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~ii Cnr a: E1 ---~. River Police Department MEMORANDUM TO. Jeremy Barnhart, City Planner FROM: Jeffirey A. Beahen, Chief of Police DATE: 7-7-10 SUBJECT: Wapiti Park I have rep-iewed our calls for sei-~~ice at ~~'apiti Park as recorded in our records system since 1999. ~~'e hate had x-=11 calls for seL-~-ice to that location. Tlus is a ver1- lugh number of calls for one location. I pace attached a copy of a memo written to the Council on April 16, 2002 by the Chief at that time, Thomas Zenvas. His memo reflects his concerns in 2002 of the large number of police calls at «'apiti Park. Please see his memo for more complete details. i1TS=personal experience with the park is that over the years we have responded to significant events there that hate proven to have endangered the safet5r of those who stay or frequent there. These calls included: e ~ camper trailer that exploded when the resident tried to kill himself by allowing propane to leak into lus trailer. An ignition source ignited the gas, injuring the resident and destroying the trailer. e ~ meth lab discovered inside one of the trailers, resident who fell into a campfire, laid in the fire due to lv.s level of intoxication and burned off lus legs, buttocks and genitalia. e Numerous sexual assaults. o ~~'eapons related incidents and assaults. ® ~ significant number of other assaults and violence. o Reports of ra~v sewage leaks. ® Requests to check the welfare of residents who spend the winter in die park, some sleeping in tents-not trailers. Concerns that die trailers are not suitable fox winter use, and insulation and heating systems are a danger to those who reside there. In one case, we were called d7ere in the middle of urinter, to check a newborn child who was sta5-ing with her parents in a tent. The history at the park is not illustrative of a recreation facilitST, in fact it is considered a constant source of concern For our officers in terms of the resident's general safety and well being. I have attached a print out of all of the police calls we have recorded. Our system does not allow us to pull statistics prior to 1999. If you need more details on the types of calls, I would be happy to provide that information to you.