Community Engagement Unit 
      Comprised of three teams, the Community Engagement Unit's mission   is to spearhead the department's mission of working with the community in   combatting crime.  
       
         Neighborhood Policing Team - Heavily involved with   the community, the Neighborhood Policing Team works hand in hand with the   community.  Officers of this team frequently attend crime watch and community   meetings, gathering information first-hand that can be relayed to other teams   within the department.  When not working directly with the community, officers   work the streets combatting crime.
       
         Nuisance Abatement Team - Works with   property owners to eliminate conditions conducive to the criminal element.  If   one looks at crime statistics over a period of time, it becomes apparent that   certian areas are havens for criminals.  Often, this is due to leased residental   properties or abandoned properties where the criminal element has choosen to   take up residence.  The Nuisance Abatement Team attempts to obtain voluntary   cooperation from a property owner in abating conditions that are conducive to   crime.  If voluntary cooperation is not received, then the team undertakes   efforts, often through legal channels, to compel property owners to   cooperate.
       
         Deployment Team - Utilizes covert tecniques to combat crime.    Officers of this team research crime statistics to identify areas and trends in   crime, suspect descriptions, and suspect actions.  Armed with this information,   officers, in plain clothes, operating a variety of unmarked vehicles, go into   the community, looking for crimes in progress and making arrests of suspects   caught "in the act".
Crime Watch and Community Meetings