ORANGE, COUNTY, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - 2016

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Attachement A 2016 JAG EXPENDITURE FORM 2016-DJ-BX-0746 Grantee: City of Fullerton The grantee proposes to use the 2016 Justice Assistance Grant Program funding as follows - PURPOSE AREAS: JAG funds may be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, strategic planning, research and evaluation (including forensics), data collection, training, personnel, equipment, forensic laboratories, supplies, contractual support, and criminal justice information systems that will improve or enhance such areas as: Law enforcement programs. PROJECT NARRATIVE Outline the Proposed program activities for the life of grant — Funding for the proposed JAG 2016 Cold Case Project will pay for 2 part-time Consultants/Detectives to continue to re -open, re -investigate and, where possible, solve cold cases of homicide through the use of technology not available at the time the crime was committed. Outline the type of programs to be funded by the JAG award — The 2016 JAG grant will be used exclusively for the Cold Case Project noted above. Provide a brief Analysis of the need for the programs — Currently, the Fullerton Police Department has 25 unsolved cases of murder on its books going back over 40 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 and 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 reduced budgets and a Police Department already stretched to its limits preventing and solving present-day crimes, these cold cases do not receive the attention and resources they deserve. The Department's ongoing Cold Case Project was initiated through JAG funding, and currently, our detectives are involved with four cold cases, two of which are close to completion. 2014 and 2015 JAG funds enabled these Cold Case detectives to identify a suspect for a 1983 homicide and submit their case to the District Attorney's Office. However, due to a finding of insufficient evidence and the inherent difficulties of cold cases, the DA's office chose not to pursue this case. Nonetheless, the detectives' hard work resulted in a measure of satisfaction and closure in knowing that this 30-year old case had been given a very thorough second look and that everything that could be done was done, using current investigative techniques. The proposed JAG 2016 Cold Case Project would provide the needed manpower to continue three other cases which are especially time-consuming and difficult to investigate due to the many years which may have transpired since the crime was committed. PROJECT GOALS The primary goal of the project is to reopen and reinvestigate cold cases of homicide and, where possible, solve and prosecute these cases. With oversight from the Sergeant in charge of the Detective Unit, the Cold Case Project will utilize the expertise and experience of two retired police detectives acting as consultant/specialists to reopen, reinvestigate and, where possible, solve cold cases of murder. Having experienced retired detectives earning a modest hourly rate of $32.87 per hour means that the funding dollars will go much further than paying regular detectives. Both of these detectives will work an estimated 10 hours per week (520 hours each) for