Bossier

Sheriff

ANNUAL
REPORT

20142015

From the Sheriff

To the people of Bossier Parish:

would like to thank the residents of Bossier Parish

for allowing me and our dedicated team of men and
women to continue serving you. We strive daily to
provide Courteous, Professional and Responsive service
to you and to meet the challenges in being the fastest
growing parish in north Louisiana.
It is now more important than ever to have your trust
and support. Through the hard work and dedication of
law enforcement in Bossier, crime has remained low for
years.
In case you havent noticed, Bossier Parish is booming! New businesses and homes are springing up everywhere, and new schools are opening. With the elevation
in mission and strategic importance of Barksdale Air
Force Base with Air Force Global Strike Command
headquartered right here in our parish, public safety is
paramount for growth like this to continue.
Part of the price of progress is traffic congestion, and
our deputies will continue to make our roadways safe. I
have added a DWI unit to our Traffic Unit in an effort to
reduce speeding and reckless drivers, as well as remove
impaired drivers from our roadways.
While we continue to have the trust of the residents of
Bossier Parish, we must be prepared for everything and
any problems that outside agitators could pose. Therefore, we have combined our CERT (Corrections Emergency Response Team) and SWAT (Special Weapons
and Tactics) teams to form the RCU (Riot Control Unit).
RCU will join with the Bossier City Police Departments
manpower and equipment to provide safety and security
necessary under any conditions and to keep the peace in
cases of civil unrest. We will stop any problems before
they start.
The times we live in also call for constant change, and
transparency and public trust are as vital as ever. Thats
why we have instituted the use of body cameras to protect our deputies and the public. All school resource offi-

cers are now outfitted, and

our patrol deputies will be
equipped with body cameras. I
have complete trust and faith in
my deputies, but all too often,
we see cell phone video that a
bystander ran up and recorded
well after the incident began.
With the body camera, the
entire event from the beginning
will be available.
For an extra convenience of paying taxes, fines and
tickets, we have added a drive-through service at our
Criminal Operations building on Burt Boulevard in
Benton.
Weather events certainly have been unusual, from ice
and snow to historic Red River flooding to exceptional
drought. Through it all, your safety has been our top
priority.
2015 also marked the 20th Anniversary of the Sheriff s Posse and Ladies Auxiliary. These dedicated men
and women have volunteered hundreds of thousands of
hours to make Bossier Parish a better place.
Our corrections facilities were the first parish prisons in the state to be audited for the PREA (Prison Rape
Elimination Act) standards and scored a perfect score
in addressing the elimination of prison rapes and sexual
misconduct while providing an environment of dignity
and decency.
It seems now more than ever that law enforcement
is a challenging career. The dedicated men and women
who wear this uniform work constantly to defend The
Thin Blue Line that separates civility from anarchy.
When the chips are down, the bullets are flying and
everyone is running away, its not the Monday morning
quarterbacks -- politicians, liberal media or activists -you call for help. Law enforcement proudly answers this
call 24-7-365.
With your continued prayers and support, we will
continue to make Bossier Parish a great place to live and
raise a family.

Courteous, Professional and Responsive

Our team of dedicated professionals strives daily to provide
Courteous, Professional and Responsive service and protection to our
residents. With a population nearing 126,000, up from 116,979 in the 2010
census, Bossier Parish is the fastest-growing parish north of Interstate
10, experiencing an intensive residential building boom. With that growth
comes an increased demand on law enforcement. We promise to continue
to meet and exceed that demand.

Courteous - We promise to uphold the law and maintain the

safety of the public with all possible courtesy and respect.

Professional - We promise to conduct ourselves with the

professional manner and ethics that embody the absolute best in law
enforcement.

Responsive - We will always listen to and respond to our

residents, whatever their concerns, suggestions or comments might be.

DWI Enforcement Unit (See more inside.)

