2025-10-24 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Regular Session Minutes October 24, 2025 Page 4 Crime Report (Major Amaral):1,331 serious crimes reported through September 30, 2025. Area I and II CIS investigated 278 of these cases (209 in Area I, 69 in Area II). Calls for Service:9,971 calls in September (FYTD: 30,417). Traffic Report (Major Shopay):As of October 15, 2025 (FYTD): o Traffic Crashes: 233 (vs. 247 last fiscal year). o Traffic Fatalities: 3 (vs. 3 last fiscal year). o DUI Fatalities: 0 (vs. 2 last fiscal year). o DUI Arrests: 216 (down from 258 last fiscal year). 80in September vs. 62 in August. o September Citations: 5,111 total (3,085 moving, 422 seatbelt, 24 child restraint, 1,329 speeding). Vice Report (Major Evangelista):September 2025 seizures included approximately 23g of cocaine, more than 4,700g of meth, over 92g of fentanyl, 109 lbs of dried marijuana, 71 marijuana plants, about 490g of edibles, 5 Xanax pills, 76 items of drug paraphernalia, over $16,000 in cash, and 5 firearms. Nineteen people were arrested for 51 offenses, and officers served 51 search warrants and 4 arrest warrants. o Following the report, discussion included the possibility of fentanyl cross- contamination and that forfeited assets go to the Department of the Attorney General for distribution. Personnel Report (Major Evangelista):As of September 30, 2025: o Sworn:87 field vacancies. Factoring in 18 recruits (4 from 103rd, 14 from 104th), there are 69 unfilled sworn positions. 424 of 493 positions are filled (86%). o Civilian:118 of 161 positions are filled (73%). o Communications:17 vacancies for PCO I/II (23 filled); 0 vacancies for Supervising PCO (5 filled). o Major Evangelista provided an updateon recruitment activities. o In response to Commissioner Yamada, Major Evangelista explained that they do not track pass/fail percentages for the agility test,as it varies. Candidates who fail the test are given one retake at the next scheduled test. (Commissioner Tavares arrived at 10:17 a.m.)