"I saw it with my own eyes." This may seem like the best evidence, but my experience shows otherwise. I remember doing some robbery training at a local bank some years ago. I had a detective play the role of robber wearing a red sweatshirt and ball cap. Immediately after the mock robbery, everyone in the bank silently filled out a descriptive worksheet. Outside, I had the detective switch shirts

[Mayor Fuhriman swears in Brandon Prince (left) and Eric Rose (right)]      We had two recent additions to the police department filling vacancies from retirements.  They were selected from a very competitive process. Brandon Prince: Played hockey at Utah State Member of National Guard Native of Huntington Beach, CA Wife is a teacher (part of what she teaches

 We worked to change the department leadership style from Directive to Servant Leader.  We removed the rank-has-its-privileges mindset among supervisors starting by eliminating the reserved parking for captains and chief and making the captains and chief pay for their take-home cars like everyone else.  We also now make the chief and captains wait in line for a new car like everyone

    We initiated localized Intelligence-Led Policing as an enhancement to Community Policing.  It may come as no great surprise that most crime is committed by repeat criminals.  It’s more effective to focus on these 10%’ers than all criminals equally. Besides fielding up-to-date crime analysis to the front line (still a work in progress), we work with the Prosecutor,

    We’ve equipped the officers and implemented technology (Mobile Dispatching, E-Citations, Online Reporting, wireless mobile video download, etc.) to give them the tools they need to be more effective.  I’d much rather have one guy driving a backhoe than a hundred guys with shovels.    I’ve also made some mistakes here.  When it comes to implementing new technology,

Being an animal lover, I find that any time an officer has to shoot a dog is heartbreaking.  I don’t blame the dog and I certainly don’t blame the officer.  The real tragedy is that the owner didn’t keep closer tabs on the animal. In this particular case, Officer Reynolds went to check out some trespassers on the south end of town.  You can see from the video that Officer Reynolds

    We have worked hard to establish citizen trust and satisfaction. I have an open door and accept all complaints from anyone. I have my direct line and cell phone number listed on my business cards and website.  Supervisors who receive officer complaints explain that if they aren’t satisfied with the internal investigation outcome, they are encouraged to discuss the matter

We have dramatically improved relationships with other agencies, particularly the Sheriff’s Office.  One of my first acts as police chief was to tear down a locking door separating the Police Department and Sheriff’s Office.  There was a collective sigh of relieve as this symbolically signaled the end of a long-standing rift between agencies.  Sheriff Paul Wilde and I continued

    Continuing with my obsession in making government more efficient, one of the first things I did was to eliminate a captain and two lieutenant positions and put them on the street.  Of course I did this through attrition (I’m not a barbarian).  Besides putting three additional officers on the street, which would have cost the city over $250,000 a year, it saved the

Those of you who understand me know I can’t rest until I’ve at least made a stab at making things work better.  My dragon-slaying idealism also must get along with my obsession with making government more responsive and efficient.  I’ve carried my experience in business and my MBA into law enforcement to apply some principles that helped us accomplish more with less.  Over the next