FULTON – The City of Fulton Police Department will have dedicated police officers in the neighborhoods to talk to city residents about how the police can help enhance the quality of life for residents.
A patrol of two plainclothes officers will be assigned to areas throughout the city. The Police Department goals are to be more visible, listen to the community, build stronger relationships and as a result create specific plans to address concerns.
“The safety of our community is the highest priority. This initiative is the first in a series of new approaches that will be rolled out. We want to give community members and our officers every opportunity to join together and learn from one another,” Mayor Deana Michaels said. “By placing more officers directly in neighborhoods, we aim to focus on the safety and nuisance concerns that have become too much of a disruption to the quality of life. Visible police presence in our neighborhoods will help build critical relationships with the community we serve and start to build confidence that the safety of our neighborhoods is a priority.”
“It’s important for our officers to have a relationship with the people who live in Fulton,” Chief Craig Westbrook said. “These dedicated patrols will give people a non-official way to communicate with the officers and for the people and the officers to get to know each other.”
Officers will be wearing clear identification so that there will not be any misidentification issues. As always, if someone comes to your door and says that they are a police officer, ask for identification.
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