2017 ANNUAL REPORT - Virginia Division Of Capitol Police

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2017 ANNUAL REPORT

DIVISION OF CAPITOL POLICEADMINISTRATIONCHIEF OF POLICECOLONEL ANTHONY S. PIKEASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICEMAJOR MARK J. SYKESDEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONSCAPTAIN RAYMOND J. GOODLOE IIIDEPUTY CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATIONCAPTAIN RANDALL E. HOWARDSENIOR LEGAL SPECIALISTCAPTAIN STEVEN A. WITMERHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERMS. STEPHANIE DILLONEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEFMS. JULIE REDDENADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTMS. GLORIA KIMBALL2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2

MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEFThis annual report is a collaborative effort among Division staff to highlight ouraccomplishments in 2017. The Division of Capitol Police pledges to continue our tradition ofservice and professionalism to our government officials, state employees, citizens, and visitors toour historic complex. The Division of Capitol Police is a progressive and accredited agency thatwill always strive to maintain excellence and professionalism in the performance of our publicsafety mission. I believe our continued accomplishments are deep-rooted in our core values ofdevotion, character, and professionalism.During 2017, the Division of Capitol Police developed staffing plans for 33 major special events,46 rallies on Capitol Square, and provided 16 Active Shooter Classes to seven hundred andeighty-five (785) state employees. As usual, our three K-9 teams provided an invaluable amountof proactive security services during 2017. The teams completed 1,118 utilizations, 881 proactivesweeps, 145 Division of Capitol Police and state agency request for services, and responded to75 requests for service from non-division/state agencies. The teams also responded to 16 bombthreats. The Division also processed five thousand five hundred and forty-two (5,542) securityclearances during 2017.On behalf of the Division of Capitol Police, I would like to thank the members of the LegislativeSupport Commission for their unwavering support and guidance. Finally, I want to personallythank each employee of the Division for their loyalty, dedication, and tireless efforts whileserving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.COLONEL ANTHONY S. PIKECHIEF OF POLICE2017 ANNUAL REPORT 3

VISION STATEMENTLeading the nation since 1618 in securing, protecting and serving theseat of government and its people.MISSION STATEMENTTo provide progressive law enforcement and security services toVirginia’s government officials, employees, citizens of theCommonwealth, and its visitors.CORE VALUESDevotionCharacterProfessionalismThe Duty to ProtectAn Honor to Serve2017 ANNUAL REPORT 4

ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTDivision of Capitol PoliceDecember 1, 2017Chief of PoliceSr. Legal SpecialistSupport ServicesFiscal OfficerHR ManagerInternal AffairsExecutive AssistantAccreditation ManagerPublic Info OfficerAdministrative AssistantAssistant ChiefDeputy Chief AdministrationStrategic Planningand ResearchEmergency PreparednessCommanderRecordsDeputy Chief OperationsUniformed OperationsCommanderSpecial OperationsCommanderCOOPCrime Prevention OfficerExtra-DutyOTSOP’s &PlansHonorGuardK-9Deputy Uniformed OperationsCommanderEPUDay Shift SupervisorCommunications SupervisorPolice OfficerK-9 OfficerCommunication OfficerInvestigations SectionSpecial Agent In ChargeSupport OfficerInformation TechnologyIntelAdministrative ial Agent In ChargeScreenerSecurityClearanceEvening Shift SupervisorPolice OfficerK-9 OfficerTraining OfficerSpecial AgentScreenerQuartermasterMidnight Shift SupervisorPolice OfficerScreener2017 ANNUAL REPORT 5

