CAST Officer Mary Holzwarth sits in front of the CAST office at 300 S. Irene St. The Police Department has established hours for its neighborhood offices. Baker said their mission not only includes solving crimes and arresting people, but also customer service. We have these district offices just for that reason. Instead of stopping downtown to talk to an officer about a neighborhood issue or other nonemergency, people can now meet with their CAST officer.
Officers can take reports and offer crime prevention tips.
Neighborhood watch groups also meet at the offices to discuss issues and solve problems while working with the police. Police in the past have been pretty good about telling the community what we were going to do for them. Nowadays we solicit input from the community in how we can better serve the community. The four locations are also used by patrol officers during their shifts to access information, use the telephone and write reports. It is also a spot to take a break.