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Program Results
Accomplishments in 2010
Operation Our Town total money raised from
2007-2010:
Over $1.2 million
raised from businesses, organizations, & individuals
Over $800,000
raised from federal grants
Operation Our Town total money distributed
from 2007-2010:
Over $1.5 million
in grants distributed to law enforcement, treatment, and prevention
programs in Blair County
Operation Our Town awarded over $230,000 in grants to law
enforcement to help special operations:
warrant squad
interdiction squad
saturation patrols
search warrants
tactical details
stakeout details
drug raids
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigations
drug prosecutor
Blair County Drug Task Force
Hollidaysburg Police Department, Blair County Sheriffs
Department, Williamsburg Police Department
Law Enforcement Special
Operations:
Search warrants executed: 24
Blair County drug raids: 6
Blair County drug arrests:
2007 386
2008 543
2009 501
2010 506
Saturation patrols: 5
Occurred in Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Tyrone Borough, Duncansville,
Allegheny Township, Blair Township, and Frankstown Township.
Operation Our Town initiated a Most Wanted List May 23, 2007:
27 captured to-date
Equipment purchased:
Cell phone analysis equipment, MotoShot system, various equipment
for Sheriffs office, surveillance video camera & inkless
fingerprint unit.
Push Out the Pusher Calls answered at 911 Center:
Push Out The Pusher hotline: (814-693-3020 or 866-693-3020)
2007 2008
2009 2010
Voicemail: 1,184 1,042
1,183 988
Live calls: n/a
377 573
390
Total calls: 1,184 1,419
1,756 1,378
Drug deaths
Overall accidental drug overdoses decreased 41% from 2006 to 2010.
Drug/Criminal
Prosecutions
Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio hired Attorney
Peter Weeks as the drug prosecutor in July 2007, with the help of a
four-year grant from Operation Our Town.
Criminal Prosecutions:
Between 200-400 cases assigned
Over 170 separate defendants
9 jury trials
Forfeitures:
Over $100,000 in forfeitures from cash, automobiles, and personal
property.
Donated several thousand dollars worth of reconditioned cell phones to
the military and abuse shelters.
Volunteer Service
296 Operation Our Town volunteers participated in 32 Outreach events
896 total volunteer hours
2010 Prevention & Treatment Grant
Recipients
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A total of $150,000 in grants were awarded by Operation Our
Town during the 2010 grant cycles for the following proven
prevention and treatment programs:
Altoona Area Public Library: Living Across the Ages
Altoona Area Public Library: Summer Art Institute
Altoona Area School District: Project SOAR
Bellwood-Antis School District: Bellwood-Antis After Hours
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Blair County: Mentoring Program
Blair County Adult Parole & Probation Office: A Framework for
Breaking Barriers
Blair Co. Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Blair Co. Adult
Program: Booker T. Washington Project, Passive Park
Blair County Drug & Alcohol Program, Inc.: Physician Service
Coordination
Blair County Drug & Alcohol Program, Inc.: Student Assistance
Training Program
Blair County Juvenile Probation: Juvenile Drug Court
Child Advocates of Blair County, Inc.: Parent-Child Home
Program
Claysburg-Kimmel Cares: Strengthening Families Program
Family Services, Inc.: SWOOP-Street Outreach Program
Garver Memorial YMCA: After-school Program
Gloria Gates Memorial Foundation: After-school Program
IDA Community Development Corporation: Evergreen Manors
Supportive Services
Joshua House, Inc.: Joshua House Community Center
The Family Resource Center @ United Way of Blair Co.: Altoona
Community Garden
The Nehemiah Project: 11th Street After-school Program
The ROCK: After-school Program
Tyrone Area School District: Tyrone Tackles Tobacco & Truancy
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