Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Good News about Police Staffing
My regular readers, both of you, will recall that Walter brought out his heaviest hammers of words last fall when we learned the city was failing to properly staff our community policing units. These units are responsible for trying to prevent problems before they start or get worse.
So it's fair, good and in fact downright joyous to report that staffing is getting back up to where it should be. These folks will not only provide proactive policing, but also help with a citywide experimenting in bringing other government services to the community at the local level. Here's the latest report on the staffing for the six community policing district:
Neighborhood Patrol Officer:
District 1- John Fraser
District 2- Angel Figeuroa
District 3- Brian Wurts
District 4- Jeremy Vahle
District 5- John Fraser
District 6/WSH- Charles Porche
Get that? All six districts have an officer for neighborhood policing. This is outstanding!!! It was only a few months ago that we had two.
Community Service Officer:
District 1- Mike Miller
District 2- Courtney Nelson
District 3- Dawn McGinnis
District 4- Someone on the way
District 5- Sandy Stauffer
District 6/WSH- Melissa Wagner
So this means that five of the six teams are complete. The city's management deserves high fives for this.
Sometimes good news just stands on its own. So enough said. This is good news.
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So it's fair, good and in fact downright joyous to report that staffing is getting back up to where it should be. These folks will not only provide proactive policing, but also help with a citywide experimenting in bringing other government services to the community at the local level. Here's the latest report on the staffing for the six community policing district:
Neighborhood Patrol Officer:
District 1- John Fraser
District 2- Angel Figeuroa
District 3- Brian Wurts
District 4- Jeremy Vahle
District 5- John Fraser
District 6/WSH- Charles Porche
Get that? All six districts have an officer for neighborhood policing. This is outstanding!!! It was only a few months ago that we had two.
Community Service Officer:
District 1- Mike Miller
District 2- Courtney Nelson
District 3- Dawn McGinnis
District 4- Someone on the way
District 5- Sandy Stauffer
District 6/WSH- Melissa Wagner
So this means that five of the six teams are complete. The city's management deserves high fives for this.
Sometimes good news just stands on its own. So enough said. This is good news.
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I am very pleased to hear how far our police force has come. I live in district 4. Our CPO is awaiting her replacement in traffic, but she has already attended Lakeview's Neighborhood Assoc. meeting last month and came to our blockwatch meeting to meet my "gang". Thanks to all who made this problem a priority and got it fixed! Nancy
I am impressed with the new batch of CSO's. The John Dower Community meetings in District 6 occur the 3rd Tuesday at 7pm at Trinity Baptist Church (corner of Custer and Meadow) and requested a visit in fall of 2007 from the new CSO Sandy Stauffer. She visited us for three consecutive months ! We were impressed with her dedication and follow ups to our issues. She got switched to District 5 but not without first introducing us to her replacement for District 6 Melissa Wagner who arrived at our January meeting with NPO Porche. CSO Wagner was well received as she displayed enthusiasm and attentiveness and responsiveness. We do not expect monthly attendance by a CSO, but would be grateful for an appearance on request a few times each year. CSO's and NPO's are always welcome !
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