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Council Member Komives
BearCat
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From: Council Member Komives Response Requested:
REFERRAL:
1. What is the primary use of the BearCat? And it's secondary use?
2. How many raids were performed in the past three years? Include address list.
3. How many raids utilized the BearCat or another armored vehicle?
4. How many resulted in arrests? Please include police reports for each.
5. How many raids deployed that resulted in zero arrests or led to no suspect detained?
6. What are the top 5 reasons that raids were executed? Guns? Drugs?
7. Please provide data on race/ethnicity of each raid target.
8. Please provide the application or any documents related to obtaining the requested MRAP.
9. Please provide all maintenance and associated costs of using the current BearCat.
10. How many injuries resulted from raids? For staff? For targets? For observers?
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Referral Response:
To: President Carrie Hartman and members of City Council
Through: Wade Kapszukiewicz, Mayor
Karen Poore, Deputy Chief of Staff
From: Michael C. Troendle, Chief of Police
Subject: Referral - Councilman Komives
RESPONSE:
The BearCat is used to transport the SWAT Team and for ballistic protection during tactical operations.
From 1/1/22 to 7/26/24, 486 tactical operations have been conducted by TPD SWAT. While this vehicle is housed and maintained by TPD, it is a multi-jurisdictional vehicle available for deployment by other tactical teams in Lucas County. The BearCat is utilized during every tactical operation conducted by TPD SWAT however, certain data regarding raids cannot be provided at this time for the following reasons:
1. The MRAP will not be used for raids or search warrants, but will only be used for barricades, hostage situations and active shooters. Those stats have been provided in the Excel Sheet.
2. Most of those raids are not public records yet, and revealing the address and reports will compromise ongoing investigations and endanger informants.
3. When the reports are available it will take an extended period of time to produce and redact those reports.
The top five reasons for executing a raid are:
1. Search warrants for narcotics investigations
2. Search warrants for gang and gun crime investigations
3. Barricaded persons
4. Search warrants for Investigative Services
5. Hostage situations
Documents related to obtaining the MRAP are attached.
Maintenance and associated costs of the BearCat:
Annual Average Fuel Usage = 231.7 Gallons ($831.80/year at current gas price)
Lifetime Maintenance costs (2010 -present) = $12,121
Annual average maintenance costs = $865
2022 Maintenance costs = $6,200 (the only tire replacement done)
2023 Maintenance costs = $9.00
2024 Maintenance costs = $787