Administrative Bureau
The Administration Bureau of the Wilton Manors Police Department
is comprised of four separate divisions. The Criminal Investigative
Unit supervised by Detective Sergeant Gary Blocker, Records Management,
Training and Fleet management, Accreditation and Alarm Coordination
supervised by Sergeant Charles Howard.
The Administrative Bureau is supervised by Captain Edward Costello.
The Administrative Bureau is responsible for the preparation of
the Departmental Budget, Criminal Investigations, Records Management,
Technology, Fleet Maintenance and Training. The Administrative
Bureau works in conjunction with the Operations Bureau to effectively
and efficiently obtain the goals and objectives set forth for
the Department. By effectively planning/budgeting for both current
and future needs the Administrative Bureau is able to provide
the necessary training, equipment and tools for the members of
the Department to accomplish their goals and objectives.
Training is a source of productivity and proficiency for the
members of the Department. The Administrative Bureau actively
looks for sources of training to mold its members into well rounded
employees.
Criminal Investigation Unit
This unit is staffed with a Detective Sergeant and three Detectives.
Detectives are responsible for investigating delayed crimes which
include misdemeanors and felonies. Detectives assist Road Patrol
Officers in ongoing investigations which may include death, sex
crimes, missing persons, child abuse, robbery, burglary, narcotics
violations, auto theft and fraud.
The primary responsibilities of the Detectives is to conduct
follow-up investigations, collect evidence, recover stolen property,
store all evidence, personal property, and to identify and apprehend
criminal offenders.
To contact the Criminal Investigation Unit, call 954-390-2158.
Records Management
Under the direction of the Administrative Captain, the Records
Management Unit is responsible for auditing and evaluating the
investigation recording system and field reporting process; the
maintenance and security of arrest records, investigative reports,
warrants and other related integral documents; the input of document
information to the Department’s Police Records Management
System; and dissemination of public record requests.
The Records Manager serves as records custodian for the agency
and provides advice for agency personnel on proper handling of
public records, their authorized distribution and ultimate destruction.
The Records Manager, with the assistance of the Records Tech,
coordinates the statistical information that is forwarded to the
National, State and local agencies for crime statistic reporting.
Administrative Sergeant
The Administrative Sergeant is responsible for maintaining the
Department’s inventory of all equipment; the inventory and
dispersal of the Department’s uniforms; maintaining inventory
of office equipment and daily operating supplies; training programs
that ensure the needs of the agency; maintain all of the Departmental
training needs; ensuring training standards are consistent with
agency’s goals and objectives. The Administrative Sergeant
also oversees Fleet Management which provides for the efficient
use and maintenance of the Department’s vehicle inventory
and their diverse and necessary attachments. The Administrative
Sergeant acts as the agency liaison and contact point on all issues
pertaining to the maintenance and improvement of equipment; He/She
also manages and coordinates all grant related activities of the
Department, as well as, coordinates all off duty details as requested.
The Administrative Sergeant also oversees the operations at the
Front Desk. The personnel at the front desk are the first point
of contact that most citizens have with the Department as they
come to the police department. The personnel at the front desk
are responsible for officer support, warrant checks, walk in support
and maintaining the incoming phone calls to the department.
Administrative Officer
The Administrative Officer works directly for the Administrative
Sergeant and has a number of responsibilities. First, the Administrative
Officer’s primary responsibility is to serve as the Accreditation
Manager. The Accreditation Manager is responsible for accreditation
compliance in the Department’s quest to become a State accredited
law enforcement agency. Some of these duties include writing and
revising the Police Department’s policies and procedures,
ensuring that the Department’s practices are in compliance
with the more than 250 standards set by the Commission for Florida
Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA). The Administrative Officer
also serves as the Alarm Administrator. The primary duty of the
Alarm Administrator is the compliance of the City’s new
Alarm Systems Ordinance by: registering all the alarms in the
City; processing all calls of false alarms; and ultimately reducing
the number of false alarm calls in the City of Wilton Manors.
The Administrative Officer is assigned other tasks such as grant
writing, Department forms management and any other special projects
delegated by the Administrative Sergeant.
