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Working Together
Building A Better
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C.O.P. Talk |
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“Brought to you by Westpoint/Chapel Creek Citizen on Patrol”
What is C.O.P.?: Citizens on Patrol act as the eyes and ears for the police department. We do not confront or get involved. Patrollers carry police radios with a base operator listening for any calls. Patrollers are checked on every 15 minutes. Their location is logged. Patrollers have access to police department channels in case of an emergency.
People from all over the nation have come to Fort Worth for information on the success of this program in our city. With the reduction of crime, the interest by citizens has declined and recruitment has become difficult. If this program went away, it is very likely that neighborhoods would see an increase in crime, once again. Our vehicles with identifying signs will usually encourage the criminal to leave our area. Criminals are very aware of the citizens on patrol program, and admit that seeing a vehicle with our patrol signs makes them leave the area.
C.O.P. History: Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.) began in the city of Fort Worth in 1991 when crime was at its peak. Police Chief Thomas Windham decided that to make this city safe the police department. needed help from the citizens. In October 1991, the first Citizens on Patrol training took place, and citizens started patrolling crime. Almost immediately crime was reduced by 50%. To this date, the crime has not returned to 1991 levels.
C.O.P. Now: Citizens on Patrol has been active in the Westpoint area since the beginning of the program. As the Chapel Creek area grew, it was brought into the patrol area. Our boundaries are Fort Worth city limit on the West, I820 on the East, Camp Bowie West (Hwy. 80) on the South, and Clifford on the North.
Crime in our patrol area is mainly thefts due to open garage doors, burglary of motor vehicles, and criminal mischief, etc. We don’t see too many of the more serious crimes. One of the fastest growing crimes, here in our area and nationwide, is mail box theft. Due to increasing identity theft, consider taking mail to the local post office.
For the latest COP Talk news, please view our most recent newsletter by clicking here.
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2009 Citizens on Patrol Training Schedule:
Training Classes are held in the auditorium at the Police Training Center at 1000 Calvert. Interested individuals may return their application to the Code Blue Coordinator listed above before the date of the class. All classes are held on a Saturday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
January 17, 2009
April 18, 2009
July 18, 2009
October 17, 2009
Each patrol division also has Citizen on Patrol Training classes. You may contact the coordinators listed above to sign up for your division.
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 How to become part of the C.O.P.:
The requirements to become a C.O.P. are 8 hours of training and one ride in with a police officer. The training is located at The Police Training Center on 1000 Calvert, Fort Worth.
COP Application
2009 Citizen on Patrol
Training Schedule:
[ 8 am - 4 pm ]
- January 17, 2009
- April 18, 2009
- July 18, 2009
- October 17, 2009
Click here for more information.
Keeping our part of the city safe is #1 to our members!
If you can volunteer as little as 2 hours a month, and would like more info, please contact our neighborhood policeman, Officer Ken Jacobs.
Kenneth.Jacobs@fortworthgov.org
If you are interested in more intense look at policing, you can join the Citizens Police Academy. Each class will be from a different section of F.W.P.D. such as communications, homicide, etc. The training is located at The Police Training Center on 1000 Calvert, Fort Worth.
Citizens Police Academy Application
2009 Citizens Police Academy Schedule
Neighborhood Patrol Officer:
Ken Jacobs, P 817.988.1035
Call to report any suspicious or criminal activity or if you have questions regarding the law, police procedures, or the like in our neighborhood.
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