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In continuing with its Questions for the Cops initiative, the Stratford Police Service has offered some insight into what auxiliary police officers do and how they fit in a community policing framework.
Stratford police Const. Darren Fischer said the police service received a number of questions about Stratford’s auxiliary policing unit after the service began recruiting volunteer officers at the beginning of May.
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“As COVID restrictions begin to ease, we will once again begin to engage with our community in person, which will increase the chances of you coming across one of our auxiliary police officers while out in the community, so we thought we would take this opportunity to help clear up this topic,” Fischer said.
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In continuing with his Questions for the Cops initiative, Stratford police Const. Darren Fischer is shedding light on another community policing topic of interest – Amber Alerts.
Throughout April, Fischer said the police service received a number of questions about when and why Amber Alerts are issued.
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“We felt that this was a very important topic, as these notifications are broadcast over all media avenues, including our mobile devices, with the intention of gaining the assistance from the public in locating an abducted child,” Fischer writes. “By engaging the community in the search, these Amber Alert notifications really could be a contributing factor in reuniting an abducted child with its family and, in the most extreme circumstances, could mean the difference between life and death for that child.”
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In continuing with his Questions for the Cops initiative, Stratford police Const. Darren Fischer is shedding light on another community policing topic of interest – Amber Alerts.
Throughout April, Fischer said the police service received a number of questions about when and why Amber Alerts are issued.
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“We felt that this was a very important topic, as these notifications are broadcast over all media avenues, including our mobile devices, with the intention of gaining the assistance from the public in locating an abducted child,” Fischer writes. “By engaging the community in the search, these Amber Alert notifications really could be a contributing factor in reuniting an abducted child with its family and, in the most extreme circumstances, could mean the difference between life and death for that child.”
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