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Home My Public Portal AboutLTC 132 - 2021 Police Weely ReportBAL HARBOUR - VILLAGE - OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER LETTER TO COUNCIL NO. 132-2021 To: Mayor Gabriel Groisman and Members of the Village Council From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manager �. Date: September 10, 2021 Subject: Bal Harbour Police Department Weekly Report for the period of September 03, 2021, through September 09, 2021 The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to transmit to you a Weekly Report from the Bal Harbour Police Department that I requested in order to enhance the flow of communication and transparency. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to call Chief Raleigh Flowers or me directly. JMG/RF/MH Bal Harbour Police Department Weekly Summary 2021 Week #36: Friday September 03, 2021, through Thursday, September 09, 2021 Calls for Service Reports Arrests Code Enforcement Traffic Enforcement Primary 49 Incident 11 Felony 00 Violations 01 Citations 46 Assist Other Agency 02 Crash 02 Misdemeanor Includes Traffic 00 Warnings - Verbal and Written 00 Warnings 61 Total 51 Total 13 Total 00 Investigations 08 Parking 28 Total 135 2020 Week #36: Friday September 04, 2020 through Thursday, September 10, 2020 Calls for Service Reports ,q? Code Enforcement Traffic Enforcement Primary 40 Incident 23 Felony 01 Violations 00 Citations 94 Assist Other Agency 04 Crash 02 Misdemeanor Includes Traffic 02 Warnings 01 Warnings 40 Total 44 Total 25 Total 03 Investigations 37 Parking 20 Total 154 Enforcement Activity Summary Friday, September 03 Traffic Enforcement Details Location/ Detail Type Parking Enforcement Village Wide Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue Citations 02 Warnings 3 9700 Collins Avenue / Shops Illegal Right Turns )0 North Lot / Frontage Road Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details Harding Avenue & 96 Street/ Crosswalk All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results 00 01 00 2 Saturday, September 04 Traffic Enforcement Details Location/ Detail Type Parking Enforcement Village Wide Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue Citations arnings 0 9700 Collins Avenue / Shops Illegal Right Turns North Lot / Frontage Road Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results 00 0 Sunday, September 05 Traffic Enforcement Details Location / Detail Type Parking Enforcement Village Wide Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue Citations Warnings 0 9700 Collins Avenue / Shops Illegal Right Turns North Lot / Frontage Road Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results Ol Monday, September 06 Traffic Enforcement Details'= Location / Detail Type Parking Enforcement Village Wide Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue Citations Warnings-, 0 9700 Collins Avenue / Shops Illegal Right Turns North Lot/ Frontage Road Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results 05 Enforcement Activity Summary (continued) Tuesday, September 07 Traffic Enforcement Details Location / Detail Type Parking Enforcement Village Wide Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue Citations 03 03 Warnings 9700 Collins Avenue / Shops Illegal Right Turns North Lot / Frontage Road Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results Wednesday, September 08 ra_ff Enforcement.Nib ils. Location / Detail Type Parking Enforcement Village Wide Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue Citations 2 arnmgs 9700 Collins Avenue / Shops Illegal Right Turns North Lot / Frontage Road 0,:'. Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results Thursday, September 09 raffle Enforcement Details Location / Detail Type Parking Enforcement Village Wide Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue Cations !arnrngs 9700 Collins Avenue / Shops Illegal Right Turns North Lot / Frontage Road Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details Harding Avenue & 96 Street/ Crosswalk All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results Summary of Activities and Events Code Enforcement Sunday and the Rosh Hashanah Holidays resulted in four days of no -work activities in the Village. The Code Enforcement Unit reported properties were in compliance with landscaping requirements. Code Officers worked with the Village guardhouse to enforce the no commercial activity restriction and verified any emergency exemptions. Code Enforcement Officers were alerted by Bal Harbour Marine Units of runoff from a construction site spilling into the Intercoastal Waterways. Code Officers used photographs and information from the Marine Officer to confirm a violation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System