PORTLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT

2020 ANNUAL REPORT

THE MISSION OF THE PORTLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TO

MAINTAIN A SAFE CITY BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP

WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PREVENT AND REDUCE CRIME,

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY,

HELP RESOLVE NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS,

AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL.

Leadership Integrity Service

A Message from the Chief

I am honored to offer this as the department’s 2020 AnnualReport. Last year, my first full one as police chief for the city,brought us all a number of unique and unprecedented challenges.We all continued to navigate a global pandemic, which greatlychanged our social norms; we witnessed local and national civilunrest; and we worked through significant budgetary constraints,resulting in furloughs, cost of living freezes, and the elimination ofpolice officer and communication positions.

With the COVID restrictions, we not surprisingly experiencedreduced traffic and citizen contacts, which resulted in acorresponding 14.8% reduction in overall calls for service. Unlike many other cities, however,we also managed nearly across the board reductions in our most serious (Part 1) crime types. Infact, the city did not have a single homicide in 2020, the first time since 2000. This speaksvolumes to not only the unprecedented events of the past year, but to the ongoing efforts of ourdedicated employees who continued to work tirelessly for the community throughout the pastyear; there were no Zoom or stay at home options.

We continue to work with our community, and have been revising policies in line with nationallyrecognized best practices. This has included revision of our Use of Force SOP, which is nowtitled Response to Resistance, as well as Pursuits and Internal Affairs. We also created newpolicies addressing bias-based policing and crowd management and control. During theserevisions, we ensured that those policies met or exceeded the recommendations outlined in the“8Can’tWait” campaign. Those include such things as prohibition on chokeholds, a duty forofficers to intervene in any excessive use of force, the training and use of de-escalationtechniques, and comprehensive reporting of any use of force greater than unresistedhandcuffing, to name a few.

I truly appreciate the diversity of this community and I look forward to a post-COVID world wherewe can, once again, bring people together to sit across the table, have conversations and buildrelationships, as well as mutual trust and respect. Speaking of diversity, one of our goals is tofurther diversify our ranks in order to be more demographically reflective of the community thatwe serve. We are hiring and seeking the best possible candidates for the positions of policeofficer and telecommunicator. If you would like the opportunity to protect and serve a greatcommunity in a welcoming and fraternal organization, please give us a call.

I remain proud of this department and the work that the officers, telecommunicators and civilianstaff consistently do for our community every day. My thanks to each of you for your dedication,compassion and support. On behalf of the department, we look forward to continuing to work inpartnership with this community to help keep Portland a safe and welcoming city.

Respectfully, Chief Frank Clark

Portland at a Glance

Portland Police Department

Chief: Frank Clark

Headquarters: 109 Middle Street

Sworn Officers: 158

Civilian Employees: 65

Gross Budget: $17,195,829

Net Budget: $13,980,155

2020 Statistics City of Portland

Calls for Service: 68,435 Incorporated: 1876

Arrests: 2221 Population: 66,215

Motor Vehicle Stops: 4849 Land Area: 21.23 sq. miles

Citations: 1286 Municipal Budget: $256,986,420

Inside the Department

With an authorized strength of 158 Officers, the Portland Police Department is the largest full-service

municipal law enforcement agency in the State of Maine. The Department’s Uniformed Services Group

provides 24/7 patrol and law enforcement response, and includes our Community Policing Unit (CPU).

Their efforts are bolstered by the specialized work of our Criminal Investigations Division (CID), which

prioritizes and investigates criminal incidents and provides critical forensics services, to include hosting

the regional crime laboratory. CID also includes our Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), as well as assignments

to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and an FBI Safe Streets Task Force.

The Department also fields a number of specialty teams and capabilities, to include a Hazardous Devices

Unit, Underwater Search & Recovery Team, Crisis Negotiators, Special Reaction Team and Canine Units.

It is one of only a small number of Maine law enforcement agencies qualified to investigate homicides.

Other unique capabilities include a nationally recognized Mental Health Co-Responder Program, as well

as crash reconstructionists, arson investigators and victim services capabilities.

The Department also provides patrol services on Peaks Island and at the Portland International Jetport.