This report is a publication of the Bossier Sheriff s Public Information Office.
www.bossiersheriff.com (318) 965-2203 Photos by Lt. Bill Davis,
Allen J.M. Smith and Deputy Josh Cagle. Design by Allen J.M. Smith.

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Criminal, Training & Correc

All data from July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

Bossier Sheriff-Police
Narcotics Task Force
Arrests:
Money seized:
Vehicles seized:
Property seized:
Firearms seized:
Search warrants:
Knock-and-talks:
Arrest warrants:
Human trafficking cases
Meth labs:
Marijuana:
Cocaine/crack:
Methamphetamine:
Heroin:
LSD/Hallucinogens:
Opiates/narcotics:
Stimulant pills:
Depressants:
Other pills:

494
$58,741.87
14
0
53
54
164
214
24
2
7,241.92 grams
81 grams
1,654.1 grams
0.1 grams
100.7
453.1
98
257.5
235

On this page, photo: Sheriff Whittington has

implemented a DWI Enforcement Unit to keep residents in Bossier Parish safe by removing impaired
drivers from the roadways. Deputies operated three
DWI checkpoints during the 2014-15 fiscal year,
which resulted in 16 arrests. In all, 1,462 vehicles
were screened. The Sheriff s Office has worked 20
DWI-related crashes in that same period, illustrating
the importance of DWI enforcement.
On the next page, clockwise from top, an average of 1,408 prisoners are housed in parish prisons,
deputies train in night shooting, and prisoners fill
sandbags for flood control.

Bossier Police-Sheriff Financial

Crimes Task Force
Type Case Investigated
Forgery and counterfeiting
Theft
Fraud
Embezzlement
Miscellaneous
Total cases investigated
Total closed by arrest
Total exceptionally cleared
Closure rate

Investigated
98
91
217
24
165
595
130
257
65%

Criminal Investigations
Bureau (Detectives)
Cases assigned
Closed by arrest or exception
Search warrants executed
Arrest warrants
Arrests
Closure rate
Sex offenders monitored

2,057
1,637
235
252
476
79.6%
208

ctions divisions
Crimes against persons
Homicide
Rape
Robbery
Battery
Assault
Narcotics violations
Person crimes total

1
4
4
353
43
501
906

Crimes against property

Business burglaries
Residential burglaries
Theft of motor vehicle
Motor vehicle burglary
Arson
Thefts other than white collar
Property crimes total

0
43
20
71
0
339
473

Total calls dispatched were 23,921

Patrol statistics
Reports
Arrests
Traffic Stops
Hours worked by Reserves

Training statistics
5,616
1,650
15,548
1,836

Law enforcement training courses

Law enforcement officers trained
POST basic level 1 graduates
Training courses for the public
Members of the public trained

251
4,066
46
26
397

Corrections Division
Bonds
Bookings
Average daily population
Miles of roadway cleaned
Bags of roadway trash

$38,046,658
9,653
1,408
1,202
20,328

Above and middle, the newly formed Bossier Sheriff s Riot Control Unit is equipped and trained to keep the
peace in cases of civil unrest. Lower left, some deputies are equipped with body cams for the security of deputies
and residents. Lower right the K-9 units duties include narcotics investigations, apprehending suspects and tracking.

Overview

Consolidated budget July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

Revenue
Ad valorem taxes
Federal grants
State grants
Local revenue (sales tax)
Corrections revenues
Fees, charges & commissions
Use of money & property
Agency reimbursements

Expenses
$12,921,000
159,000
2,302,000
10,122,000
10,151,000
3,468,000
1,060,000
3,677,000

As a result of careful management and fiscal responsibility, our budget continues to operate in the
black, projecting a budgeted surplus of $475,000. Our
annual audit has consistently reflected no irregularities
and has shown a program of excellent planning, management and accounting.