ADMINISTRATION DIVISIONThe mission of the Administration Division is to ensure that the Operations Division has theoperational support, training, tools, and resources needed to provide progressive law enforcementand security services to Virginia’s government officials, employees, citizens of theCommonwealth and its visitors.The Administration Division is commanded by a Captain who reports directly to the AssistantChief of Police, and is comprised of two sections: the Emergency Preparedness Section and theAdministrative Section. The Emergency Preparedness Section includes EmergencyCommunications, Emergency Planning/Crime Prevention, the Virginia State Capitol AlertNetwork and the coordination of the Information Systems and Technology. The AdministrativeSection includes Training, Supply, and Agency Asset Management.In addition to their established administrative responsibilities, Administrative Division personnelsupplement Operations Division personnel during General Assembly sessions and other specialevents as required.ADMINISTRATIVE SECTIONQuartermasterThe duties of the quartermaster include managing the warehouse to ensure efficient operations asit relates to receiving, stocking and distributing inventory for the Division. This position ensuresproper quality controls are applied to inventory, ensures the inventory is secure, accurate andissued in accordance with State and Division Policy. The Quartermaster also maintains andupdates databases in order to track inventory.TrainingTheTraining Unitcoordinates,develops and/or delivers a wide rangeof training opportunities for sworn andcivilian personnel for the Division toobtain the necessary knowledge, skills,and abilities to perform their duties inan acceptable and professional manner.To achieve this, the Training Unit operates the Division’s academy using its state-of-the-arttraining room, maintains a working liaison between the Division and the staff of the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Crater Regional Criminal Justice Academy, ChesterfieldCounty Police Academy and other training organizations, both public and private. The emphasisof this year’s In-Service Training for all supervisors was in the subject of Essentials of EffectiveSupervision.2017 ANNUAL REPORT 6

The Administrative Commander chairs the Division Safety Committee, which meets quarterlywith the Human Resource Manager to review work-related illnesses and injuries that occurredduring the previous quarter and discuss ways to manage risk and prevent future incidents. Thecommittee also reviews Division safety-related policies and makes recommendations forupdates, if needed. During 2017 there were 7 reported work-related injuries resulting in 21missed workdays. Four of the injuries were training-related and three were related tooperations. The Committee seeks to find ways to reduce work-related injuries by analyzing thecausal factors and making recommendations on possible ways to reduce injuries in the future.The Administrative Commander also chairs the Division Employee Recognition Committee,which meets monthly to review nominations and select the “Employee-of-the-Month.” Each“Employee-of-the-Month” is recognized on the Division’s website and at the Annual AwardsDinner, and is eligible for the “Employee-of-the-Year” award.Accomplishments All sworn supervisors completed an on-line 40 hour in-service training that included:o 2017 Legal Updateo Line of Duty Death Benefitso Leadershipo Motivationo Performance Appraisalso Planningo Hiring the Best Workerso Effective Communicationo Cultural Diversity within the Hispanic, Asian andLGBT CommunitiesInventoried the agency supply/storage rooms and providedsurplus items to the Department of General Services (DGS)surplus warehouse.Continue to provide proofs of compliance from the Administrative & Training Section foraccreditation compliance.Provided basic law enforcement training to twelve new recruit officers and one new certifiedpolice officer, including orientation and training in Division policy, security screening,dignitary protection, and active shooter.Conducted Physical Agility testing for current officers and all prospective new hires.Conducted Bicycle Officer Assessment testing for all current and prospective bike officers.Four officers completed International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) patrolbike training at Chesterfield Police Department.All sworn officers completed annual training in Selected Acts of the General Assembly andBloodborne pathogens.2017 ANNUAL REPORT 7

Conducted annual firearms qualifications with handgun and rifle, as well as low-light andplain clothes training, and qualifications for the bike and EPU units.Conducted extensive classroom training and rangequalification training for the transition to the new issuedduty weapon; the Sig Sauer P320.Conducted monthly open range days to allow officers toimprove their shooting skills.Coordinated the following external training:o Supervisory FBI-LEEDA Supervisory, Command &Executive Leadership Institutes FBI National Academy Annual National Training Conference (FBINAA) FBI National Academy Annual State Training Conference FBINAA First Line Supervisor Training Administrative Officers Management Program Training Conference (AOMP) 2017 Joint Terrorism Task Force Conference 2017 National Legislative Services & Security Association Fall TrainingConference (NLSSA) 2017 APCO Annual Conference and Exposition Virginia Risk Control Institute Crime Scene Photography 32nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Association of Womenin Law Enforcement (MAAWLE) Conference FBI-Law Enforcement Executive DevelopmentAssociation Annual Executive TrainingConference (LEEDA) VCIN Instructor Recertification 51st Virginia State Annual Crime Clinic Training Seminar All Hazards Type III Communications Unit Leader Training Data Analytics Summito Police Officer Crater Criminal Justice Academy (CCJA) Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy (RRCJA). Virginia Crime Prevention Association (VCPA). Chesterfield County Police Department Training Academy Adult Mental Health First Aid Training Polaris Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Operator Training Sig Sauer P320 Armorer2017 ANNUAL REPORT 8

