SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT News Release
		Release #06-25-02 June 25, 2002 For Immediate Release
						Media Office 916-264-5124  Capt. Sam Somers Lt. Daniel Hahn, PIO Sgt. Justin Risley, PIO ASO Tina Lee-Vogt AA Audrey Lee PCIII Cheryl Moore Internet: www.sacpd.org

On Thursday, June 27, 2002, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Sacramento Police Department’s first V.I.P.S. (Volunteers In Police Service) will be attending the fourth day of a week long training academy at the William J. Kinney Police Facility, 3550 Marysville Boulevard.

The Sacramento Police Department’s first V.I.P.S. will complete the training academy and then enter a month of field training.  The volunteers are trained in crimes in progress, crime scene management, traffic control, patrol and radio procedures, and community relations.

The volunteers responsibilities will include: vacation home checks, neighborhood/business patrol, working at the neighborhood resource centers, and assisting patrol officers with traffic control and citizen transportation.

The V.I.P.S. program currently consists of 12 volunteers that will work hand in hand with the department to provide the best possible service to our community.

Anyone interested in becoming a V.I.P.S. can contact Geoff Winford at 264-8683.

Media wishing to cover this program is requested to arrive at the Kinney Police Facility at 1:30 p.m.  Officer Geoff Winford (V.I.P.S. Coordinator), along with the volunteers, will be available for comment and interview.  Officer Winford can be contacted via pager at 592-5347.

Lieutenant Daniel Hahn
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