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On Patrol Today
people live in fear — fear of being robbed, victimized or hurt.
All they want is to feel safe. Members
of C.O.P.s, Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol, are trying to bring that
feeling of security to Fort Worth’s residents. The
groups around TCU include the Park Hill patrol group, north of campus
and the Frisco Heights patrol group, east of campus. To
help better the appearance of their neighborhoods, C.O.P.s members
patrol their neighborhoods and report knocked over stop signs, broken
water pipes, overgrown yards and cars parked the wrong way. Reporting
a knocked over stop sign might not seem like a big deal, but it
is. It’s a minor detail in the upkeep of a neighborhood, but
it’s something that would be overlooked if C.O.P.s was not
in action. Fort Worth Officer, Thomas Schmidt said C.O.P.s not only deters crime, but its members are extensions of the department’s eyes and ears. Officers
are busy handling one call after another and don’t have as
much time to develop personal relationships with residents in the
neighborhood. Members
of C.O.P.s do. They want to develop personal relationships with
the residents. The
patrollers have no authority other than a regular citizen. But these
citizens are doing more than most. They
are working hard to understand the responsibilities involved in
police work. Other citizens don’t give police officers a chance.
Next
time you see their patrol car drive by your house, say thank you.
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