Alvin Police Department Citizens Patrol
 

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	On September 30, Alvin Police Department unveiled their newest tool to help keep Alvin safe. A group of specially trained citizens from the Alvin Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association made make their first patrol in the group’s new Citizen’s Patrol Unit. The specially equipped and marked patrol vehicle will allow the Patrol Unit to act as an extra set of eyes and ears for the citizens of Alvin. Each member of the Unit has completed the 32 hour Citizen’s Police Academy and an additional 60 hours of specialized training in patrol techniques, qualifying them to begin patrolling Alvin’s streets. The Citizen’s Patrol Unit will assist Alvin Police Department with crime prevention patrols, motorist assistance, wrecker stand-by, traffic control, close patrols and handicapped parking enforcement. Our mission is to act as a force multiplier for the city’s police officers. We assist them with non-enforcement activities so that they are available to answer more calls. We will also act as a deterrent to crime by conducting highly visible patrols. Applicants for the Citizen’s Patrol Unit must first have completed the Citizen’s Police Academy before applying to the Citizen’s Patrol Unit. We generally have a Citizen’s Police Academy in the fall that lasts for 12 weeks and will start a Citizen’s Patrol Unit class in mid January that will consist of 10 weeks in the class room and 6 weeks “O.J.T.” with graduation some time in May. Class sizes for the CPU are limited to 10 applicants and you must attend all classes and O.J.T. in order to qualify for graduation. Anyone interested in the Citizen’s Police Academy or the Citizen’s Patrol program should contact either Ruben Solano for the Alvin Citizen’s Police Academy @ 281-585-7100 or Eric Varnado for the Alvin Citizen’s Patrol Unit @ ACPU@hypercon.net.