Agenda Date: 10/04/2016
Subject:
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A resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement to participate in a multi-jurisdictional task force known as the Arapahoe County Narcotics Team
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Presented By:
Doug Stephens, Chief of Police
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) authorizing the Littleton Police Department (LPD) to join in the creation of a narcotics-related investigative team?
BACKGROUND:
The LPD currently has an Intergovernmental Agreement relating to its participation in a multi-jurisdictional investigative unit, the Arapahoe County IMPACT team. The IMPACT team is comprised mainly of members of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) however the Littleton Police Department, along with other nearby municipalities, has assigned personnel to this unit on a full-time basis. The primary purpose of IMPACT has been to concentrate investigative efforts on pattern crimes occurring throughout Arapahoe County. The benefit of participation with IMPACT has been the ability for Littleton to utilize the team to address similar crimes occurring within our jurisdiction. Over the past few years IMPACT operations have evolved to focus nearly exclusively on narcotics operations. This focus area had previously been handled primarily by the South Metro Drug Task Force but the task force disbanded in 2012. Understanding the negative impact narcotics has on our communities, contributing members to IMPACT began discussions with the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office to form a unit focused solely on narcotics investigations. The ACSO offered to split IMPACT into two distinct units, one focusing on non-narcotic pattern crimes, and one focusing exclusively on narcotics investigations (Arapahoe County Narcotics Team).
The experience gained through the LPD's participation with IMPACT has been that narcotics-related investigations have the greatest benefit to the Littleton community since narcotics are tied to...
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