The department is staffed by a number of support personnel, including human resources professionals,

financial and legal services, property and evidence technicians and administrative support.

A training unit ensures that all personnel, sworn and civilian, receive state mandated training as well as

advanced training so as to provide the highest level of constitutional policing for our community.

We are also home to the Portland Regional Communications Center (PRCC), which provides police, fire

and emergency medical call taking and dispatch services to the cities of Portland and South Portland and

the Town of Cape Elizabeth.

Organizational Structure

Portland Regional Communications Center

The Portland Regional Communications Center (PRCC) is housed within the Portland Police

headquarters and provides emergency communications, call taking and dispatch services for the

police, fire and emergency medical services departments in Portland, South Portland and Cape

Elizabeth.

The Center has an authorized strength of 37 emergency telecommunicators, who literally

"answer the call," whether that is 911 or other more routine public inquiries.

They also help manage the emergency response resources in all three communities, ensuring

calls are prioritized and dispatched to the appropriate responders, helping to keep both the

communities and first responders safe.

This may involve providing lifesaving medical instructions to callers or maintaining situational

awareness during simultaneous or multi-jurisdictional emergencies.

PRCC employees are provided with critical training and certifications, and are a critical

component of our emergency response capacity in the City of Portland.

Recruitment and Hiring

As have all Maine law enforcement agencies, the Portland Police Department had to suspend portions of

its hiring during the COVID pandemic and had a ten month delay to the start of the police academy

training. Because our agency does not utilize reservists or part- time officers, it meant that the increase

of retirements and resignations coupled with the limitations placed on hiring, impacted our staffing

levels in a significant way. The hiring process for the planned May 2020 police academy that ultimately

started in March of 2021, was initiated in September of 2019. The department had 387 individuals apply

to be a police officer during this protracted period of time. This number included lateral candidates from

other agencies. Some applicants dropped out by attrition, but we ultimately facilitated the written entry

test, which is designed to measure both cognitive ability and integrity, for 155 candidates. We also

provided the state mandated physical fitness test to 186 candidates, with 54% successfully passing. All

candidates who passed both the written entrance exam and the physical fitness test were invited to take

part in a civil service interview panel.

After the interview, candidates who are successful at each phase of the process continue on to the next.

The remaining process included a thorough background investigation, a polygraph examination, a job

suitability assessment, and a medical exam. In the end, five candidates, 1% of the original pool, were

ultimately hired and sent to the March 2021 Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

This success rate is lower than the department’s average. The department did see some increase in

female and minority applicants, but we continue to strive toward further diversification of our workforce

to better reflect our increasingly diverse community. Currently, 5% of the department’s sworn strength

consists of non-white personnel.

In terms of recruitment, the department’s Social Media and Recruitment Team (S.M.A.R.T.), was limited

by COVID restrictions. The group of officers and telecommunicators who are committed to recruiting the

best possible future employees into the Portland Police Department pivoted to virtual opportunities and

social media for much of what we would ordinarily do in person. Team members attended virtual career

fairs, interviews and one on one meetings with recruiting officers. In the end, the hiring of lateral officers

outnumbered the entry officers hired. The team looks forward to doing more in person events in 2021.

If you would like more information on becoming a Portland Police Officer or Emergency

Telecommunicator, please call 207.884.8568 or visit our recruitment site https://portland-police.com/

New Hires

Lateral Officer Richard Davis. Rich attended Westfield State

University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice

and began his law enforcement career in 2013 as a police officer with

the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC. He was

promoted in May 2018 to the rank of Sergeant. His assignment had

been the Second District which included the White House, all the

major national monuments, a number of colleges and universities, as

well as Georgetown and much of Washington's downtown area. Rich

had worked as a field training officer and when he left to come to

Portland Police Department, he was the sergeant overseeing his

district's field training program. We are pleased to have his expertise

here in Portland.

