z Volume 3, Issue 16

March, 2015 Cactus Park Precinct Commander Kevin L. Robinson

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Inside this issue:

Partnerships Cont. & A moment w. your

mouse & Coffee with a Cop 2

Sky Harbor “Sky Train” now serving &

Twitter Best Practices 3

Black Canyon Violent Impact project 4

Community activities and Flyers 5

Community gathering info 6

Community Partnership Events 7

On February 10th a burglary case

was assigned to Detective Ross.

The following day Officer Wade

Niver contacted the victim for

additional information. He was

very appreciative of the phone

call because he was currently

tracking his stolen IPhone and a

priority 2 call was waiting for an

officer’s response.

He said his IPhone pinged at a

nearby address and he observed

4 males walk from the house to

the local grocery store. Officers

responded to the grocery store

and detained the 4 subjects. CAO

officers on scene recognized the

address as a known drug house.

Pictures attached to the victim’s

ICloud account started popping

up. The suspects photographed

themselves using the stolen IPh-

one, holding money and stolen

items from the burglary. The

victim showed officers the new

pictures from his account. Three

of the subjects detained were

identified from the pictures. They

were taken into custody and

transported to Cactus Park Pre-

cinct for questioning.

The stolen IPhone continued

pinging from the location. Offic-

ers from the 92X squad began

surveillance on the target house

until the warrant was written and

signed. While officers were

watching the house 2 white

males jumped the fence and

were detained. One of the sus-

pects had a stolen IPhone and

marijuana on his person; he was

arrested and also taken to Cac-

tus Park Precinct.

A vehicle occupied by the sus-

pect’s mother left the house and

was stopped. She told officers

no one was at the house and

they were welcome to search the

premises for any additional peo-

ple, officers secured the home.

Caring Officers: by Burglary Sgt. Tony Angelo

Partnerships: Communities and The City of Phoenix

City Manager Ed Zuercher has

appointed Acting Chief Joe Yah-

ner as the permanent police

chief. Yahner has been the acting

chief since December of 2014

and served as the acting chief

several years

ago.

Upon hearing the

city manager’s

decision, Phoe-

nix Mayor Greg

Stanton said,

“Chief Yahner is

an outstanding

law enforcement

professional who

has done a

tremendous job

as interim police

chief, I could not

be more pleased

that he has been

appointed to the

job permanent-

ly," he said.

“Chief Yahner

has a proven track record in the

Team Phoenix approach for

which the city is known – working

with residents, community organ-

izations and city departments –

Police Chief Joseph Yahner

Continued on page 2

to find solutions and solve prob-

lems together” said Councilman

Michael Nowakowski, Chair of the

Phoenix City Council Public Safety

and Veterans Subcommittee.

Zuercher applauds Yahner’s suc-

cess in leading the Phoenix Police

Department through the Super

Bowl, working closely with Phoe-

nix Fire and Emergency Manage-

ment as well as nearly every de-

partment in the city.

“This is one of the best police

departments in the nation, made

up of men and women who are

committed to keeping our city

safe. I take great pride in being a

part of the Phoenix Police Depart-

ment and am honored to lead

this hard-working team,” said

Yahner this morning upon official-

ly accepting the role as perma-

nent chief.

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A Moment With Your Mouse

Phoenix Park and Preserve Picnic Areas

Want to reserve a ramada/picnic area for a family or group gathering? The Parks and Recreation Department offers a limited number of reservable ramadas in traditional city parks as well as the more quiet setting of our desert preserves. Dozens of additional parks throughout the city also have ramadas that are available for day use on a first-come, first-served ba-sis. For a complete list of city parks with ramadas, check out our city

park webpage. You can reserve ramadas at administrative offices and depart-

ment community centers. . https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/picnic-areas

A monthly insert for your education and

familiarization with the incredible diversity and

bountiful resources available to you by the City.

Partnerships: continued from page 1

Command staff and

Councilwoman Thelda

Williams Joined resi-

dents and resource

officers from Cactus

Park Precinct at

March's Coffee with a

Cop.

Caring Officers: cont. Coffee with a Cop

Councilman Daniel Valenzue-

la’s statement on appoint-

ment of Joseph Yahner as

Phoenix Police Chief:

"I commend City Manager Ed

Zuercher for his decision to

appoint Joseph Yahner as the

city's police chief. Since De-

cember, Chief Yahner has

served as the Acting Chief of

Police and has done an ex-

ceptional job. Chief Yahner

has had a tremendous career

with the Phoenix Police De-

partment, and I am confident

he will be a strong leader for

our officers. He also has demonstrated that he understands

the importance of reaching out to the community and includ-

ing input from our residents as he leads the Police Depart-

ment. This appointment will further strengthen our Police De-

partment, our neighborhoods, and our community."

Councilwoman Thelda

Williams’ (District

One) statement on

appointment of Joseph

Yahner as Phoenix

Police Chief:

“Appointing Police

Chief Joe Yahner was

the right decision and I

commend City Manag-

er Ed Zuercher for

choosing a seasoned

law enforcement pro-

fessional with more

than 30 years of ser-

vice and leadership

skills. Chief Yahner is

the right choice to lead

Phoenix’s Police Department in a positive direction forward.”

At approximately 1820 hours the

search warrant was executed and

several items from the original bur-

glary were recovered. Some of the

noted items were coins, electronics,

computers and legal prescriptions

drugs. A box which contained the

victim’s Rolex time piece was recov-

ered but the watch was not at that

time. Later the watch was brought

in and turned over to Detective

Ross. This is an ongoing investiga-

tion and an excellent example of

teamwork between CAO’s, NET

Teams and the property crimes de-

tectives.

