Total CAD Calls Received: 1,636

Total Agency Calls Generated: 2,277

Total Law Calls Generated: 1,411 (61.96%)

• Covington Police Department: 442 (19.41%)
• Covington Marshal's Office: 1 (0.04%)
• Newton County Animal Control: 1 (0.04%)
• Newton County Sheriff's Office: 899 (39.48%)
• Oxford Police Department: 24 (1.05%)
• Porterdale Police Department: 44 (1.93%)

Fire Calls Generated: 185 (8.12%)

• Covington Fire Department: 46 (2.02%)
• Newton County Fire: 139 (6.10%)

NEWTON EMS CALLS: 248 (10.89%)

OPERATIONS

BREAKDOWN OF MAJOR INCIDENT TYPES

FIRE MARSHAL

• FMO Fuqua working on suppression
• FMO Canady completed all fire requirements for Arson 2 and has been accepted into the next class in October.
• Completed five plan reviews
• Completed two final inspections
• Completed five compliance inspections
• Completed five annual inspections
• Fire Marshal Doss took a blood pressure for a walk-in customer
• Attended officer’s meeting

ACCREDITATION

• Processed petty cash reconciliation
• Inventoried supply closet
• Compiled and submitted CFD weekly report
• Transposed Category 10 in 10th Edition FESSAM accreditation manual
• Began transposing Category 11
• Attended officer’s meeting
• Attended Kiwanis meeting
• Began sending community stakeholder invitations to community members regarding CFD strategic planning meeting
• Update RSVP list for external and internal stakeholder attendees
• Approved purchase orders and invoices in BSA
• Processed and mailed out firefighter pension fund check

TRAINING

• Continuation of Blue Card instruction with each shift - function 2
• Attended officer’s meeting
• Department policy review in Lexipol
• Began uniform ordering for operations personnel
• Completed GBI non-law enforcement onsite audit

PATROL

1. On September 14, CPD patrol officers responded to an argument call at Rainbow Homeless Shelter where a female was put out by the staff. Officers responded different times to Rainbow for the same issues involving the same female. She was subsequently removed from the property.
2. On September 14, CPD officers responded to Right Choice Motors in response to a stolen 2008 Jeep Wrangler. Employees let a female from Ringgold, GA test drive the vehicle and she never returned it. The Jeep was put onto GCIC as stolen.
3. On September 15, while on patrol, officers heard yelling coming from the triplex apartment at 3185 Conyers Street. All of the subjects were identified and three had outstanding warrants. However, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office would not accept them into the jail and they were released. One was transported by EMS to Piedmont Newton due to being under the influence of some type of narcotic.
4. On September 15, CPD officers responded to Piedmont Newton and an address on Sterling Lane in reference to elderly abuse involving the same person. The victim stated that he was receiving proper care at the residence and that his caregivers were not giving him his medications. The male required further medical attention and was transported to Piedmont Athens. Code Enforcement and the Covington Fire Marshal's responded in reference to the home being used for an assisted living home. Code Enforcement and the Covington Fire Marshal’s office issued several citations to the homeowner. CID was also notified and responded to the scene. This case is still under investigation.
5. On September 15, CPD Officer Dial made a traffic stop on Nixon Circle for a traffic violation. The male driver appeared to be under the influence of some type of narcotic. EMS was called and he was transported to Piedmont Newton. It was believed that he had eaten a bag of synthetic marijuana while being pulled over. The vehicle was searched and marijuana, synthetic marijuana, ecstasy, a pistol and scales were located. Warrants were taken on the male subject.
6. On September 15, a male subject was arrested, charged and transported to the NCSO jail. He was charged with loitering and prowling after he was found at 4129 Hunt Street looking in the window and going to the back door. This subject was also criminally trespassed from the older section of Clark’s Grove. He had been previously criminal trespassed from the new phase of Clark’s Grove.
7. On September 18, CPD officers responded to an assault on 7120 Washington Street. The male victim's face was cut (small laceration) by a female with a kitchen knife. The female was arrested and transported to the Newton County Detention Center

CID

CID Sgt. Allan Seebaran examined Person Crimes and Property Crimes CID detectives worked for September 14 to September 20, 2020 and compared them with the previous two years. He found the following results:

i. PERSON CRIMES: From September 14-20, 2018, there were ten reported person crimes; from September 14-20, 2019, there were five reported person crimes; and from September 14-20, 2020, there were five reported person crimes. There was a 50% decrease (from ten to five) in reported person crimes from September 14-20, 2018 to September 14-20, 2019. There was no change in reported person crimes from September 14-20, 2019 to September 14-20, 2020. There was a 50% decrease (from ten to five) in reported person crimes from September 14-20, 2018 to September 14-20, 2020.

ii. PROPERTY CRIMES: From September 14-20, 2018, there were 17 reported property crimes; from September 14-20, 2019, there were 11 reported property crimes; and from September 14-20, 2020, there were 31 reported property crimes. There was a 35% decrease (from 17 to 11) in reported property crimes from September 14-20, 2018 to September 14-20, 2019. There was a 182% increase (from 11 to 31) in reported property crimes from September 14-20, 2019 to September 14-20, 2020. There was an 82% increase (from 17 to 31) in reported property crimes from September 14-20, 2018 to September 14-20, 2020.

SUPPORT SERVICES

Three recruits will start the Police Academy in Athens on September 21, 2020.

KONA ICE & FLU SHOTS

Human Resources organized flu shots for employees as well as Kona Ice to ease the pain.