1. Welcome R.R.H.A. from the Bryan Police Department
I am Officer Will Holt
Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET)
Master of Arts – Criminology ‘03 (SHSU)
Bachelor of Arts – Criminal Justice ‘01 (SHSU)
7 years with Bryan Police Department
Helped create NET unit in January 2008
Oversee southwest quadrant of Bryan, TX

2. Objectives Problem Solving for Repetitive Crimes
Pre-Screening & Lease Violations
Use Law Enforcement at Eviction Hearings
Drug Identification
Smell, Visual, Components, Paraphernalia, Precursors
Identifying Drug Transactions
Drug Use vs. Drug Dealing
Human Behaviors & Actions
*Sociology – study of groups, not individuals*

3. What is N.E.T.? Specialized unit of 4 officers & 1 sergeant
Problem-Oriented Policing
Community-Oriented Policing
Focus on repetitive criminal issues
Focus on quality of life concerns of citizens
Crime Prevention using Crime Triangle

4. Crime Triangle ? 10% of Offenders = 55% of crimes
10% of Victims = 42% of victimization
10% of Locations = 60% of calls
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Offender
Source: U.S. Department of Justice. If we focus our effort on the 10% of habitual offenders we will have the greatest impact of reducing crime.
Victim
Location

5. Problem Solving Eliminate the Problem
Evict/Displace - Be your own “fix”
Arrest/Imprison
Positive Peer-Pressure Into Compliance
Refer Problem to Proper Authority
Civil Lease Violations: Managers & Owners
Another Law Enforcement/Regulatory Agency
HUD / Housing Authority / Health & Human Services

6. Criminal Trespass Affidavit
Ask your law enforcement (L.E.) agency to let you sign an affidavit.
Gives permission for L.E. to officially warn, in writing, criminals and the like.
*Powerful tool!!!

7. Pre-Screening Potential Tenants
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” – Benjamin Franklin
Saves $$$ when turning units/interior damage
Saves headaches for managers
Complete the following background checks:
Criminal/Warrant
Credit
Rental

8. Criminal Background Check
Criminals are not a protected class!!!!
What is protected? gender, race, religion, age, handicap, color, national origin, etc.
You can deny someone based off their arrest or criminal history.
In TX, set your standards and go by them.
Felonies vs. Misdemeanors
Traffic ticket arrest warrants-$$ responsibility

9. Credit History Check
If someone can’t pay past bills, why would you GAMBLE on them paying you!?!?!?!?
Rental properties are no place for charity.
You are operating a business.
Criminals and Bad Neighbors Negatively Effect More than just your rental property.
Two-thirds (2/3) of past and current debt should be paid off or up to date.
No credit is also grounds for denial.

10. Rental Reference Check
VERIFY! VERIFY! VERIFY!
You will be lied to! You have been lied to!
“No rental history” or a lack of rental history is also grounds for denial.
Co-signer or Guarantor Alternative
People move for a reason. It’s generally good or bad. Detect which one!
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

11. Online Web Group
In Bryan, we have a Yahoo Group made up of rental property owners and landlords.
They communicate via one address that currently goes to 140 people.
Your law enforcement agency should participate.
Share information about common problems & common solutions.
Share information about evictions/skips/etc.

12. Your Lease is the KEY Don’t reinvent the wheel.
Use a standard lease from the Texas Apartment Association (TAA) or the like.
No hand-written leases.
No leases from the do-it-yourself store!
Be professional, and you will achieve professional results.
“… a man reaps what he sows.” – Galatians 6 Verse 7 NIV

13. Rental Lease Continued…
A strong lease tailored to the advantage of the landlord/owner is a must.
This leads to easy notices to vacate.
Eviction Court – A standard, professional lease wins every time.
If lease violations resulted from a police response, then take law enforcement with you to the eviction hearing….details!!!!

