New members, expanded duties for Citizens on Patrol
,A recent recruiting drive that helped Red Deer Citizens on Patrol (COP) welcome 14 new members is also helping them expand the work they do to help police make the community safer.
COP is teaming up with Red Deer RCMP to do foot patrols of the downtown area.
“Historically, patrols were conducted predominantly in private vehicles, surveying different areas from afar,” explained Cst. Derek Turner with the Community Policing Unit. “Now we’re switching to doing visible foot patrols with concentration on our downtown core.”