Colt M4 Rifle Armorer Crime Prevention Officer Basic Training Evidence Collection Training K-9 Handler Course for new K-9 Officer Surveillance Detection Training Crime Scene Photography Community Engaged PolicingCoordinated and/or conducted the following instructor certification/recertification:o REVIVE Instructoro Driver Instructoro Firearms Instructoro General Instructoro Defensive Tactics Instructoro Field Training Officer (FTO)o Virginia Criminal Information Network Instructor (VCIN)o Breath Operatoro VCIN Operator: Level A – 4 Level C – 17Coordinated requests from external agencies forDivision instructors:o Firearms Crater Criminal Justice Academyo Driver training Crater Criminal Justice Academy Richmond City Sheriff’s Office Surrounding Law Enforcement AgenciesCoordinated and co-sponsored training with external training entities:o WatchGuard in-car camera systemo QuartermasterOnQWork Plan Continue to expand the Division’s bicycle program to include in-house International PoliceMountain Bike Association (IPMBA) classes, bicycle maintenance training and annualfitness test.Work to reduce training-related injuries by 10 percent.Increase the number of certified Field Training Officers (FTO).2017 ANNUAL REPORT 9

Continue to create a training cadre of a selected group of Division DCJS general andspecialty (driver, firearms, defensive tactics) instructors, as well as First Aid/CPR instructors.Continue to expand the Division’s use of the Virginia Learning Center and other availableonline training.Continue to work toward improving the Division’s inventory and supply tracking capabilities(QuartermasterOnQ).EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SECTIONAccomplishments Emergency Preparedness CommanderThe Emergency Preparedness Section registered the Division in the Statewide Tornado Drillthat was held on March 21, 2017. Members of thesection facilitated the shelter-in-place procedures thatare recommended by FEMA and the VirginiaDepartment of Emergency Management.Members of the Emergency Preparedness Section worked with theDepartment of General Services (DGS) to transition state agencies tothe Occupant Emergency Action Plan (OEAP). This is acomprehensive plan that combines building emergency evacuationsfor fire with plans for critical incidents, tornados, earthquakes andhazmat situations. The OEAP has traditionally been the model forExecutive Branch agencies in DGS-owned facilities; however, overthe course of the last two years it has been adopted by facilities forJudicial, Independent and Legislative Agencies. Staff also met withrepresentatives from the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Servicesto discuss the possible use of the OEAP model. There was also aconcerted effort to evaluate facility evacuation destinations todetermine whether they were susceptible to vehicle rammingattack, as has occurred around the world. The collaboration ofmultiple agencies to use the OEAP, or a modified version of it,helps to maintain continuity between facilities and assists theCapitol Police response to them.The section also provided a series of security recommendations forthe Virginia Supreme Court, the Virginia Court of Appeals, and forthe closure of Bank Street. The closure of Bank Street was aconcerted effort to create a Pedestrian Plaza between the newlyrenovated Pocahontas Building and the State Capitol. ThePocahontas Building is where the General Assembly members andtheir staff were relocated while the new General Assembly2017 ANNUAL REPORT 10

Building at the corner of 9th & Broad Street is built. This Pedestrian Plaza providesprotection of visitors, General Assembly members and state employees who travel betweenthe Pocahontas Building and the Capitol Complex.The Emergency Preparedness Commander served as a member on the newly createdInformation Technology Governing Committee (ITGC). The overall objective of the ITGC isto provide the executive level support necessary for effectively setting priorities that enablelegislative agencies to balance their technology goals with available resources. This supportincludes providing strategic direction for major IT investment decisions such as softwaredevelopment, infrastructure updates, and platform migrations. Support will also be providedin the areas of IT security/risk management policy designed to keep our data assets safe.The Emergency Preparedness Commander, along with several of theDivision’s FBI National Academy graduates, attended the FBINAA53rd Annual National Training Conference & Exhibition inWashington, DC., July 30 – August 2, 2017. The Virginia andMaryland Chapters assisted the D.C. Chapter with planning, financialsupport and staffing of the conference.In 2016, the Division evaluated two outside web design vendors and one Legislative webdesigner to review and replace the Division’s current website. After a series of interviews, itwas ultimately determined that the Division would use the Legislative web designer. Overthe course of 2017, the Emergency Preparedness Commander, the IT Coordinator and thePublic Information Officer worked with members of the Division of Legislative AutomatedSystems to redesign a new website slated to go live in January 2018. This go-live date wasdesigned to help kick-off the Division’s 400th Anniversary.To better assist the Division with its historical research leadingup to the 400th Year Anniversary, the Chief of Police reached outto the history department at Virginia Commonwealth University(VCU) to discuss internships. VCU was happy to assist and aHistory Intern was selected. This internship was assigned to theEmergency Preparedness Commander to manage and facilitate.The Division worked with interns throughout the course of theyear to research, locate and identify essential information. Thisinformation was used to create a history timeline on the Division’s new website and somewas ear-marked for use by the Division’s public information officer for later use.The Emergency Preparedness Commander was selected to serve as theDivision’s coordinator for the planning efforts for the Inauguration ofthe 73rd Governor of Virginia, his Excellency the Honorable RalphNortham. The planning efforts for this event started in earl April of2017. Regular planning meetings were held throughout the year withthe event climax in January of 2018. The decision was made early inthe planning process to draft one comprehensive Incident Command System (ICS) compliant Incident Action Plan. This plan would include local, state and federal partners2017 ANNUAL REPORT 11

