The Community Outreach Division is commanded by Deputy Chief Mitchell McKinney, Captain Sofia Rosales-Scatena, Sergeant James Seay, and Officer Lisa Woods.
The mission of the Community Relations Division is to bring the police department and the community together to facilitate a better understanding of what the department does through the organizing of events in collaboration with other specialty teams and their equipment.The FWPD supports community-oriented policing strategies. The main idea behind this strategy is to allow police to feel like the public can trust them.
The Community Relations Division can be reached at: 260-427-2242.
The Community Relations Division is comprised of following areas. For full details on each area please use the menu to the upper left.
- Crime Prevention
- Liaison Office
- Public Information Office
- Safety Education
- School Resource Office (SRO)
These areas are staffed with (11) officers to include the division commander, a captain, (2) sergeants, (6) SROs, a safety village officer, and the liaison officer. All of the personnel are important in relating a positive message to the community in areas of enforcement, safety and community involvement.
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