Accomplishments

     The Delano Police Department works very hard to provide services and programs to our community, while making every effort to practice fiscally sound methods of providing these programs and services.  We work smart and deploy our staff based on calls for service and when crime usually occurs based on our crime analysis.  We are able to move quickly when sporadic crime occurs, effectively evaluating known information to bring these crimes to a quick and positive conclusion.

     This Department actively seeks out grant funding, and other sources of funding that will aid us in providing the best quality service to our community.  Below are some of our major accomplishments during the last twelve months, as well as some of our on-going projects at the Police Department:

Grants Received in 2009

During the first 6 months of 2009, the Delano Police Department received the following grants:

• CHRP Grant for $432,000 for the hiring of two additional police officers to work within our community policing program;
• Byrne JAG for $31,000 for the purchage of additional equipment to better serve the community of Delano;
• Byrne JAG for $131,000 for the hiring of an additional Community Service Officer to work within the Crime Prevention Program;
• A $61,000 grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for driving under the influence programs;
• A $2,000 grant from the Kern County of Governments to provide bicycle safety programs to the youth of Delano.
• The Delano Police Department has also received additional equipment under the CEDP grant in the amount of $40,000.
• The Police Department works very hard, with the support and assistance of our grant writers, California Consulting, to identify and apply for any grant that will increase services to the community of Delano, or that will provide additional equipment to the men and women of the Delano Police Department that provides services to you on a daily basis.

Total grant dollars applied for and approved from January 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009, is :  $820,900.00.
 

Grants Received in 2008

• $168,000.00 Law Enforcement Response to Terrorism (LERT) grant.  This grant funding provided needed first responder equipment such as protective equipment for the officers; radio and computer equipment; rapid deployment shelters, and, Community Response Unit tactical entry tools.
• $60,000.00 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) grant for terrorist tracking equipment.
• $10,000 Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 2006 Grant (07/01/06-06/31/07) used for minor equipment and overtime.  The grant paid for ABC related operations including Shoulder Tap, Decoy Operations, undercover Bar Stings, and ABC licensee inspections.
• $10,000 Office of Traffic Safety May 2007 Mini Grant: Click it or Ticket.  Used for overtime seat belt enforcement.
• $60,000 Office of Traffic Safety 2007 Grant.  Used for major equipment and overtime.  The grant pays for overtime traffic operations such as DUI Checkpoints, DUI Saturations, Speed Saturations, Pedestrian Safety Saturations, Racing Saturations, and education of the general public regarding the dangers of driving while intoxicated.
• $15,000 Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 2007 Grant (07/01/07-06/31/08).  Used for minor surveillance equipment and overtime.  The grant will pay for ABC related operations including Should Tap, Decoy Operations, undercover Bar Stings, Party Patrol, and ABC licensee inspections.

Strategies in Progress:

• The Department has submitted its letter of intent to seek $1,000,000.00 from the Office of Criminal Justice Programs to fund a “Weed and Seed” strategy program within selected parts of the City.  The Steering Committee has been formed, goals established, and the final program will be submitted by August 30, 2007. 

Facility Updates

• The Delano Police Department is currently completing a study through WLC Architects, Inc., which includes a needs assessment, space study, and exploration of available options, in an effort to improve police services to our community by finding a new home for the staff of the Delano Police Department.

• The Delano Police Department, due to size constraints, recently had three 12’ x 60’ modular building installed at Lexington and 11^th.  Once completed, these connected modulars will be the temporary home for the Department’s Criminal Investigations Division.

• Dispatch Upgrades are currently taking place.  This program, which is funded through State of California funds, will provide new equipment to our dispatchers so that they will better be able to serve our community.  The total cost of this project is $100,000.00.

• During mid-2006, the Department underwent a minor facelift. The interior received a new coat of paint; new flooring; added service windows, and new cabinets in the briefing room.  This project, which cost about $11,000.00, was funded with asset seizure money, which are not City funds.