Hired in 2020, but delayed for the start of the police academy were:

Officer Donald Gray

Officer William Burke

Officer Jacob Webster

Officer Kevin Wilson

Officer John McLean

OFFICER OF THE YEAR CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR

Nicholas Gowen Kelly Crotty

COMMENDATIONS FOR MERIT

For Providing Life-Saving Measures to a Suicidal Man Barricaded in a Burning Structure

Lieutenant Jason King Sergeant Benjamin NoyesSergeant Timothy Farris Sergeant Robert MillerOfc. Vince Rozzi Ofc. Morgan MacLeanOfc. Kyle McIlwaine Ofc. Deni SnajderOfc. Will Buckley Ofc. Jesse DanaOfc. Blake Cunningham Ofc. Kyle KnutsonOfc. Chris Kelley Ofc. Alex Joyce

Telecommunicators:Jennifer Lee, Tori Grey, Natalia Ramirez and Patrick Hastings

For Providing Emergency Medical Treatment to Injured Motorcyclist

Officer Brian RollinsOfficer Willaim Buckley

For Their Response to a Behavioral Health Incident

Lieutenant Glen McGary Sergeant Chris MitchellOfc. Jeremy Turner Ofc. Mary LukasiewiczOfc. Dave Moore Ofc. Curran Huff

COMMENDATORY LETTER

For His Investigation into a Substantial Theft from the City of Portland

Detective Daniel Townsend

For His Assistance with a Case Involving Maine DHHS

Officer Matthew Pavlis

For His Life Saving Measures on a Male Found Unresponsive

Officer Jacob Gibbs

For Their Response and Handling of a Suicide on the Casco Bay Bridge

Lieutenant Jason King Ofc. Alex JoyceOfc. Garrick Rogers Jo Freedman

For Their Kindness Shown to a Terminally Ill Man

Ofc. Samuel Coyne Ofc. Curran HuffTelecommunicator Jennifer Lee

Telecommunicator Allyson Hildreth

For His Assistance and Training for the PPD K-9 Program

Officer Aaron Curlee

For His Investigation and Recovery of a Missing Man

Detective Daniel Townsend

COMMENDATION OF HEROISM

For his Bravery in his Response to a Structure Fire

Officer Les Smith

DISTINGUISHED UNIT COMMENDATIONS

For their Response to a Kidnapping and Robbery

Lieutenant William Preis Sergeant John NuesleinSergeant Michael Rand Det. Jess BrownDet. Kelly Gorham Det. Paul MurphyDet. Andrew Hagerty Ofc. Mark KellerOfc. Roland LaChance Ofc. James OliverOfc. Matt Eide Ofc. Joe BlissOfc. Stacey Brooker Ofc. Aaron CurleeOfc. Aaron Curlee Ofc. Dave ArgitisOfc. Matt Rider Ofc. Jesse DanaET Jon Reeder

Telecommunicators:Philip Viola Brad WilliamsAllyson Hildreth Shannon Dougherty

Patick Hastings

For their Work on a Drug Seizure Case at the Embassy Suites Hotel

Lieutenant Jacob Titcomb Lieutenant Kevin CashmanSergeant Kevin Murphy Ofc. Jason NadeauOfc. Ben Savage Ofc. Ian GeibOfc. Deni Snajder

Telecommunicators:Nicole Tremblay Isabella Saucier

For Their Response to an Armed Robbery & Arrest at a 7-Eleven Store

Sergeant Rob Miller Sergeant Jeff CallowayDetective Kelly Gorham Ofc. Sean HurleyOfc. Josh McDonald Ofc. Blake CunninghamOfc. Patrick Duddy Ofc. Sam CoyneOfc. Sara Clukey Ofc. Kevin NielsenOfc. Adam Pelletier Ofc. Matt Burnell

Ofc. Terry FitzgeraldET Jon Reeder ET Jamie Beals

For Their Handling of a Burglary to a Motor Vehicle & Stolen FirearmLieutenant Nicholas Goodman Sergeant Jeff CallowayDetective Andjelko Napijalo Detective Dan TownsendOfc. James Keddy Ofc. Aaron CurleeOfc. Dan Knight Ofc. Sara Clukey

