person crimes from 2019 to 2020.
• There was a 266% increase (from three to 11) in reported person crimes from 2020 to 2021.
• There was a 8% decrease (from 12 to 11) in reported person crimes from 2019 to 2021.

PROPERTY CRIMES

From February 15, 2019 to February 21, 2019, there were 22 reported property crimes; during the same date range in 2020, there were 24 reported property crimes; and from February 15, 2021 to February 21, 2021, there were 23 reported property crimes. For this date range, the statistics were as follows:

• There was a 9% increase (from 22 to 24) in reported property crimes from 2019 to 2020.
• There was a 4% decrease (from 24 to 23) in reported property crimes from 2020 to 2021.
• There was a 4% increase (from 22 to 23) in reported property crimes from 2019 to 2021.

SUPPORT SERVICES

• The CPD hired two applicants to fill the available police officer positions. One applicant is post certified with 10 years of law enforcement experience and the other has five years military experience.
• The CPD interviewed three new applicants for available police officer positions.

OPERATIONS

A SHIFT

The Welcome Center received a few touch ups this week including new lighting fixtures and reinstallation of the Mystic Falls ("Vampire Diaries") sign.