2011 Results

ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2011

Operation Our Town total money raised from 2007-2011:

Over $2.3 million
- Over $1.4 million raised from businesses, organizations, & individuals
- Over $800,000 raised from federal grants in 2008-2010

Operation Our Town total money distributed from 2007-2011:

Over $1.9 million in grants distributed to law enforcement, treatment, and prevention programs in Blair County

Operation Our Town awarded over $225,000 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
Blair County Sheriff’s Department
Association of Blair County Law Enforcement

View our list of 2011 grant recipients.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS:

Search warrants executed: 26
Blair County drug raids: 2
Blair County drug arrests:

2011 – 493
2010 – 512
2009 – 549
2008 – 562
2007 – 607

Saturation patrols: 2
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:
29 captured to-date

Equipment purchased:
Gun shot trauma kits, Motorola radios, software, batteries & chargers, ballistic vests, and other various equipment.

Push Out the Pusher Calls answered at 911 Center:
Push Out The Pusher hotline: (814-693-3020 or 866-693-3020)

Year	Voicemail	Live Calls	Total Calls
2011	849	332	1181
2010	988	390	1378
2009	1183	573	1756
2008	1042	377	1419
2007	1184	n/a	1184

Drug deaths
24 drug overdoses in 2011.

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 five-year grant from Operation Our Town.

Criminal Prosecutions: