Carrollton Kentucky Police Department

An audit conducted by the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) in March 2012 yielded a perfect performance by the Carroll County Central Dispatch and all its satellite agencies. The agency is audited every three years.

“The 2011 data quality review showed we had a 0.00% serious error rate while the statewide average for all agencies was 2.12%,” said Carrollton Police Chief Michael Willhoite, who supervises the dispatch center. “I am very pleased with the performance of our entire dispatch center staff.”

The audit includes the Carrollton Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk, Carroll County Detention Center, Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Carroll County Probation and Parole, 15th District Pre-Trial Services as well as the Kentucky State Park  Security.

An on-site audit was conducted March 12, 2012 to determine the dispatch center’s  compliance with requirements related to checking criminal history on individuals, entry into the LINK/NCIC computer system, and  compliance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act and Suzanne’s Law.

April McClellen is the Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC) for the dispatch center and is responsible for ensuring the numerous regulations are adhered to by all telecommunicators and satellite agencies.  “I am very pleased we received a 0% error rate from the audit staff,” McClellen said.” This is definitely a team effort and without the help of Christy Rowlett, the assistant TAC, reviewing all of the information we are required to maintain on our entries into the LINK/NCIC system we would not have been able to achieve this goal. All of the telecommunicators play a role in this achievement.”

A man sought for multiple warrants was discovered hiding in
a Carrollton apartment after police received a tip regarding his location. He
and the residents were all charged by the Carrollton Police Department.
Daniel S. Howard, 25, was found hiding inside a bathroom at
197 Old U.S. Hwy. 227, Apartment 2, Carrollton. The apartment is the residence
of Emily See and Baron Tingle. At the time CPD Officer Daniel Embry arrived,
See denied that Howard was inside the apartment. She later told police where
Howard was hiding after she was informed she could be charged for assisting a
fugitive.

Officers saw drug paraphernalia suspected to be used with
smoking methamphetamine in plain sight in the bathroom where Howard was hiding.
See then refused to let officers search the remainder of the apartment, so a
search warrant was obtained. Upon further search, officers located other drug
paraphernalia and narcotics that will be submitted to the Kentucky State Police
crime laboratory for further testing to determine if See and Tingle will face charges
related to those items.

Initially, See and Tingle were charged with possession of
marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. They were issued citations to
appear in court.

Howard was charged with possession of a controlled substance
first degree (methamphetamine), a Class D felony; possession of drug
paraphernalia; public intoxication controlled substance; and forgery first
degree, a Class D felony, for possession of a counterfeit $20 bill. He was
lodged in the Carroll County Detention Center.