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HILLSBOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT <br /> N 127 N. CHURTON ST, HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278 �. � ��► r <br /> + r <br /> *, OFFICE(919) 296-9500- FAX (919) 732-2187 <br /> Chief of Police Duane Hampton f <br /> March 1, 2025 <br /> Orange County Alcohol Beverage Control Board <br /> 601 Valley Forge Rd. <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> Dear Board Members; <br /> The Hillsborough Police Department's Alcohol Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT), largely <br /> supported by funding received from the ABC Board,has seen great success since its establishment in 2011 <br /> and is making a positive impact. <br /> So far in the 2024-2025 funding period, our ALERT team, supported by your funding,has participated in 3 <br /> compliance operations, conducted 6 saturation operations and been involved in 5 partnership meetings. As <br /> an agency, we have made 17 DWI arrests. Our ALERT team has participated in 2 multi-agency operations. <br /> One significant event yielded the seizure of narcotics and a firearm from a convicted felon. <br /> Ove this past year, we have had staffing issues and had a change in personnel overseeing our ALERT <br /> operations. This was explained during the annual presentation we recently participated in. To help with <br /> increasing our efforts this upcoming year, we assigned Sgt. Heather Blackwell as our ALERT coordinator <br /> for HPD. We believe that she will take a proactive approach and implement creative ways to garner more <br /> interest and increase our efforts and results. <br /> This year's request reflects both an increase in our enforcement efforts and activities, and additional <br /> equipment needed to both outfit new members and increase capabilities department-wide. Our goals for <br /> the new fiscal year include: <br /> • Conduct surveillance, compliance or saturation operations monthly. <br /> • Conduct regular downtown visibility patrols and inspection of on-premise locations. <br /> • Participate in multi-agency DWI checkpoints. <br /> • Provide ALERT team members with additional alcohol-related enforcement training. <br /> Thank you for your support and the partnership that has been established which makes our enforcement <br /> efforts in this area possible. We look forward to a continued relationship with the Orange County Alcohol <br /> Beverage Control Board. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (919) <br /> 296-9521. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> Jsol( L W�,r <br /> Interim Chief Jason Winn <br /> 127_'N Churton • 'h(ltlSborough, TIC 27278 • rTel (919) 296-9500-9381 . FLI.0 732-2187 <br />