protocols (NPDES). Since the site debris spilled into the waterways, it was deemed as irreparable/irreplaceable damage. The property owner was cited with the NPDES violation and directed to immediately remedy the deficiency. Criminal Investigations The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) conducted follow-up investigations into several retail theft cases at the Bal Harbour Shops. Need -to -Identify flyers were prepared in cases where video footage captured images of the suspects involved in the theft. The flyers were distributed to other police agencies in an effort to generate leads. The CID is investigating a residential break-in possibly related to a recent seizure of drugs incident. The drugs and two suspected undocumented aliens were seized early in the week after a marine patrol interdiction. Detectives believe the suspects who broke into a Village residence were the same suspects who eluded capture after grounding their boat by the seawall. Detectives are working with Homeland Security, Custom and Border Patrol, Miami -Dade County, Miami Beach, and other agencies to identify the suspects. The CID assisted the Building Department by conducting a pre -employment background investigation of a prospective hire. Background investigations are conducted to ensure candidates meet Village hiring requirements. Marine Patrol / Beach Safety Officer Details Stops Citations Warnings Arrests Reports AOA Contacts 8 1 4 0 1 1 76 Remarks Marine Patrol Units on bike patrol in the Village discovered graffiti painted under the 96th Street Bridge. The damage was documented and referred to public works for clean-up. Marine Patrol Units attempted an interdiction of a speeding boat on the Intercoastal Waterways when the offending boat captain increased speed and fled. Marine Patrol followed and watched as the fleeing vessel crashed against the Bal Harbour seawall. Four occupants fled from the boat. Responding officers established a perimeter and apprehended two of the four suspects. Further investigation revealed the suspects' vessel carried large quantities of drugs. Agents from Homeland Security and Custom & Border Patrol responded and assisted in the investigation. The Beach Safety Officer (BSO) assisted in the investigation of the incident mentioned above during the police perimeter. The BSO assisted patrol officers in going house -to -house searching for the fleeing suspects. Summary of Noteworthy Calls for Service 09-03-2021 Assist a Citizen 100 Block of Biscay Drive A Bal Harbour resident who owns property in Vero Beach, Florida reported a conflict with a repair contractor. The incident occurred in Vero Beach but the resident was concerned after receiving aggressive emailsfrom the contractor. The resident was advised to work with the agency ofjurisdiction to best resolve the issue. 09-04-2021 Graffiti 96th Street Bridge Marine Patrol Units discovered graffiti underneath the 96th Street Bridge. Vandals used black spray paint to create the graffiti. The incident was reported to Public Works for clean-up. 09-06 to 09-08-2021 Assist a Citizen Village -Wide In anticipation of the Rosh Hashana holiday, staffing levels were augmented to provide high visibility and maintain the safety of the pedestrians travelling throughout the Village to attend services. 09-06-2021 Drug Interdiction Bal Harbour Seawall Marine Patrol Units attempted an interdiction of a speeding boat on the Intercoastal Waterways when the offending boat captain increased speed and fled. Marine Patrol followed and watched as the fleeing vessel crashed against the Bal Harbour seawall. Four occupants fled from the boat. Responding officers established a perimeter and apprehended two of the four suspects. Further investigation revealed the suspects' vessel carried large quantities of drugs. Agents from Homeland Security and Custom & Border Patrol responded and assisted in the investigation. 09-07-2021 Open Door 9700 Collins Avenue At approximately 1:00 am, officers responded to a call of an open door at a retailer in the Bal Harbour Shops. Officers arrived and searched the business for signs of a break-in. Finding no suspicious activity occurred, Officers worked with mall security to secure the premises. 09-07-2021 Burglary 100 Block of Bal Cross Drive Residents returning from a Labor Day trip discovered their residence burglarized. Officers responded and linked the burglary to the drug interdiction event from Monday, 09-06-2021. Preliminary investigations suggest the suspects who fled from the vessel may have evaded police by hiding inside the burgled residence. The investigation is ongoing and involves multiple police agencies. Completed by: Raleigh Flowers, Jr., Chief of Police Date: September 10, 2021