Tim Cisler News Today

Six houses in Racine, Wisconsin, are staffed by police, whose job it is to get to know the communities they serve.

>> reporter: growing up in one of racine, wisconsin,s toughest neighborhood, 17-year-old kamari andrews says his reaction to seeing police was instinctive. >> my impression of law enforcement was to run from them all the time. >> push back from here to hold it on. >> reporter: but that started to change five years ago, when he met officer tim cisler just a few houses down. it was it like the hangout spot to go to after school? >> it was. >> reporter: this is a c.o.p. house, short for community-o...

Have other intentions that are extra legal that dont want to have us as close to seeing what theyre doing as we can be. >> reporter: andrews credits the c.o.p. house, and cisler, for helping keep his life on track. >> before i met officer tim, i was going down the wrong path. i was only, like, 11 yearsed old, breaking windows type things. if it wasnt for meeting officer tim i wouldnt get the reality check i needed. >> reporter: cisleras s come a detective but has stayed in the teens life. >> i s...