Captain Douglas Wiesman
District Two Commander
District Two Police Station is located at 3295 Erie Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45208. Geographically, District Two officers patrol the largest area within the City of Cincinnati. Evanston, East Walnut Hills, O'Bryonville, Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout, Oakley, Madisonville, Kennedy Heights, Pleasant Ridge, East End, Columbia-Tusculum, Linwood, Mt. Washington and California are the neighborhoods that comprise District Two.
District Two enjoys a very strong and positive relationship with members of community councils. Through these cooperative relationships, several neighborhoods (Madisonville, Mt. Washington, Kennedy Heights, and Evanston) have active "Citizens on Patrol" groups. Citizens on Patrol members patrol their own neighborhoods reporting crime and health conditions to the police and other responsible agencies. Citizens on Patrol groups contribute significantly to displacing drug dealers. District Two's Citizens on Patrol members are a valuable asset to their community and the police department.
The Evanston Community enjoys federal funding support from "Operation Weed and Seed". Operation Weed and Seed is a strategy which aims to prevent, control, and reduce, violent crime, drug abuse, and gang activity, in targeted high-crime neighborhoods across the country.
The Madisonville Community has successfully received recognition from the Department of Justice as a "Weed and Seed" site. There are four fundamental parts in the "Weed and Seed" strategy:
- Law Enforcement (weeding)
- Community Policing (weeding)
- Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment "PIT" (seeding)
- Neighborhood Restoration (seeding)
District Two has worked closely with the Evanston Community to implement several programs. One of our most successful collaborations through "Weed and Seed" has been the implementation of the "Heat" (Hoffman Elementary Attacks Truancy) program at Hoffman Elementary School.
The "Heat" program is a progressive disciplinary strategy designed to make students, parents, and teachers responsible for truancy problems. In October of 2001, Hoffman Elementary had a daily truancy rate of 30%. As of May of 2002, this program had cut the daily truancy rate to only 9%.
Through a collaborative effort with representatives from Cincinnati Community Action Now (CCAN) and Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI), over fifty Evanston and Madisonville residents have participated in Problem Oriented Policing (POP) training. The focus of this training was to introduce the SARA model (Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment) to the residents. Who in turn, will work with police to address specific problems in their community using the SARA model as a guide.
123 sworn officers and civilian personnel are assigned to District Two. Police Officers assigned to uniform patrol are generally divided into three eight-hour shifts, which are commanded by a police lieutenant.
The first shift has working hours which range between 0600 through 1500 hours. The second shift hours range from 1300 through 2300 hours. The third shift hours range from 2100 through 0700 hours.
District Two has an Investigative Unit, which is commanded by a police lieutenant. The Investigative Unit is responsible for processing crime scenes for evidence. They provide training to uniform officers and assist in covert operations on a district level. A warrant officer is assigned the task of processing and serving numerous criminal misdemeanor warrants.
The Neighborhood Officers Unit is comprised of eight officers who are supervised by a police sergeant. These officers perform a full range of duties in addition to serving as liaison with the community and the police. The neighborhood officer is the linchpin of the Community Oriented Policing (COP) effort.
District Two has a sergeant and seven officers assigned to the Violent Crimes Squad. These officers are responsible for addressing violent crimes and drug investigations that occur in District Two. Since its inception in 2001, District Two's Violent Crime Squad has performed tremendously in combating violent crime and removing drug dealers from the District Two neighborhoods.
