Did you know that the East Police District has 62 parks, covering over 1500 acres? Shout out to our hard working and dedicated Parks Department for creating, maintaining, and activating these spaces!
Starting back on April 1, I challenged the East District to conduct as much foot patrol as possible in our park spaces throughout April and May.
The goals of this initiative are to:
- Get eyes on spaces that Officers don't travel as freqently by vehicle,
- Interact with residents, visitors, and other #TeamCity staff who spend time outdoors in our wonderful parks and green spaces,
- establish a positive presence in parks going into the busier late spring and summer months, and
- Engage in some wellness, feel the sun on our shoulders smell the spring rain.
In addition to touching the grass, Officers receive bonus points for stopping in to all of the parks in their respective beats, taking photos, attending events or festivals, and for visiting parks outside of the East District.
I'm proud to say that the Officers, Detectives, and Sergeants on Team East have been answering the call! Since April 1, Officers have logged over 250 foot patrol entries in our District alone! The vast majority of these are linked to proactive park patrols. We still have a month left!
If you see our Officers out in your neighborhood park or trail, please stop over and say HI! We're happy to meet our neighbors and the public, and we'd like to hear from you if you have a concern for the public spaces in your neighborhood, or how you feel about this initiative.
Take care, and let's enjoy this Wisconsin spring weather together.
-Team East