In an effort to improve our customer service, we now take credit cards at our front desk. Traditionally we accepted check or cash only, for fee for service charges. Using the “Square” and an I-pod we were able to get up and running.
As another customer service feature were are able to procure a drug take back box for our lobby. This was done through a grant so there were no out of pocket expenses for this project. The box is located in the lobby and allows citizens that need to dispose of old medications to walk in and drop them off. No paperwork, no having to wait for assistance and no hassle!
This month we saw 132 arrests, most of which were warrant or drug related. The graph below shows the types of arrest by category to give you an overview of thecrime occurring here in Sandy.
I have also included an arrest clearance report below. This graph shows you that we are averaging about a 73% clearance rate on cases taken in February.
From the Property Room – Juli Smith
Sales: The Property Room had sales of $0 this month. Year-to-date sales total $3,175.00
- Unclaimed backpacks were purged, usable clothing was removed, laundered and donated to the Sandy Action Center.
- Drug box was installed, article written for publication in the Sandy Post, information given to Records Manager for inclusion on the City website.
- Flyers were created for distribution to the public relating to the new Drug Drop Box and taken to a 3 hour event (March 1st) held at the Senior Center. We will also bring in approximately $300 of revenue from this event.
- Funds from the Property Room totaling $1,650 were transferred to Finance at City Hall.
- The Property Room is working with the Juvenile Department on a better way to receive notification when a Juvenile case has been adjudicated.
From the School Resource Officer – Officer Kevin Way
I had approximately 16 people (teachers, students and parents) contact me seeking advice or referrals and conducted 19 background checks for the school district.
A student reported his I-pod was stolen while he was at school. He told me prior to reporting it stolen, he tracked it to a residential area in Sandy. Two days later when he reported the incident, he attempted to get online to show me the location of the I-pod, but was unsuccessful.
A high school student was arrested for Possession of Marijuana within 1000’ of a school and Delivery of a Controlled Substance when he brought marijuana laced cookies to school and shared them with another student. Campus security captured the incident when they were reviewing the school surveillance video for another incident. The student was transported the juvenile department in Oregon City.
An OTSD employee reported unknown suspect/s slashed the wall of the recently constructed green house behind the high school. The incident occurred sometime over the weekend.