consisting of, but not limited to, Law Enforcement, Fire and Emergency Medical Services,Communications, contract security, state agencies and volunteers. In total, the UnifiedCommand was positioned to track over 800 resources and facilitated an event set up to serve10,000 attendees. Crime Prevention SectionThe Crime Prevention Section and Crime Prevention Certified staff within the Divisionresponded to multiple crime prevention requests for service. These requests consisted of acombination of crime prevention classes and presentations, as well as physical securityassessments and safety and security recommendations.The Crime Prevention Section worked with the Department of GeneralServices to provide security recommendations for the Transition Officefor the Governor-Elect, Lieutenant Governor-Elect and AttorneyGeneral-elect staff leading up to the 2018 Gubernatorial Inauguration.Members of the Crime Prevention Section provided Crime Preventionpresentations to the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate of Virginiaemployees, Legislative Aides and Pages. They also providedpresentations for the Law Clerks for the Virginia Supreme Court andVirginia Court of Appeals. These presentations covered personal safety, basic crimeprevention, handling of suspicious packages and suspicious/confrontational individuals.The Crime Prevention Sergeant was assigned the task of coordinating the House of DelegatesAppropriations Committee Regional Tour (Southside-Roanoke Valley, Central VirginiaRegional Tour) and advance, which spanned from June 27th through the 29th. The CrimePrevention Sergeant also coordinated the House of Delegates Appropriations CommitteeRetreat and advance which spanned from November 14th through the 15th. The CrimePrevention Sergeant was also assigned the task of coordinating the Senate FinanceCommittee Retreat, which spanned from November 16th through the 17th.The Crime Prevention Sergeant transitioned the Legislative staff in the Pocahontas Buildingto the Occupant Emergency Action Plan (OEAP).The Crime Prevention Section performed Physical SecurityAssessments for two of the Virginia Department of Taxation’sfacilities. The section also started an assessment for the VirginiaRetirement System headquarters.The Crime Prevention Sergeant actively worked with the DGSEmergency Manager to schedule spring and fall fire drills for bothDGS and non-DGS facilities. These fire drills are essential forensuring that state employees, contractors and visitors are familiar with facility emergencyevacuation procedures, should an evacuation be necessary.2017 ANNUAL REPORT 12

The Emergency Preparedness Commander and the Crime Prevention Sergeant attended the52nd Annual Virginia State Crime Clinic Training Seminar. The training offered topics thatincluded, “Improving Perceptions and Police Image”, “What’s New in Electronic Security”,“Understanding Officer and Public Safety in the Digital Age”, “Fighting from PatrolVehicles” and “Legal” updates. This Crime Clinic provided in-service credits necessarymaintain their Crime Prevention Specialist certifications.The Crime Prevention Section organized the Division’sparticipation in the Great Southeast Shakeout, an eventdesigned to educate and practice response to earthquakes.Response materials, alerts through the Virginia State CapitolAlert Network, and guidance were provided to members ofthe Division and the Capitol District. Communications SectionThe Communications Section celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunicators Weekduring the second full week of April. The telecommunications officers are truly the heartbeatof the Division and we appreciate their hard wor

2017 annual report 2 division of capitol police administration chief of police colonel anthony s. pike assistant chief of police major mark j. sykes deputy chief of operations captain raymond j. goodloe iii deputy chief of administration captain randall e. howard senior legal specialist captain steven a. witmer human resource manager ms. stephanie dillon executive assistant to the chief ms .

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