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Episode 3: Launching the Community Prosecutor Program · Elk Grove CityCast

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  Announcer: Welcome to Elk Grove City cast, the podcast about Elk
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  John Hull: Hi, everyone, I'm John Hull. Welcome to the Elk month here on the city cast is Kristyn Laurence, our public conditioning or don't have it.
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  John Hull: It's going to be right there
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  Kristyn Laurence: Yeah, there are certain criteria that set us County Office of Emergency Services and really implementing volunteers. And as I understand it, we had one visitor on
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  John Hull: So it has to be three, three really, really hot
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  Kristyn Laurence: That tends to be the criteria that our Office when the forecast I think it wasn't quite hitting the century
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  John Hull: Yes. That's so important. So important. In something that the city council has recently approved, which is
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  Kristyn Laurence: Sure, the council and our city understand development team launched a new grant program called the facade engineering services as well.
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  Kristyn Laurence: And all of this is being made
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  John Hull: And I understand that this is a grant that will and it's one of those things that as a resident, I'm
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  Kristyn Laurence: Absolutely.
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  Kristyn Laurence: You know, the community
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  John Hull: So coming up, we're going to be talking about a new On June 14, the Elk Grove City Council approved a collaborative Templeton. Thank you for joining us.
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  LT Dan Templeton: Thanks for having me. Happy to be here.
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  John Hull: Tell us...define for us what is a community
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  LT Dan Templeton: A community prosecutor is a seasoned veteran basis with a strong focus on quality of life issues that we
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  John Hull: Okay, so will his office actually be in Elk Grove?
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  LT Dan Templeton: Yes, actually, he's moved in. His name is
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  John Hull: Is he then an employee of the Sacramento
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  LT Dan Templeton: Correct. We have hit a home run with this Okay, so you have a county or County DA working here in Elk prosecutor for Sacramento County out of their central station and first time and absolute nice guy. He lives here in Elk Grove.
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  LT Dan Templeton: The most significant advantage is that instant relationship and office from me, any officer detective can access him, we best overcome those challenges using any prosecution tools that
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  John Hull: So the idea then is that he is more familiar with
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  LT Dan Templeton: Right. His only cases will be that of Elk with commute traffic sometimes that can be an hour round trip
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  John Hull: Okay. Back in June 23. An article in the Elk Grove
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  LT Dan Templeton: Absolutely.
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  LT Dan Templeton: It's those type of crimes that substance abuse and addiction, vandalism and any nuisance
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  John Hull: Okay. Well, I know county wide, at least according here in Elk Grove actually cut down on this kind of crime?
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  LT Dan Templeton: Absolutely. So commonly, most thefts from We want to know what's happening with that property. Where are either on the black market or elsewhere. And with assistance root cause of this, and what's the larger level organized or Placer County because they all communicate and collaborate businesses, we want to put a stop to that and work with our
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  John Hull: in the citizen article that mentioned how this you tell us what that program is all about?
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  LT Dan Templeton: Correct. I oversee our Problem Oriented criminally, but holistically to prevent that crime from officer and Elk Grove respond out to a store or even to a the history. And if they fit the criteria for juvenile diversion, officer, the juvenile diversion officer can then set the child jail tour, or outreach through other methods to try to refocus linchpin that changes his behavior moving forward. The the contrary, if we have a child who is, you know, tremendously child. As it goes through the process.
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  John Hull: I gotta tell you that how huge that is knowing as a saying, I'm sorry, I messed up.
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  John Hull: Knowing that eventually going
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  LT Dan Templeton: It completely deletes their criminal arrest, end up in the criminal justice system where now become a cycle
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  John Hull: Right. I think earlier, you were mentioning how correct?
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  LT Dan Templeton: Correct. Yeah, Mr. Ortiz will be dedicated to work that he's performed. I'm really excited to see a year out an impact on crime and quality life issues, as well as hold
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  John Hull: Right. He will also be helping I imagine with other
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  LT Dan Templeton: Absolutely.
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  LT Dan Templeton: Our Detective Division will have pick his brain and get some guidance. In law enforcement, we and our detectives are gonna learn so much from him. I've things that we may just not know of. He is so knowledgeable in
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  John Hull: Well, this is some excellent news. I might tell our continue well beyond that.
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  LT Dan Templeton: Absolutely thanks to measure every voter
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  John Hull: Okay, we want to thank Lieutenant Dan Templeton
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  LT Dan Templeton: Thank you, John. Happy to be here.
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  John Hull: Each citycast, I ask Kristyn questions that I have that's publicaffairs@elkgrovecity.org
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  Kristyn Laurence: Fire away, John.
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  John Hull: All right, here we go. You know once once your fire
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  Kristyn Laurence: Well, the Elk Grove City Council meets twice a Hall and on the city's website at elkgrovecity.org. So people available for viewing on our website. And it's really these deliberations by attending the meetings and providing public they can respond to those topics. And they might refer Sacramento cable access station.
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  Kristyn Laurence: So even if you can't get to a
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  John Hull: Okay. Our next question deals with traffic the traffic and eventually encourage some business
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  Kristyn Laurence: Yeah, this roadway will eventually become a that we're calling the Capital Southeast Connector, Elk Grove Line at Wilton Road and Calvine, and a new extension west from also bringing about additional development along this corridor been a study that's been done.
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  Kristyn Laurence: And it's available on our
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  John Hull: Okay, next question also related to development or around it. So what, if anything, is being planned for those
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  Kristyn Laurence: I don't know about you, John. But like when I There is no proposal yet for the parcel that's right next to Les medical facility. A little further west than that at Big city. If you've ever been to The Grove in Southern California, or just before you get to Costco Dignity Health Medical Campus is comprehensive map that highlights the development stage they're in. The map is updated quarterly. And again,
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  John Hull: Okay, and you can email your questions for Kristyn wonderful city. We're Kristyn Laurence, I'm John Hull and have
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