Chief Yahner and Patrick

Ziegert, Research Analyst for

Councilwoman Thelda Williams’

Office pose at the hub of the

gathering.

Community Programs Coordinator Officer Epperson

takes time out of his schedule of bussing tables, pouring

coffee, taking orders and cooking to pose with DADDY

O’S GRILL owner, Dave and his son, and waitress Amera.

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“We are proud to have completed this project not only early, but

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The Terminal 3 station has a terrazzo floor that is adorned with a

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Twitter Best Practices

Avoid using hashtags (#) in updates to avoid being indexed and associated with a topic by Twitter Search.

Tweet responsibly. Do not provide personal details regarding your whereabouts and activities in your post.

Do NOT upload links to personal photos or websites on Twitter.

Do NOT allow Twitter to use your location on mobile devices.

Change your Twitter username periodically to limit account exposure.

Only establish and maintain connections with people you know and trust. Review your connections often.

Assume that ANYONE can see any information about your activities, personal life, or professional life that you post and share.

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otherwise concealed. Never post Smartphone photos and don’t use your face as a profile photo, instead, use cartoons or avatars.

Use secure browser settings when possible and monitor your browsing history to ensure that you recognize all access points.

A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/parent-guide

Wired Kids www.wiredkids.org/

Microsoft Safety & Security www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/social-networking.aspx

OnGuard Online www.onguardonline.gov/topics/social-networking-sites.aspx

A Twitter Smart card http://www.amc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120504-125.pdf

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Black Canyon Violent Impact Project:

February 26th at the Helen Drake

Senior Center, the community,

Councilman Daniel Valenzuela,

Cactus Park Precinct Commander,

Kevin Robinson and Director Moe

Gallegos, gathered to kick off the

Black Canyon Violent Impact Pro-

ject.

With various Phoenix city depart-

ment representatives including

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

and Grand Canyon University’s

Faith Weese, all with the same goal

of addressing the “red smudge” as

Commander Robinson called it.

Commander outlined the project

and spoke to the 160 residents,

business owners and various stake

holders how working together with

all the different components of the

city, police and Councilman Valen-

zuela’s office, the community can

and will see a difference. Not only

in the neighborhoods directly in the

project area but a decrease in

crime in the surrounding commu-

nity’s as well. Commander Robin-

son included that “ he will not only

deal with them here- we will follow

them where they go when they

leave- referring to those contrib-

uting to the criminal aspect of the

project. The project includes gen-

eral blight including graffiti,

trash/litter, unkempt properties

and the transient issues as well as

the violent and property criminals.

Commander Robinson referred to

Attorney General Robert Kennedy’s

comment- a community has the

criminal element it puts up with.

Councilman Valenzuela expressed

his pride in his community leaders,

and residents for standing up to

and intolerant of these conditions

and promised his support in ad-

dressing the multi-faceted project.

He added that this was not on any

time line because he intended to

see it through and that it would

take time to make a long lasting

effect. Director Moe Gallegos add-

ed that it was only with the com-

bined efforts of the community and

the city’s resources will the pro-

posed solutions manifest them-

selves in a successful manor.

Citizens mentioned that there were

issues in and

around their

immediate

homes and

business and

asked how the Police Department

would handle their individual needs.

Commander encouraged each resi-

dent to communicate their concerns

with their Community Action Officers

and calling crime stop as well as

911. Once each of the “problem”

locations are identified the plan is to

address it with all of the various com-

ponents whether the issue is directly

criminal or allowed to escalated to

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-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United

States

Brought to light by; Sgt. Steve Wamsley,

Well put

1) The UNA online magazine, www.UNAphx.org,

United Neighbors Association

2) Cactus Park West Neighborhood Association’s

Newsletter: March

3) Sunburst Farms HOA Newsletter

Area Online Newsletters and Links:

Send in your links to your community newsletters and get them placed

on this list:

March’s CPCA monthly

meeting and the PNP

“Briefing” will combine on

the 18th at Goelet Beuf

Community Center

March 18th;

Time: 6:30 pm

Cactus Park Precinct Website: http://phoenix.gov/police/precincts/cactuspark

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Contact Phoenix Block watch Advisory Board

Phoenix Block

Watch Advisory

Board

In Partnership with the Phoenix Police department

Hosted By:

Cactus Park Precinct

Date: March 24th

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

Location: Helen Drake Senior

Center; 7600 N 27th Ave.

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March Partnership Events

Mar. 4th; Coffee with a Cop

DADDY O’s Grill

4163 W Thunderbird Rd

8:00 am

Mar. 14th: PNP Cert. class.

Mt. View Precinct.

2075 E Maryland Av

7:00 am – 12:00 pm

Mar. 18th: CPCA/PNP Brief-

ing.

Goelet Beuf Community Center

3435 W Pinnacle Peak Rd

6:30 – 8:00 pm

Mar. 24th; Block Watch Adv.

Bd Monthly meeting;

Helen Drake Senior Center;

7600 N 27th Ave. 6:30

Apr. 1st; Coffee with a Cop

Los Altos Ranch Market;

3415 West Glendale Ave

8:00 am

march

Cactus Park Precinct Phoenix

Neighborhood Patrol

PNP Briefing:

Combined with CPCA Monthly

meeting at

Goelet Beuf Community Center

6:30—8:00 pm

Phoenix (Cactus Park) Neighborhood Patrol

April

For questions, comments or

suggestions pertaining to this

newsletter contact: brandon.epperson@phoenix.gov

We are expecting a Great Year!

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