The Plattsburgh City Police Department is comprised of a highly trained and effective force which is dedicated to serving and protecting citizens.Plattsburgh is a unique and historic community located on the shores of Lake Champlain. In contrast with many urban and distressed communities, we generally enjoy an excellent quality of life. Nevertheless, our proximity to the Canadian border, the existence of a large number of correctional facilities in the region, and the presence of a large state university in the city are factors which necessitate a high degree of preparedness and expertise on the part of local law enforcement.
The Plattsburgh Police Department is comprised of Patrol, Detectives, Juvenile, Parking Violations, and Administrative Divisions. Our cutting edge technology connects us to a wide range of sophisticated and comprehensive traffic and criminal databases. We currently use a LiveScan fingerprinting system, a fully electronic records management system, and employ mobile computers in each of our patrol cars. These mobile computers have remote data connections to the data center at the station, allowing us to perform mobile ticketing, live checking of plates and registrations, as well as many other duties that require instant access to data. We've also updated our parking ticket system to allow for online payment of parking fines.
City Police Arrest Serial Arsonist
After an investigation that began early Easter morning in 2006, Plattsburgh City Police Department Detectives have arrested 24 year old Matthew Card of 56 Court Street, Plattsburgh, for setting fires around the center city area for the past three years.The break in the case came early in the morning when Card was captured on surveillance equipment lighting garbage on fire on Protection Avenue and then attempting to light a vehicle on fire on Court Street.
City Police Detectives picked up Card for questioning and he subsequently confessed to over seventeen fires he set in Plattsburgh over the past 3 years, including the four Easter morning fires, which he set while was a Plattsburgh State College student and a campus resident. Card also confessed to starting a fire in his hometown of Edmeston, NY in June of 2006 while he was home on break.
Card has initially been charged with four counts of arson in the third degree, which are class C felonies, for intentionally starting fires to buildings or motor vehicles and one count of arson in the second degree, which is a class B felony, for starting a fire to a building where he should have known persons were inside.
Card was arraigned in Plattsburgh City Court and committed to Clinton County Jail on $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond. The investigation is continuing.
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Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS) In Use by the PPD
A grant from the State of New York helped the Plattsburgh City Police Department to recently complete installation of the NYS TraCS System. TraCS, (Traffic and Criminal Software) is an automated data collection computer application that also includes incorporation of GPS devices and GIS maps to ensure accurate plotting of accidents.In the past, when making traffic stops, officers were compelled to manually generate copious amounts of paper and were put at risk during vehicle stops. With TraCs, the officer electronically scans the bar code of driver’s license and registration forms which are instantly transmitted to DMV in Albany, and the information is instantly rerouted back to the officer at the scene of the traffic stop. With TraCS, our officers are able to quickly and accurately electronically check the status and validity of insurance, license, and registration documentation. In addition, the officer can instantly check if warrants or outstanding charges exist against the driver.
A photo scanning component of the TraCS system permits an officer to scan a photo such as that of a missing person, and quickly transmit the photo to other law enforcement agencies or media outlets.
TraCS has been universally praised and embraced by our patrol officers. Writer’s cramp is a thing of the past, officer and citizen safety are truly enhanced, and police officers are given more time to focus on solving and preventing crime using this potent and efficient item from the toolkit of the digital age.
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Posted by WebAdmin on Tuesday 20 February 2007 - 14:39:32 |