2011 ANNUAL REPORT

Friend of the Court Enforcement Unit (FOC)

Personnel adjustments were made within the FOC Unit in early 2011 by making the six investigator positions into Deputy II positions, requiring interviews and suitability by a selection committee. With the increase in personnel, the experience levels improved all performance categories in 2011 from the previous year. Following the elimination of one of the three full-time (FOC) warrant clerk positions and changes in LEIN rules, a parttime Oakland County Sheriffs Office LEIN clerk position was established to work in the FOC Warrants office. This position is responsible for doing LEIN checks and inquiries for the FOC warrant enforcement operation. The unit continues to be responsible for enforcement of the 5500+ arrest warrants issued annually and traveling throughout the state picking up and transporting individuals arrested by other law enforcement agencies of Oakland County Friend of the Court warrants. The Cold Case investigator position within the unit was established in 2010, and continues to have considerable success. This is an experienced investigator with the task of working on old cases or those cases having a warrant status of over five years old. During the year, over 170 cases were closed with 19 subjects determined to be deceased. Over $6,700,000 in arrearages accountable to the Oakland County Friend of the Court were eliminated.
FOC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTIVITY New Bench Warrants Issued .......................................................................... 5,524 FOC Investigator Initiated Arrests .............................................................. 539 Bench Warrants Canceled ................................................................................. 5,429 Prisoner Pick-ups (Statewide) .......................................................................... 589 Resulting Surrenders/Compliance ........................................................ 2,767

AUTO THEFT UNIT ACTIVITY Recovered Stolen Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Recovered Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,714,374 Number of Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 Warrants Obtained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Total Arrests Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.)

Since January 2001, the Oakland County Sheriffs Office has led the Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) with a highly cooperative working relationship with all federal and local police departments. This year, the N.E.T. worked closely with the Drug Enforcement Agency (D.E.A.) to successfully disrupt and dismantle 30 drug trafficking organizations. Listed below is the chart showing that N.E.T. seized approximately $10,802,628 worth of illegal narcotics throughout Oakland County. N.E.T. has successfully forfeited and closed cases that resulted in the distribution of $1,050,000 to the local participating agencies. Oakland County continued to follow the national drug threat trend with cocaine/crack, marijuana, and heroin being the top three drug threats. In 2011, N.E.T. was inundated with complaint violations related to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act and significant resources and man hours were committed to this trending issue.
NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM ACTIVITY Investigations Initiated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 Arrests Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Arrests Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Drugs Purchased/Seized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cocaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,766.33 grams Crack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.5 grams Marijuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,101.73 pounds Heroin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693.41 grams Ecstasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1623.6 units Other Dangerous Drugs
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30,187.1 units

Auto Theft Unit (A.T.U.)

The Auto Theft Unit is a multi-jurisdictional task force with the Sheriffs Office acting as the project director. The thirteenmember team is comprised of officers from various police departments such as Hazel Park, Waterford, Detroit, and Farmington Hills, as well as the Sheriffs Office. Funding for this unit is provided in part, by a grant from the Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA). Each individual department makes up the balance. The Sheriffs Office acts as the project director by providing a captain, lieutenant, and a sergeant. In 2011, the unit started 532 new investigations that resulted in 206 arrests with 226 warrants obtained. The unit made 164 recoveries of stolen cars, parts, and other equipment with a total value of $1,714,374. The Oakland County Sheriffs Office Auto Theft Unit specializes in investigating all auto theft related crimes. 2011 saw another drop in the counties auto theft rate. Since the unit began in 1986, the auto theft rate has dropped 75%. While the theft of vehicles has gone down, false reports of vehicle theft and other fraudulent crimes have dramatically increased. Between 2008 and 2009, Oakland Countys auto theft rate dropped 22%. This has resulted in an estimated $52 savings on personal auto insurance rates.

Approximate Value of Drugs Purchased/Seized. . $10,802,628.00

Special Investigations Unit (S.I.U.)

The Special Investigations Unit (S.I.U.) is the major crimes and professional standards unit of the Oakland County Sheriffs Office. S.I.U. is comprised of six detective sergeants with significant experience and expertise in the investigation, supervision, administration, and prosecution of complex criminal cases at both the state and federal levels. S.I.U. provides investigative support to all divisions of the Sheriffs Office, as well as to a wide variety of other law enforcement agencies, including local, state, and federal agencies as well as the Oakland County Prosecutors Office. S.I.U. provides investigative assistance on major crimes; including homicides, sexual assaults, robbery, serial crimes of violence, and financial crimes. The financial crimes section of S.I.U. is responsible for all mortgage and deed fraud investigations. S.I.U. is also responsible for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of criminal intelligence information generated by the Corrective Services Division. Additionally, S.I.U. is responsible for monitoring all levels of inmate communication: visitation, telephone calls and mail, from an investigative/intelligence gathering perspective.