Ofc. Thien Duong

For Their Response to a Drive By Shooting of PPD Headquarters

Lieutenant Jake Titcomb Lieutenant Dan HondoLieutenant Bob Martin Sergeant Mike RandSergeant Ben Noyes Sergeant Joe JaynesSergeant Kevin Murphy Ofc. Patrick DuddyOfc. Garrick Rogers Ofc. Craig KnightOfc. Jason Nadeau Ofc. Ben SavageOfc. Zack Theriault Ofc. Ian GeibOfc. Chris Proto Ofc. Ryan CannellOfc. Zach Grass Ofc. Will BuckleyOfc. Ian Leitch Ofc. Kyle McIlwaineOfc. Kyle Forbes Ofc. Jeremy TurnerOfc. James Oliver Ofc. David MooreOfc. Det. Dan TownsendMary LukasiewiczDet. Jessica Brown Det. Nick GowenDet. Andy Hagerty ET Chris StearnsET Victor Cote

Telecommunicators:Allyson HildrethBlerina Zeqiri

For Their Response to a Behavioral Health & Suicide Call

Lieutenant Jason King Sergeant Kevin MurphyOfc. Josh McDonald Ofc. Zach Grass

Ofc. Jason Nadeau

For Their Handling of a Medical Emergency Situation

Ofc. David Schertz Ofc. Joe BlissTelecommunicators:

Natalia Ramirez Isabella Saucier

For Their Investigation of a Human Trafficking Case

Sergeant Jeff Calloway Ofc. Sara ClukeyOfc. Jakob Demchak Ofc. Jason Leadbetter

For a Drug Investigation & Firearm Seizure

Lieutenant Kevin Cashman Sgt. Jeff CallowayS/A Matthew Morrison Ofc. Jason LeadbetterOfc. Jakob Demchak Ofc. Sara ClukeyOfc. Joshua McDonald Ofc. Erik RichardOfc. Dave Moore Ofc. Kyle VaughtOfc. Craig Knight Ofc. Chris Kelly

For their Handling of a Drug Seizure and Warrant Arrest

Sgt. Jeff Calloway Ofc. Sara ClukeyOfc. Matthew Rider Ofc. Joshua McDonaldOfc. David Argitis Ofc. Eric JohnsonOfc. Jason Leadbetter

For their Response to a Suicide Threat on I-295

Ofc. Zach Grass Ofc. Ian Geib

For their Response to a Shooting on Boyd Street

Lieutenant Dan Hondo Lieutenant Jake TitcombSergeant Chris Mitchell Sergeant Joe JaynesSergeant Kevin Murphy Ofc. Ian Leitch

Ofc. Curran Huff Ofc. Justin MacalusoOfc. Cody Forbes Ofc. Kyle ForbesOfc. Jacob Gibbs Ofc. Terry FitzgeraldOfc. Kyle McIlwaine Ofc. Zach TheriaultOfc. Alex Joyce Ofc. Jason NadeauOfc. Ian Geib Ofc. Garrick RogersOfc. Zach Grass

Telecommunicators:

Isabella Saucier Hiram Del RioNicole Tremblay Gennette Cardullo-Branco

For their Response to an Aggravated Reckless Conduct with a Vehicle Call

Lieutenant Dan Hondo Lieutenant Jake TitcombSergeant Chris Mitchell Sergeant Ben NoyesOfc. Kyle Forbes Ofc. Jake GibbsOfc. Jeremy Turner Ofc. David MooreOfc. Mary Lukasiewicz Ofc. Zack TheriaultOfc. Brent Ross Ofc. Alex JoyceOfc. Jason Nadeau Det. Jeff Druan

Telecommunicators:Tori Grey Gen Cardullo-Branco

For their Work on a Firearm Seizure and Drug Arrest

Sergeant Jeff Calloway Detective Dan Townsend

Ofc. Sara Clukey Ofc. Eric Johnson

Ofc. Jakob Demchak Ofc. David Schertz

Ofc. Josh McDonald Ofc. Jason Leadbetter

For their Investigation and Arrest for Drug Activity on Cumberland Avenue

Sgt. Jeff Calloway Ofc. Sara ClukeyOfc. Eric Johnson Ofc. Matt PavlisOfc. Craig Knight

LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARDS

For His Investigation into a Substantial Theft from the City of Portland

Special Agent Matt Fasulo, US Secret Service

For His Assistance with a Vehicular Manslaughter Involving an OUI

Sergeant Christopher Storm, New Hampshire State Police

For Their Response to a Drive By Shooting of PPD Headquarters

Special Agent Adam Morin, FBISpecial Agent Chris Peavey, FBI

For His Assistance with a Medical Emergency Situation

Officer Nathan Mandeville, Westbrook Police Department

For Her Assistance with a Drug Seizure and Warrant Arrest

AAG Johanna Gauvreau, Attorney General’s Office

For his Assistance to Law Enforcement at the Portland Jetport

Luke Skunza, TSA

For her Assistance with an Arrest for Drug Activity on Cumberland Avenue

AAG Johanna Gauvreau, Attorney General’s Office

For His Involvement with an Investigation of a Missing Man

Sergeant Dave Chabot, Maine Warden’s Service

CITIZEN AWARDS

For Her Involvement into a Substantial Theft from the City of Portland

Kristen Orr, TD Bank Investigator

For Their Willingness to Speak Up About a Potential Assault

Otis Coshion Elizabeth Verril Carter Keller

For Her Assistance to Law Enforcement and Community Programs

Leslie Skilling, Founder of the Trauma Intervention Program

For Their Response to a Suicidal Man who Barricaded in a Burning Structure

Adam Behnke (Central Fire E5 FF/B) Bartley Foley (Central Fire E5 FF/B)Daniel Small (Central Fire E5 LT/B) Peter Cook (Munjoy Hill L1 FF/A )John Hardy III (Munjoy Hill L1 CAPT/B) Benjamin Waterhouse (Munjoy Hill L1 FF/B)Steven Bishop (Munjoy Hill MC1) Rocky Sanfilippo (Munjoy Hill MC1)

For His Assistance with the Investigation into a Drive By Shooting of PPD Headquarters

Ray Saba, Cumberland County Garage

For Providing Extraordinary Assistance to a Citizen with a Broken Down Motor Vehicle

Christopher Johnsen, Nappi’s Towing

For His Assistance to Law Enforcement

Ray Briere

Crime Reporting

The impact of the

pandemic is also

evidenced by the

ratio of criminal

summonses to

arrests in 2020.

A physical arrest

includes being taken

into custody,

transported to jail,

and, usually, released

on bail with a

mandate to appear in

court later. It also

involves the

imposition of

conditions intended to protect society and the integrity of the legal process. Violations of those

conditions could result in new criminal charges or being held without bail. A Criminal Summons, on the

other hand, mandates a court appearance with no other conditions and does not include being taken

into custody or taken to jail.

Typically criminal summons represent a fraction of the arrests made in Portland each year. The need to

protect community members, police officers, jail staff and inmates from the rampant spread of COVID

resulted in a much lower proportion of physical arrests this year.

TOP TEN CALLS FORSERVICE BY TYPE911 Hang Ups 9667

Motor Vehicle Stop 4840Pedestrian Check 3543

Special Attention Check 3441Suspicious Activity 2946

Alarm/Burglary 2875Check Well Being 2570Persons Bothering 2221

Assist Fire Department 2071

General Disturbance 2024

TOP TEN CRIMINALCHARGES

Violation of Condition of Release 733Unlawful Possession of Drugs 361

Criminal Trespass 254Assault 253

Warrant for Failure to Appear 251Operating After Suspension 164

Operating Under the Influence 155Public Drinking 115

Criminal Mischief 88Warrant (Other) 88

Annual Data & Crime Review

Calls for Service declined by nearly

15% in 2020. This decline is primarily

attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic

which severely limited the flow of

people, vehicles, and commerce in

Portland during much of the year.

Notable reductions in specific call

types included motor vehicle crashes,

which declined by nearly 40%, and

parking complaints, which declined

by 42%. Geographically, Beat 3 which includes the Old Port, saw a significant decrease in calls as office

workers shifted to remote work and bars and restaurants closed or curtailed hours and capacity.

Arrests: which include both taking

someone into custody or issuing a

criminal summons requiring the

person to appear in court, declined

nearly 17%. This reduction is directly

tied to the decrease in reported

crimes.

