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I I ,I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I NVESTlGATlONS Investigator Russell A. Blanck' The dcpaitment's 200S investigative fimction was multi-faceted. My primary responsibility this put ycar was oveneein& OIl a daily basis, the CODStructi.on of the depertmeot's new facility. My bdgrouud as a retired litigator with significant experieace in die field of eonstn.Jedon made that ~ logical. (See a separate section of this annual .report addressing the new buildi"8) Nonetheless, I continued to tbr1her the department's investigation ftmction by miew:ing officer reports and teletypes as wen as cr:im.inal alerts from other dqNktn.mts to develop "intcUigcqceM directly relevant to our depertmeot's mission. I also taught D.A.R..E. during the first ball of the year. Additionally, when possible, I continued to CODduct interviews of victims, witnesses and suspects, prepare cr:im.inal prosecution charging documents, sign in-custody complaints, prepare affidavits to permit the continued detention of amstees, and cODduct such "special" investigations as directed by ~~, During this timcframc I handled, among other matters, a multi-jurisdictiODBl Jauadromat theft and cr:im.inal dam. to property matter, a significant residential dwelling m matter, a burglary of a church, 8Dd a sawed-oft'shotgun matter. I assisted patrol, bac~ on calls, advising on evideDcc issues, ~"g evidence, and wortiDg uniformed petrol on 24 oecasioos. In 2005 several officers again took advantage of the "on-call investigator program" I initiated in 2001. The program, designed to provide dUection OIl coDStitutional, procedural, charging and evidendmy issues to on-scene ot1icers aDd supervisors, supp1emeDts tbosc services pmvicIed by the CrimiDal Investigations Division of the Anob County Sheriff's Ofticc and the "on-caJl" prosecutor. I was contacted by officers at home cleven times. I also coDducted background investigations of police officer candidates and adminildrative candidates in 2005. Additionally, I CODducted 56 investigations of iDdividuals !IN'!lri11g permits from the department to purchase fin:arms. In addition to the foregoing duties I handled a JIUDlber of admiDistrative projects includiag researching aDd preperiDg the department's "gas drive-oft" procecLnl J*bt, the lC8pODSC to ftltircd ofticen' requests for baDdgun carry permits under newly enacted federal Jaw H.R. 218, a Pursuit Intaventioo TecImiques ("PIT') policy, an tmpIoyee recopition policy, and serving on the ~twmd:.s policy review comqaitfee where I Pttended Dine art;.,. and edited the existing depanmeDt DOlicv manual.