BURLINGTON, Wash. -- At a time when resources are getting cut, the Burlington Police Department is finding a new way to fight crime. It's turning to senior citizens. The Citizens On Patrol program is just getting under way, and it's already proving affective.
"So far our volunteers have already spotted a house that was broken into," says Officer Tim Van Dyken, community resource officer for Burlington police. Van Dyken started the program where senior citizens pair up and patrol the streets, much like a licensed officer.
"We are losing officers on the street because of budget cuts," he says. "This is our extra set of eyes and ears."
Volunteer police programs are nothing new. Many police agencies across the state have them, but now is the time when many agencies are seeing more of a need to increase patrols. In a lot of cases, Volunteers have received training in CPR, DUI detection, traffic control and responding to missing children. Burlington police recently graduated its first graduating class. It has seven volunteers out on patrol.
"I already have three more volunteers signing up," says Van Dyken. "I'm looking at starting another class."
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