Acted as
Neighborhood Watch Coordinator for Leisure Valley Community.
Initiated
contact with Bob Ingles of the Ingles Food Stores. He funded a fence
surrounding the community to aid in crime prevention. Later, he also gave
funds for the East
Precinct Bike Patrol program.
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Started
the Adopt-A-Cop program in 1994, which is a partnership between police
and active communities who could qualify.
GUIDELINES FOR THE “ADOPT A COP” PROGRAM IN DEKALB COUNTY
To qualify for the “Adopt A Cop” program, your community must have an active Neighborhood Watch program for at least one year.
1. The community should have at least one large community meeting per year to keep crime prevention goals updated.
2. The Neighborhood Watch Coordinator should get a crime update report from the Crime Awareness Officer every three months.
3. A newsletter should go out to the neighborhood every other month to inform the community on neighborhood concerns
and goals.
4. There should be a current list of block captains, updated every six months.
5. The community must have shown a reduction in crime since the initiation of their Neighborhood Watch program.
6. Positive youth activities are encouraged within the neighborhood such as distributing newsletters, cleaning vacant lots, etc.
7. Communities that are selected as “Community of the Year~’ by the County automatically qualify as candidates for the
“Adopt A Cop” program.
Petitioned
for the return of the East Precinct Sub-Station at Panola and Covington. We
had over 1,000 signatures from businesses and communities.
Helped coordinate the grand opening of the sub-station.
Present were many departments and county officials.
Help raise funds for the
C.O.P.S program, when bikes
were needed for East Precinct. Many local banks contributed, as well as Quick
Trip, who donated 2,000.00.
Encouraged county officials to make a
pro-police video
to inform the public about their police officers. The project took over 1 year
to complete, and now airs on Dekalb cable. It is titled "Behind the
Badge". The CEO even rode with the Cobra units to understand how
they operate.
Helped to select music for "Behind the Badge".
Received
3 awards, 2 from Dekalb Police, and
1 from Panola/Covington Business Watch Program.