14. Drug Identification
Methamphetamine – aka Meth, Speed, Crystal Meth, Ice, etc.
Most addictive drug
Widespread in RURAL areas
Meth labs can be highly explosive.
Meth labs can be contained in a car or even a large suitcase.
Nothing but chemicals and pills

15. Methamphetamine Got Ammonia??? (Anhydrous)
Dealers and Makers of Meth store this in propane tanks, causing the valve to turn green and weaken.
Weakened valves can cause fire ball explosions.

16. Shake ‘N Bake Meth Recipe
Also known as “One Pot” for literal reasons
Requires Pseudoephedrine Pills, but not as many as older, traditional Meth recipes.
Only need about ½ ounce of pills

17. Shake ‘N Bake Meth Recipe
Lithium strips from inside batteries

18. Shake ‘N Bake Meth Recipe
Solvent - Coleman fuel, HEET, camping fuel, ether, acetone

19. Shake ‘N Bake Meth Recipe
Ammonium Nitrate / Fertilizer / Cold Packs

20. SAFETY Around Meth
Don’t pick up plastic bottles and examine. This can reinitiate the chemical reaction of the left over ingredients, causing an explosion or inhalation of toxic gases.
A lot of the bottles, once used to mix the chemicals are just being thrown out in bar ditches or vacant lots. 
Used coffee filter paper with colored residue in them. Don’t smell the filters for coffee smell .
For each pound of Meth made, 5 to 6 pounds of excess toxic chemicals are produced. Where are they? 

21. Meth remnants / paraphernalia
Meth Can Be Injected by Syringes

22. Meth Pipe for Inhalation along with Methamphetamine

23. Meth Does A Body Good

24. Cocaine Packaged For Sale – Notice the Digital Scales
Large quantities of powder cocaine will emit a chemical smell without holding it to your nose!

26. Powder Cocaine – User Amount

27. Marijuana Buds – Smell of burned marijuana vs. unburned ?

28. Marijuana Plants

29. Crack-Cocaine unburned crack smells like soy beans

30. Crack-Pipes

31. Drug Addict Behaviors What is normal for you and me? Begging for money
Paranoia
Physical body changes:
Weight loss – Sunken Faces – Burned Fingers & Lips – Generally Unkempt – Layered Clothes
Always have an emergency – SCAM
Lots of loitering & soliciting

32. Drug Dealing Red Flags From A Residence
Lots of come and go traffic – few minutes
People walking in and out
Cars coming and going afternoons & nights
Look at visitors: What do they have in common? Addicts vs. Lower-Level Dealers
Tenants will try to lay low & be very private
Tin-Foil on windows
Tenants will be paranoid & intimidating

33. Physical Human Clues Hand-To-Hand trade offs (money for dope)
Dope for stolen property – electronic items, etc.
You may not see actual drugs, but you will see actual transactions.
Lots of people getting items out of trunks or unknown items wrapped up, bagged up, stored in plastic cups, styrofoam cups, etc.
Do your tenants work? What keeps them busy? How do they make $$$ ?

34. Signs of Tenant Dealing From Car
Tenant or Guests will constantly be leaving residence and arriving back to home within a few minutes.
May see them do same habits every time
May store drugs outside apt or in vehicle
Changed Door Locks / Tin-Foil on Windows
Tenants will be paranoid / will intimidate
Stare down other tenants/prospective tenants

35. Drug Dealing/Using & Crime
Disturbances, Assaults, Disorderly Conduct will increase on & around property
Thefts & Burglary will increase
Tenant complaints to you will increase
Vandalism will increase
Curb appeal will decrease
Litter/Trash will increase
Broken Windows Theory of Crime

36. “Broken Windows” & Crime Prevention
If you care, others will care.
Small quality of life issues lead to large criminal issues.
Broken windows  Squatters Vandalism of Vacant Units  Marijuana Smoking  Prostitution Shack  Crack House  Gang Turf / Violent Crime
YOU MUST TAKE OWNERSHIP

37. Contact Information
Officer Will Holt
Bryan Police Department
Neighborhood Enforcement Team
(979) – Direct Extension
(979) – Cell