Personnel services
Operating expenses
Materials & supplies
Debt service, training & travel
Capital purchases

35,827,000
3,321,000
2,577,000
195,000
1,465,000

Total revenue $43,860,000

Total expenses $43,385,000
Budgeted surplus $475,000

News and features

Clockwise, from upper left, 74 Bossier Sheriff s

Young Marines graduated from recruit training,
learning self-esteem, confidence, teamwork and
other values that will help them to be the leaders of
tomorrow. Since its inception in 2002, more than
1,100 youth have become Young Marines.
In the D.A.R.E. program, 3,387 Bossier school
children learned to avoid the perils of alcohol, tobacco, drugs and risky situations.
Residents can now pay fines and taxes via a
drive-through window at the rear of our Criminal
Operations building, 196 Burt Blvd., Benton.
Solving the identity of murder victim Carol
Ann Cole after 34 years illustrated the importance
of modern forensics and of social media as a means
of communication with the public.

At left, dispatchers man the new backup dispatch center on Shed Road, which will be used as an
alternate emergency communications center. Our
dispatchers will operate from the facility with 911,
Bossier City Fire and Bossier City Police, to ensure
uninterrupted service.
Center photo, the School Resource Officers
program includes 26 deputies who are responsible
for security in Bossier Parish Schools. These deputies
also teach the D.A.R.E. course in elementary and
middle schools.

Left, Sheriff Whittington

places a rose during the Peace
Officers Memorial.
Right, Roy Rawls was the
longest-serving of the 10 deputies who retired during the
2014-15 fiscal year. The list also
includes Billie McCoy, Berry
Shoumaker, Lisa Harrington,
Gary Don Murray, Michael
Strayhan, Carl Jones, Donna
Fair, Kent Bockhaus and Wally
Martin.

News and features (continued)

We responded to two major weather events: 2015 winter storm and Red River flooding

Bossier Sheriff s Posse: 20 years of service

Top photo, charter members of the

Sheriff s Posse gathered with friends and
relatives to celebrate the organizations
20th birthday in April. Below, left, Posse
members made 1,494 vacation home
checks in Bossier City and 3,654 in the
rest of the parish. Right, Posse members
served in 591 funeral escorts during
the fiscal year 2014-15. Lower right,
Operation Blessing distributed 206,200
pounds of food to 5,477 families.

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Telephone numbers
BOSSIER SHERIFFS OFFICE EMERGENCY: 318-965-2203
ADMINISTRATION
Sheriff Julian C. Whittington .................965-3409
Chief Criminal Deputy ............................965-3411
Executive Assistant ................................965-3409
Public Information Officer .....................935-2053
Human Resources ..................................965-3459
Internal Affairs ........................................965-3641

Probation .................................................965-3482
Traffic Tickets .........................................965-3400
Drive-through Service ............................965-3065

CRIMINAL DIVISION
Assistant Chief, Criminal Division ........965-3418
Patrol .......................................................965-3487
Detectives................................................965-3418
Crime Scene Investigation.....................965-3438
Narcotics .................................................965-3418
Bossier Parish Vacation Watch .............965-3487
Bossier City Vacation Watch .................741-8605

CORRECTIONS DIVISION
Assistant Chief, Corrections Division ..935-2000
Maximum Security Facility ....................326-4405
Medium Security Facility .......................326-5927
Minimum Security Facility .....................326-4005

SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION

Supervisor of Support Services ...........965-3411
Chaplain ..................................................965-3515
Civil ..........................................................935-2032
Tax, Fines and Bonds.............................965-3400
Records ...................................................965-3434
Warrants ..................................................965-3433

SUBSTATIONS
Arthur Teague Substation......................549-3317
Viking Substation ...................................965-3500

TRAINING DIVISION
Training Academy ...................................965-3525
Range.......................................................326-4096
OTHER NUMBERS
Food Bank (Operation Blessing)...........549-6835
Crime Victims..........................................965-3516
D.A.R.E. ...................................................965-3500
Young Marines ........................................549-6815

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