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NO LTC# 023-2009 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
:ATF January 22, 2009
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This Letter to the City Commission is to provide information on the Police Departments
successful end of year proactive initiative "Operation Rolling Thunder'. This initiative was
conducted from November 3, 2008 through January 11, 2009.
The months of November, December and January are traditionally busy months for City of
Miami Beach as tourists from around the world transcend to our City. The intent of
"Operation Rolling Thunder" was to provide an enhanced level of police presence and public
safety that would begin immediately following the Police Department's Halloween Detail,
continuing through the holiday season, and concluding after the Orange Bowl and BCS
National Championship games.
Throughout the Miami-Dade area, the State of Florida, and the nation as a whole, crime has
been on the rise. This is a product of the decline in economic conditions, rising
unemployment, and various other socioeconomic factors. This combination has had a direct
negative impact on crime rates throughout our society. In an effort to combat crime,
"Operation Rolling Thunder" was implemented as a holistic plan to aggressively curtail
criminal activity during one of our City's busiest periods. This initiative involved personnel
from all Divisions working together in a collaborative effort to deter crime and produced the
following statistics:
• Felony Arrests 139
• Misdemeanor Arrests 1
• Total Arrests 1,226
• Total Moving Citations 2.677
As was done with "Operation Rolling Thunder', the Police Department will continue to
make every effort to proactively and innovatively combat crime, to improve public safety,
and the quality of life for the citizens of Miami Beach.
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