The Department's emphasis is changing from its enforcement orientation toward one of crime prevention. COP also means the police are not only enforcers, but also advisors, facilitators and supporters of the new community based initiatives. This growth requires many changes, over time. Our highly dedicated officers historically have provided excellent service to Takoma Park. Response times to calls have been reliably low.
Officers deal with residents in a professional and polite manner.
Takoma Park residents have benefited from this dedication and commitment. This is a request for our officers to extend their protection services beyond law enforcement to include crime prevention. With a commitment from the officers, toward this goal expansion, there is no doubt that citizens will feel more secure. Attending civic association meetings will not be done to fill an order from above. The officers will attend the meetings to gather information they can use to meet their goal, crime prevention.