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Clearfield City Police Department Investing in the Future |
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Friday, 27 August 2010 |
 Clearfield City is making a big investment in public safety with the use of several grants recently received by the city.
“The city has lobbied for, and has received a portion of about $625,000 in federal and state grant money which has and will be used to purchase various equipment upgrades and new public safety equipment,” stated Clearfield City Police Chief Greg Krusi. “The grant money received has allowed the department to purchase a T3motion personal transporter, with future plans to purchase 20 new rifle holographic weapon sights for the existing patrol rifles, a digital pole camera system, software providing “hot spot” technology, and Computer-aided Dispatch (CAD) tablets for our officers.”
“Our federal delegation has really come through for Clearfield City in securing these grants,” said City Manager, Chris Hillman. “Senators Hatch and Bennett and Congressman Bishop have worked hard and fought for this money to come back to Utah.”
“Break-ins at park bathrooms, burned playground equipment, vandalized concession stands, and unsightly graffiti are just some of the challenges our city faces. Having this camera system would help us monitor and prosecute any drug, vandalism and graffiti issues,” explained Krusi. “The cameras would be connected to our dispatch center, providing 24-hour surveillance. This would not only act as a deterrent to drug activity, but would also help as a prosecution tool by providing high-resolution imaging to assist with identification.”
In an effort to deter crime, the city is awaiting approval for a $425,000 COPS/Burn grant for the purchase and installation of approximately 12 open space digital cameras, and 32 CAD tablets. This COPS/Burn Grant would award the city $225,000 to purchase the pole camera system, and $200,000 for the hand-held CAD tablets.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 27 August 2010 )
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Mike Stenquist – New Assistant Police Chief |
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Friday, 27 August 2010 |
 With Greg Krusi recently appointed as Clearfield City’s new police chief, the vacant Assistant Police Chief position was filled by Mike Stenquist, an officer with Clearfield City for almost 23 years.
Stenquist started as a patrol officer with Clearfield City in 1987, and then moved to Investigations after about five years. He moved back and forth from patrol to investigations while moving up the ranks from corporal, sergeant, patrol lieutenant, to commander in the detective unit.
There are several things that Stenquist hopes to accomplish as the new assistant police chief.
“We have a very ethical police department and I want to maintain that level of integrity. I’d like to establish a physical fitness program for our officers, and ensure that they are equipped with the best crime-fighting tools and public safety equipment possible,” Stenquist shared. “One of my goals for the department is to improve community policing by having our officers more involved with the citizens, strengthening the bonds of communication.”
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