Austin TX Sept 27 2021 Austin Police Department officials are finalizing plans to dispatch civilians instead of police officers to certain types of calls that do not involve emergencies as a way to maximize patrol staffing and respond to reformers’ demands for change. Interim Police Chief Joe Chacon hinted at his plan Wednesday during an announcement […]
Stanford CA December 12 2020 The “Red Coats” you see at Cardinal athletic and other events soon will have a new role: helping provide information about Stanford’s campus zones program and COVID-19 safety protocols in high-traffic areas of the campus, in response to the alarming rise in the prevalence of COVID-19 in the Bay Area and […]
DENVER CO June 13 2019 Denver police are developing a pilot program that would dispatch civilian teams to certain 911 calls. Instead of a police officer, a team of mental health workers and medics would respond Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen says when it comes to crisis calls that do not involve a weapon or threat […]
Brooklyn NY March 5 2019 With its red and white emergency lights, blue stripes and shield, the Ford Taurus resembles a police squad car. It is not until passers-by stop for a better look that they see its bold lettering spells out “Muslim Community Patrol”, a new effort to bring security to the streets of Brooklyn. […]
Marietta GA April 7 2018 With about six months of service under their belts, Marietta’s Public Safety Ambassadors appear popular with residents. The ambassadors drive around town in silver vehicles with amber lights on top. They wear uniforms with bright reflective yellow torsos. Their job is to assist Marietta Police in a wide variety of duties, […]
HOUSTON, Texas May 11 2017 Armed with a shotgun and pepper spray, a southwest Houston homeowner has become a one-woman neighborhood patrol. Debbie Davis has lived in the Brays Village neighborhood near Harwin and Boone for 30 years. She told Eyewitness News crime has gotten progressively worse over the last two years, and just this […]