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County of Oakland
Agency Funds Agency Funds These funds account for assets held by the County in a trustee capacity. Disbursements from these funds are contingent upon the trust agreement or applicable legislative enactment for each particular fund. Agency funds are generally clearance devices for monies collected for others, held briefly, and then disbursed to authorized recipients.
The District Court Investments Fund - is used to account for excess monies in the four District Court Trust Accounts, turned over to the Oakland County Treasurer for investing. Interest earned is recorded in the County's General Fund to help offset bank service fee costs. The Undistributed Taxes Fund - is a conglomerate of various current year tax funds that receive tax monies and disburse them to municipalities, school districts, and other governmental units. The Register of Deeds Trust Fund - is used to account for redemption monies received from the sale of real estate by the Sheriff's Department and their subsequent disbursement. The Sheriffs NET (Narcotics Enforcement Team) Forfeiture Fund - is used to account for money seized, or the sale of confiscated property at auction, under authorization of Michigan state law. The money is held until the court case has been resolved, and at least yearly any forfeited monies are distributed to local, state or federal police agencies that participate in the NET program. The Circuit Court Trust Fund Office per Circuit Court order. is used to account for monies received and disbursed by the Clerk's

The Escheats Trust Fund - is used to account for monies that have not been claimed. This includes payroll, retirement and other checks issued by the County, and monies from the Legatee Trust and Special Trust funds. All monies go to the State of Michigan after a prescribed length of time. The Legatee Trust Fund - is used to account for estate assets that remain unclaimed. After five years, these monies are transferred to the Oakland County Escheats Trust Fund. The Special Trust Fund - is used to account for monies deposited with the County Treasurer that are released at a later date. Juvenile Court bonds, Transient Merchant License bonds, and overbids on Sheriff land sales are included. The Contractor's Retainage Fund - is used to account for a portion of those monies due to a particular contractor who is involved with an Oakland County project. Disbursement, including interest earnings, is made to the contractor upon completion of the project. The Public Library Trust Fund - is used to account for monies received by District and Circuit Courts for court fines and disbursed to public libraries, based on a percentage of the current census. The District Court Trust Account - is used to account for appearance bonds and other trust monies in the four divisions of the County's District Court system. The Jail Inmate Trust Account - is used to hold monies collected from and for inmates of the Oakland County Jail. Checks are written to cover bond payments, commissary purchases of other personal needs, and to return account balances upon inmate release or transfer to another facility. Individual accounts are tracked in the Jail Management System (JAMS).

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County of Oakland
Combining Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets Agency Funds September 30, 2011
District Court Investments Register of Deeds Trust Sheriff NET Forfeiture

Undistributed Taxes

Circuit Court Trust

Escheats Trust

Legatee Trust

Assets Pooled cash and investments Cash and cash equivalents Accrued interest receivable Total assets
Liabilities

170,000 1,131 171,131

$ 225,574,777

171,100

$ 1,090,098 26,183

3,829,794 128,927 3,958,721

58,893

433,017 1,892

225,574,777 225,574,777

171,100

1,116,281

58,893 58,893

434,909

Due to other governmental units Other accrued liabilities Total liabilities Net assets

171,131 171,131 225,574,777

171,100 171,100

1,116,281 1,116,281

3,958,721 3,958,721 58,893

$

434,909 434,909 (continued)

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County of Oakland
Combining Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities Agency Funds Year Ended September 30, 2011
Balance October 1, 2010 District Court Investments Assets Pooled cash and investments Accrued interest receivable Total Liabilities Other accrued liabilities Undistributed Taxes Assets Pooled cash and investments Liabilities Vouchers payable Due to other governmental units Due to other funds Total Register of Deeds Trust Assets Pooled cash and investments Liabilities Vouchers payable Other accrued liabilities Total Sheriff NET Forfeiture Assets Pooled cash and investments Accrued interest receivable Total Liabilities Vouchers payable Other accrued liabilities Total Balance September 30, 2011

Additions

Deductions

170,000 170,000 170,000

$ $ $

1,955 2,257 4,212 4,383

$ $

1,955 1,126 3,081 3,252

$ $ $

170,000 1,131 171,131 171,131

$ 222,458,785 $ 222,458,785 $ 222,458,785

788,843,296 547,524,235 790,482,113 54,825,020

$ $

785,727,304 547,524,235 787,366,121 54,825,020

$ 225,574,777 $ 225,574,777 $ 225,574,777

$ 1,392,831,368

$ 1,389,715,376

30,161

$ $

1,649,569 1,508,630 1,649,569 3,158,199

$ $ $

1,508,630 1,508,630 1,508,630 3,017,260

$ $

171,100

30,161 30,161 $

171,100 $ 171,100

1,557,861 26,631 1,584,492

$ $

1,143,419 3,261 1,146,680 1,020,333 1,172,373

$ $ $ $

1,611,182 3,709 1,614,891 1,020,333 1,640,584 2,660,917

1,090,098 26,183 1,116,281

$ 1,116,281 $ 1,116,281 (continued)

1,584,492 1,584,492 $

2,192,706

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