Community Volunteer
Police Patrol
Paso Robles Police Department
If you have the time,
we have the job for you!
Presented by Gwen Mecum Hunt, CVPP
Citizen’s Police Academy Graduation
2008
Honoring our Volunteers at City Council Meeting
Chief of Police Lisa Solomon
Mayor Duane Picanco
Interested?
• The Paso Robles Police Department volunteers come
from all walks of life, from professionals that are still in the
workforce to retired senior citizens. Volunteers perform
many important functions. Their participation allows police
officers and other criminal justice employees to spend
more time conducting proactive law enforcement activities.
• Volunteers perform primarily in two areas: administration
and patrol. Administrative duties include, but are not
limited to, data entry, record keeping, filing, and vehicle
tow hearings. Patrol duties include, but are not limited to,
traffic control, special events, business checks, and home
vacation checks. Volunteers assigned to patrol are
required to complete a training course.
• Prospective members of the CVP will receive instruction and
hands on training on topics that includes;
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Laws and Regulations
Departmental Policy and Procedures
Patrol Procedures
Traffic Control
First Aid and CPR
Emergency Vehicle Operations
• We are the “eyes and ears” of the Paso Robles Police
Department.
• We patrol the city with CVP’s own marked, radio equipped
patrol cars looking for anything which may need police
attention: a reckless driver, an open business door after hours,
a suspicious person, etc.
• When something is observed, a radio call is made to the
Dispatch Center where an officer is notified to take action.
• We conduct traffic and crowd control at special events such as
parades, the Mid-State Fair and downtown events. Other duties
include vacation house watch checks, crime scene protection
and traffic control at accident sites. Members may also be
called upon for Search and Rescue work.
Our CVP Leaders:
Capt. Robert Burton
Lt. Ty Lewis
Christina Hatch
• Prior to assignment, a 40-hour Training Academy
is required covering:
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Orientation/Organization
Crime Prevention
Patrol and Observation Skills
Radio/Communications
Traffic Control
Crime Scene Protection
CPR and First Aid
Legal Issues...and more
Volunteer Events
Amgen Bicycle Race, Airport Day,
DARE Representatives, Pioneer
Day Parade, Concerts in the Park,
Midstate Fair, Halloween in the
Park, Vine St. Lighting, Flu Shots,
Vacation Home checks, Back to
School patrol, PRHS Graduation,
Olive Festival, Festival of the Arts
This is a test:
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Get a piece of scratch paper and pen
Observations
How observant are you?
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How many individuals & what sex?
What ages and race
Weight
What were they wearing?
A. Hat/cap
B. Shirt /sweater/ -color
C. Jacket/coat
D. Dress/trousers
E. Shoes
F. Jewelry (ring/watch)
What was color of hair?
What was color of eyes?
What was color of flowers?
What time was it?
Benefits of Membership
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In addition to serving the community, members learn exactly how the Police
Department operates and why things are done in certain ways. They also receive
professional training in all aspects of their work and they learn a great deal about our
city and its people.
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CVPP members always work in pairs so safety is paramount and the work is shared.
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Opportunities include leadership roles in the organization and the ability to volunteer
for even more work in the Police Department, including courier runs and clerical and
professional duties.
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The CVPP is a leader among similar organizations and often assists other patrols in
Central Coast communities, so members get to be familiar with other volunteers and
their towns.
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Finally, CVPP members can work as often as they like any time, day or night, seven
days a week. Patrols are set to accommodate member’s schedules.
to come to our next CVPP meeting.
The meetings are held at 6:00 p.m.
2nd Tuesday of every month at the
Paso Robles Police Department.
What is NIXLE ????
The city of Paso Robles is launching a new community information service designed to
deliver important and timely information to local residents using a technology service
created by the company Nixle, LLC.
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The free service, which is currently being used for the broadcast of police and fire
information, is now available for residents.
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Residents receive trustworthy and important neighborhood-level public safety and
community event notifications by Web, e-mail and cell phone.
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Nixle is a tool that allows for direct communication with our residents when it is needed
most. In cases of emergency, police and fire services must be able to communicate
important information to community members.
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Nixle What is Nixle?
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PRPD officials described Nixle as a "community information service provider built
exclusively to provide secure and reliable communications and "the first authenticated and
secure service that connects municipal agencies and community organizations to residents
in real time." Nixle has secured a partnership with the International Justice and Public
Safety Network), allowing local police departments nationwide to send immediate alerts and
advisories. Nixle is privately funded with offices in New Jersey and California. The service is
free to all governments, their agencies and organizations, nongovernmental organizations
and consumers, according to PRPD.
Registration for the newly offered service in Paso Robles can be made online at
www.nixle.com.
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FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE
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1. "Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for
….those who do not." ~Thomas Jefferson
2. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.
….~John Adams
3. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.
4. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
5. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.
6. You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.
7. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace,
….no safety.
8. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
• 9. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
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10. The Second Amendment is in place in case the
……politicians ignore the others.
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11. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you
……create slaves.
12. The American Revolution would never have
happened with gun control.