The Crime and Violence Committee met at City Hall this afternoon to
discuss what is being done to make the Zanesville community more safe.
Public
Safety Director Fred Buck and Chief of Police Kenneth Miller addressed
questions from the committee on the status of shooting and drug
investigations. Chief Miller also informed the committee on updates to
police equipment and computers.
"This is something I went to
council for a month or so ago, just updating the operating systems and
our computers," said Chief Miller. "The old ones couldn't handle the new
operating system so we had to buy new computers. This just allows us to
continue getting leads, information, registration, warrant checks and
such."
The total number of arrests city wide has increased by 40%
since last year. This year Zanesville has seen 81 drug related arrests
between March and April. Chief Miller hopes to use stronger advances to
keeping drugs out of our city.
"We do have a nuisance abatement
law that has been used on operating businesses and such," stated Miller.
" I want to get with the safety director and the law director to see if
its available to where we can expand it to address houses and land
lords that rent houses to the drug activities in the area."
Chief
Miller wants the public to know that it is the help and cooperation
from the public that makes the policing of ZPD possible and effective.
Effort will be put toward promoting the anonymous tip line which is
available to anyone at anytime. That number is 740-455-0712.
Open
house for ZPD and the Zanesville Fire Department will be Friday May
16th from 3pm-7pm. There will be stations out front for the community to
interact with officers and fire fighters, ask questions, and learn how
they're working around the clock to keep the community protected.
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