Frequently Asked Questions
1: Who started the Leesburg Police Citizens Support Team and why?
2: How many people were initially involved and what did the organization look like then?
3: What were your initial goals? Crime reduction only? Assist law enforcement with traffic?
4: What types of challenges did you face initially and what are they now if any?
5: If you have patrol cars, what was your first patrol car, (make, model, condition, etc.)?
6: What does your Support Team patrol car fleet look like now? How many cars? What type, etc.?
7: What type of uniforms do you have? Polo shirts? Police uniforms? A combination?
8: How many people were initially involved and what did the organization look like then?
9: How many Citizen Support Team volunteers do you actively have now?
10: What type of equipment do your members carry? Flashlights? Cuffs? Pepper Spray? Weapons?
11: Where is your Citizen Patrol office located?
12: How do you communicate between cars, volunteers, and with the police? Cell phones? Radios?
13: How do you dispatch Citizen Support Team volunteers to accident scenes or calls for police assistance?
14: What type of initial training do Citizen Support Team volunteers get and is there any ongoing training?
15: Do you offer any special services to the public or law enforcement such as fingerprinting, vacation checks, traffic control, crime scene control, stolen car checks, etc?
16: What are the qualifications to become a Citizen Support Team member and what type of background check do applicants go through?
17: What were your most current year’s service statistics?
18: What types of activities were included in those 9,000 hours of service?
19: How has the Citizens Support Team been accepted by the Police Department and the Town government?
20: What is your annual operating budget in dollars?
21: What special events and activities do you provide support for?
22: Has any Support Team member ever been injured while performing their duties?
23: How do you motivate, recognize and reward your Support Team volunteers?
24: Would you say your Team been successful in its crime prevention and public safety role?