HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAPP-Flyer-NorthernHow Does An Address Get
Capp’d?
There are a few ways that a location gets
CAPP’d:
• Anytime a Second Response Notice is
issued to a party
• Two or more First Response Notices
issued within a 30 day period
• A single ‘minor in possession of
alcohol’ citation issued at a party
• A single ‘keg violation’ citation issued
at a party
• At the discretion of the police, upon
community request, an investigation into
recent ‘calls for police service’ may
result in a CAPP designation
To report a loud party, in progress, call
police communications
(619) 531-2000
To speak with the SDPD Northern Division
CAPP Coordinator
(858) 552-1717
Additional Resources
Environmental Services
(858) 694-7000
Vehicle Abatement
(858) 495-7856
Animal Control
(619) 236-4250
Alcohol Beverage Control
(619) 525-4064
Neighborhood Code Compliance
(619) 236-5500
National Conflict Resolution Ctr
(formerly SD Mediation Center)
(619) 238-2400
SAN DIEGO POLICE
Northern Division
CAPP
Community
Assisted
Party
Program
Revised January 2007
CAPP
The Community Assisted Party Program
is a partnership between the police dept
and community residents. Late night &
loud parties are disruptive to neighbors.
They generate complaints to the police,
which take up valuable resources to
investigate. Multiple and/or chronic
complaints concerning the same location
are a severe drain on limited police
resources, as well as an unreasonable
nuisance to neighbors.
The police do not wish to discourage
parties, but rather encourage party hosts
to be responsible and considerate of their
neighbors.
Under California Penal Code Section
415.(2) “Any person who maliciously and
willfully disturbs the peace of another
person by loud and unreasonable noise”
is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment in jail and a fine of
$400.00.
Under San Diego Municipal Code
51.1004, “The person(s) responsible for
the event may be held liable for the cost
of providing police services…up to
$500.00.”
How Does This Affect Me?
Police identify party locations primarily
through radio calls initiated by citizen
complaints. These complaints are due to
noise, crowds, late hours, and party duration.
Problem parties often lead to fights, public
intoxication, public urination, illegal parking,
DUI, and vandalism to nearby properties.
When police respond to a party in progress,
they generally will contact the host, advise
them of the problems they are creating, and
issue a First Response Notice. This notice is a
written “warning” to the host that the party is
unreasonably disruptive and the host must
take immediate steps to control the situation.
The First Response Notice initiates the CAPP
process.
What Happens After A First
Response Notice?
First Response Notices are tracked by
computer. A second response to the address
may result in the host being charged for the
full cost of the police resources used during
the second response.
The cost recovery expense is in addition to all
other enforcement options, including arrest,
impounding of stereo & amplifier equipment,
kegs, etc.
What Is The CAPP
Process?
When a location is CAPP’d, contact is
made with the residents and the property
owner. All parties are notified that their
address has been deemed a chronic
problem party location. The CAPP
designation will remain in effect for one
year.
Locations with a CAPP designation
become subject to zero tolerance for any
future disruptive parties. The address is
flagged in the dispatch computers, and
officers responding to future violations
are pre-advised of the problem history.
Upon arrival, officers will take maximum
enforcement of any and all observed
violations.