We all love to hear about law enforcement stories. You know the ones. You’re driving in your car. Everyone is very politely moving out of your way, being ever so courteous. What a great community you live in! Oh wait, are those your blue and red lights flashing? Yes, I believe they are. Ugh!

 

Somewhere out there, there is a law enforcement officer who has experienced something you never even thought possible. These are the stories we want to hear about. From the inspirational to the humorous, tell us your experiences as a law enforcement officer.

Email your experience to lbuttars@eforcesoftware.com and watch for your story to be told on the eFORCE® Law Enforcement News blog.

Is your police department looking to fund an initiative? You’ve seen something about police grants online, but have heard that grant writing is time consuming, intimidating and doesn’t always end in success. The Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice has provided a “Blueprint for Success” in their Grant Writing and Management Academy. This free online course is broken into five modules that help you every step of the way; from making the decision to apply for a grant, to the development of a grant budget.  The modules are videos that review most of the relevant points in the grant application process.  The modules also highlight other tools provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. This valuable resource can be found at www.bja.gov/gwma/.

If writing your own grant isn’t for you, there are private specialists available that often derive their wage as a percentage of your grant. PoliceGrantsHelp.com features grant specialists as well as other grant resources that you may find useful in identifying and applying for your funding. 

Neither website mentioned has any relationship to or is sponsored by Intellichoice, Inc. No guarantees are made on behalf of either website mentioned. Intellichoice, Inc. cannot be held liable for the process and/or result of any transactions entered into as a result of this article.

The Town of Johnstown is located in Northern Colorado, and sits in both Weld and Larimer counties. Johnstown is mainly a residential community, however, many non-residents enjoying going to Johnson’s Corner truck stop, home of the “World Famous Cinnamon Rolls”. Residents residing in Johnstown commute to Denver, Fort Collins and Loveland Colorado for work.

Chief Brian Phillips leads Johnstown Police Department, which has 16 sworn employees and 2 civilian employees. They are a full service agency that includes both code enforcement and animal control. The population of Johnstown has grown 158 percent in the last ten years, and currently has just over 11,000 residents in a jurisdiction of 13.5 square miles. Johnstown Police Department is committed to delivering the highest degree of professional police services in Colorado.

In January of 2012 Johnstown Police Department chose eFORCE  public safety software for the software needs of their department. They chose eFORCE because it was the most cost effective program that still met their individual needs. The department currently uses eFORCE Records Management Software.  Chief Phillips likes the ease of use found with eFORCE, and has said “The relationship with eFORCE has been superior at all levels of interaction”.

Smithfield Police Department is located just 9 miles from eFORCE® headquarters. Smithfield city is mostly a pass through city; around 35,000 vehicles pass by city hall per day. Sky View High School, Smithfield Recreation Center, Forrester Acres, and the Birch Creek Golf Course are a few of the busiest sites in the City.

 

Smithfield Police Department came into existence January 1, 2001. In June 2011, the final step in the department’s creation and development occurred when the new police facility was built. The police department serves approximately 10,200 residents, as well as the numerous people that pass through each day. Chief Johnny W. McCoy leads Smithfield Police Department, which consists of 8 full-time sworn officers and a full-time staff member with a part-time Animal Control Officer, and a Reserve Officer.

 

Smithfield Police Department is committed to the safety and quality of life of all residing in the city of Smithfield. They pledge to “labor with their might as team members in partnership with all who reside or are located in Smithfield, and its greater area. They promote and sustain the distinguished quality of life enjoyed so much in the Smithfield community. They prepare and respond to the Smithfield community’s need for peace and security, relief and emergency assistance, education and awareness, public service and law enforcement.” Values such as trust, honesty, initiative, creativity, dependability, liberty, fairness, and compassion help Smithfield Police Department accomplish and abide by their pledge.

 

Smithfield Police Department chose to select eFORCE® in the fall of 2010. Smithfield enjoys that their eFORCE® Records Management Software is simple and easy to use, but most of all they enjoy the customer service and attention given to them from the eFORCE® team, even though they are a small agency. When asked how their interaction with the eFORCE® team has been Chief McCoy responded, “The quality of care promoted by eFORCE® is top rate. The end user is not a project number. We are treated with respect and consideration by all with whom we have worked.” On August 1, 2012 at eFORCE® User’s Conference Smithfield was awarded the “Records Management Software Customer of the year.” Congratulations Smithfield!

Congratulations to Bountiful Police Department! Who was selected as eFORCE® Customer of the year at our annual eFORCE® User’s Conference, held August 1 – 2.

Bountiful Police Department is composed of 36 full time police officers along with over 60 employees, who serve the city of Bountiful Utah. Their department is led by Chief Tom Ross. The Bountiful Police Department uses eFORCE® Computer Aided Dispatch Software to dispatch to the surrounding areas: North Salt Lake City, Woods Cross City and West Bountiful.

The mission of the Bountiful Police Department is to provide the highest quality police services to the Community of Bountiful. To ensure public safety, order and equal protection under the law. To treat each person with dignity and respect be pledging ourselves to professionalism and integrity.Bountiful Police Department selected eFORCE® years ago because of the quality of product and the reasonable price. “We love how the eFORCE® Computer Aided Dispatch Software has evolved, the new version of eFORCE® CAD is wonderful. We can easily look at the screen and at a glance easily see where everyone is and what is going on.”

Thank you, Bountiful Police Department for being a great customer and helping to further improve eFORCE®.