This is one of the Department’s most recently instituted programs. The innovative idea consists of having citizen volunteers, age 55 and older, assist in meeting the needs of our senior community. Citizens interested in becoming a “Senior Police Partner” go through an extensive application process and 36 hours of training at our academy.

At our academy, these “Partners” attend classes in areas such as elder abuse, hate crimes, home security and bunco/fraud schemes. Once they graduate from these classes, the “Senior Police Partners” go into the community and contact those residents who would be able to benefit from the services provided by the police and other public and private agencies. For more information, please contact the Community Relations Division at (562) 570-7215.