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Contributed by: Douglas County Sheriffs Office on 12/4/2007

At the end of December, the Community Safety Volunteer program will celebrate their first full year of service with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The program actually got started in the middle of 2006, but the milestone comes with the completion of their first full calendar year. 2007 has proven to be a year of firsts for the program and a year full of successes.

The Community Safety Volunteer Program, which now boasts 26 volunteers, is a structured way for citizens to participate in helping provide for the safety and security of their own community. The volunteers support the major activities of the Sheriff's Office; patrol, investigations, detentions, civil, and community resources. They participate in three broad areas of activities to include; community relations, neighborhood patrol, and deputy support and assistance.

Since the program began in 2006 the Community Safety Volunteers (CSV's) have:

• Volunteered over 16,000 hours
• Assisted or handled over 5,000 patrol events to include: VIN inspections, traffic control at accidents, abandoned vehicles, call box hang-ups, vehicle impounds and found/lost property reports
• Conducted over 200 liquor code inspections
• Assisted community resources in changing batteries for the Project Lifesaver clients
• Taught numerous GED and Bible study classes within the detention facility
• Collected and updated over 700 emergency business contact forms
• Increased presence at schools, to included checking for open doors during normal school hours
• Conducted the RADAR program in school zones and target areas
• Assisted the civil section with license plate recovery-when the plates have to be repossessed for nonpayment of registration fees
• Presented Internet Safety classes to middle school groups

"2007 has been a very productive year for the program. Our volunteers have integrated themselves as a valuable asset to the Sheriff's Office and the community. The vehicles are now a common sight in neighborhoods and citizens recognize the uniforms and the volunteers that wear them. I am very proud to be part of this team", said Volunteer Coordinator Walt Wohlgemuth.

"The CSV's have played an integral part in the day-to-day operations of the Sheriff's Office. It is their dedication that allows our sworn officers to attend to more pressing and immediate public safety issues. I do not believe that we could be as efficient as we are if it were not for our volunteers", stated Sheriff Weaver.

How can you be a part of this important program? The next CSV Academy class is scheduled to start April 8, 2008. Check out the Sheriff's Office website at www.dcsheriff.net for more information on the classes and to download the application.

If you have questions about the program you can also call the coordinator, Walt Wohlgemuth, at 303-814-7063. Applications for the April class must be received no later then December 31, 2007.

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