Part 1 Crimes: The Uniform Crime

Reporting System collected data

about certain offenses in order to

measure the level and scope of crime

across the country. These offenses,

known as Part 1 or Index Crimes

include Murder, Rape, Robbery,

Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny,

Motor Vehicle Theft and Arson.

While many large cities experienced unprecedented increases in violent crime in 2020, the City of

Portland saw reductions in all Part 1 offense types except arson which increased by one offense. A

breakdown of each Part 1 offense type is included below.

Of note, the UCR system will be fully replaced by the National Incident Based Reporting System in 2021.

Murder: There were zero murders in the

City of Portland in the year 2020. The

City typically averages two murders each

year and the last full year without a

reported murder was 2000.

Rape: The number of reported rapesdeclined slightly in 2020 from 36 to 32.The Sexual Assault Response Servicesof Southern Maine (SARSSM) offerscomprehensive assistant to to anyoneaffected by sexual assault, harassment,or abuse through prevention programs,support, education and advocacy.Community members are encouragedto take advantage of these services.

Aggravated Assaults declined by 22% in

2020. This category includes assaults and

threats of assault with a dangerous

weapon along with any assault which

results in severe or aggravated injury.

Robberies continue to trend

downward since reaching a peak in

2015. In fact, the 34 robberies

reported in 2020 represent a ten year

low in robbery offenses.

Arson was the only Part I Crime which

increased in 2020, although the 7

reported incidents bring the annual

total below the 10 year average of 10.

Two of the reported arsons involved

fires deliberately set in occupied

structures creating substantial risk to

the occupants.

Motor Vehicle Thefts continue a

downward trend after peaking in

2017. Of note, many motor vehicle

thefts in Portland involve keys left in

the vehicle, often in plain sight.

Additionally, we have seen a number

of thefts of rental vehicles in the past

few years. The rental agencies have

taken measures to prevent those

thefts which has contributed to the

decline.

Larcenies, which include shoplifting

and thefts from buildings, declined

significantly in 2020 most likely a result

of pandemic related closures.

Burglaries: The number of reported

burglaries dropped nearly 50% in

2020

Overdose: These include both fatal

and non-fatal incidents. The presence

of fentanyl in counterfeit pills, and

other opioids continues to pose a

dangerous threat. The decline in 2020

may reflect greater availability of

Medication Assisted Treatment, as

well as COVID-related impacts and

shifts in some of the population

experiencing a substance use

disorder. In 2020, the department

began using ODMAP to track and

share information with public health

officials in real time.

Demographics

The following charts provide some raw data relative to the department’s annual contacts across thedemographics of age, gender and race.

Violent Crime* Victims - by Age

Violent Crime* Victims - by Gender

Violent Crime Victims* - by Race

* Murder, Elevated Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Assault, Assault, Robbery, SexualOffenses

Arrests* - by Age

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

<18 77 86 74 70 32

<=29 1209 1007 886 806 582

30-39 885 842 822 812 753

40-49 619 550 493 527 464

50-59 424 333 395 411 314

60+ 94 96 82 97 76

Arrests* - by Gender

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Female 668 620 650 564 551

Male 2563 2208 2026 2087 1669

Unknown / Other 4 3 1 0 1

Total 3235 2831 2675 2651 2221

Arrests* - by Race

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

American Indian/AlaskanNative 3 8 5 2 6

Asian/Pacific Islander 41 38 23 31 23

Black 696 519 469 450 357

White 2474 2253 2168 2162 1831

Unknown 21 13 10 6 4

Total 3235 2831 2675 2651 2221

* Includes felony, misdemeanor and warrant arrests and criminal summons

Citations* - by Age

Citations - by Gender

Citations*- by Race

*Includes traffic violations, city ordinance violations, and civil (liquor andmarijuana) violationA review of such raw data does not provide for the presumption or inference of discriminatory practices, so the

department’s new bias-based policing SOP calls for an annual analysis of this data in order to proactively identify

bias-based policing, profiling or discriminatory practices. Given the anticipated 2021 partnership to that end with

USM’s Cutler Institute and Northeastern University, which will bring added perspective and academic analysis to

this area, we are offering this simple display of the raw data without any effort to further analyze or draw any sort

of conclusions.