Polson Police Department kick starts new program

POLSON — The Polson Police Department would like to announce a new program that we are in the process of starting.  We will be utilizing a Community Safety/ Education Officer to better serve the public needs.  This will be accomplished by providing information, education and forming partnerships with the community in the areas of public safety, crime prevention and awareness.   A conduit for information sharing, identifying resources within the community and problem solving will be priorities to accomplish a safer community.

Officer Chris Wright has agreed to take on this new position. Wright is a veteran officer with our department who has served our community for the past six years and has a passion for community/police partnerships and education.  For the past four years he has had an instrumental part in organizing and hosting Safety Days.

POLSON — The Polson Police Department would like to announce a new program that we are in the process of starting.  We will be utilizing a Community Safety/ Education Officer to better serve the public needs.  This will be accomplished by providing information, education and forming partnerships with the community in the areas of public safety, crime prevention and awareness.   A conduit for information sharing, identifying resources within the community and problem solving will be priorities to accomplish a safer community.

Officer Chris Wright has agreed to take on this new position. Wright is a veteran officer with our department who has served our community for the past six years and has a passion for community/police partnerships and education.  For the past four years he has had an instrumental part in organizing and hosting Safety Days.

The following are a few of the programs that are in the process of being implemented at this time:

Neighborhood Watch Program: Officer Wright is in the process of identifying neighborhoods that are interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch Program and then acting as an advisor for them.

Citizens’ Academy:  We hope to put on our first annual Citizens’ Academy this fall to educate the participants about our department and law enforcement topics in general.

Police Volunteer Programs:  This program is in the very beginning stages.  There has been a lot of interest from the public in volunteering with our department.  We are currently researching similar programs that have been utilized by other agencies.

Home and Business Crime Prevention Inspections:  At the request of home or business owners we will provide Crime Prevention Inspections and education.  We are also interested in identifying specific groups that may have a need for different types of awareness training.

If anyone has any interest in these programs of have questions or suggestions please feel free to contact Officer Chris Wright by email at cwright@polsonpolice.com or by calling Polson City Hall at (406) 883-8212 and leaving a message for him.  As these programs develop further and new information is processed, we will be providing future press releases.