ORANGE, COUNTY OF, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT (6) - 2011

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ATTACHMENT A 2011-DJ-BX-2532 City: Fullerton The City of Fullerton proposes to use the 2011 Justice Assistance Grant funding as follows: Purpose Areas: Law Enforcement Program Narrative: Outline the Proposed program activities - Funding for the proposed JAG 2011 Cold Case Project will pay for 3 part-time reserve officers to re-open, re-investigate and, where possible, solve cold cases of murder through the use of technology not available at the time the crime was committed. Provide a brief Analysis of the need for the programs - Currently, the Fullerton Police Department has over 20 unsolved cases of murder on its books going back over 30 years. Clearly, the crime of murder calls for the greatest use of police resources to ensure justice for the victim, the victim's loved ones, and the murderer. However, through a lack of evidence, witnesses and - especially with decades-old crimes - a lack of technology, some crimes of murder were seemingly impossible to solve. Now, recent and rather astounding advances in both the collection and analysis of evidence make it possible to solve previously unsolvable cases. Nonetheless, these cold cases will still require many hours of old-fashioned detective work, and with the current fiscal crisis and a Police Department already stretched to its limits preventing and solving present-day crimes, these cold cases have not received the attention and resources they deserve. The JAG 2011 Cold Case Project would provide the needed manpower for these cases which are especially time-consuming and difficult to investigate due to the many years which may have transpired since the crime was committed. Goals of the protect: The primary goal of the project is to reopen and reinvestigate cold cases of murder and, where possible, solve and prosecute these cases. Strategies to be used for project: With oversight from the Captain in charge of the Detective Unit, the Cold Case Project will utilize the expertise and experience of three retired police detectives, now Reserve Officers acting as consultant/specialists, to reopen, reinvestigate and, where possible, solve cold cases of murder. Utilizing these experienced officers at a very modest hourly rate of $22 per hour means that the funding dollars will go much further than paying regular detectives. Each of these three detectives will work an estimated 10 hours per week (514 hours each) for one year for a total of 1,542 man hours. 2011-DJ-BX-2532 Page 14 of 38 20A-22