2011 Police Department Annual Report - Bloomfield Township

Investigations Division
Community Liaison Office
o better serve the people of Bloomfield Township, the police department established
T the Community Liaison Office in 2002. Its function is to make the department more
‘user friendly’, while providing a number of services to the community. Among these are:
Developing crime prevention strategies for home & business owners
Conduct home and business security surveys
Present Internet safety programs to local school students and PTO’s
Meet with neighborhood associations
Fingerprint children for safety
Respond to crime statistics queries
Provide crime prevention input on proposed projects in the Township
Speak to various civic groups concerning crime prevention and basic police operations
he Community Liaison Officer performs many functions such as conducting home
T security surveys, giving presentations to civic groups and neighborhood associations,
hosting station tours, as well as researching and publishing crime prevention information. Also,
through the Community Liaison program hundreds of children have been fingerprinted for
safety. To contact the Community Liaison Officer, call : 248-433-7724
Activity 2010 2011
Home Security Surveys 27 7
Crime Prevention Plan Reviews 65 97
Neighborhood Assoc. Meetings 9 2
Other Civic Group Meetings 62 36
Child Fingerprinting Events 3 3
Total 166 145
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Above, Ofc Matejcik shows a patrol car to
children and teachers of the French Academy
in Bloomfield Township. The Community
Liaison Officer program allows the
police department to reach out to the
community, while keeping patrol officers
on the road.
Left, reading to children at West Hills Middle
School. This annual event brings in celebrities,
business people, and other role models
to stress the importance of reading, as well as
how enjoyable reading truly is.