2015 Annual Report FINAL 4-27-16

VOLUNTEERS
Bridging the gap in the Woodland Police
Department?s efforts to maintain active
communication and relationships w ith our
citizens is the Volunteers in Policing (ViP)
program. With nearly 40 members, this group
helps in almost all areas of the department.
During 2015, ViP members volunteered nearly
4,500 hours assisting w ith everything from
patrolling our community w ith special focus on
school patrol, vehicle abatement, various
administrative projects, data entry and Driving
Under the Influence checkpoints.
To support the patrol and outreach
w ork that our ViPs do, w e repurpose
outgoing patrol vehicles into ViP vehicles.
These Ford Crow n Victorias w ere initially
deployed as patrol vehicles; at the end of
their lifecycle, these Crow n Vics w ere
retrofitted into ViP vehicles w ith basic lights
and new decals. With the continuing
expansion of the program in 2015, the
department w as able to increase the ViP fleet
from 2 cars to 6 cars.
Our volunteers also participated in
informational public service videos produced in
partnership w ith the Yolo County District
Attorney's Office. The use of public service
videos w as a new approach for our
Department and they proved very effective.
ViPs w ith Volunteer Coordinator Trista Kennedy at a DUI
checkpoint during the New Year holiday.
Last year, the department added 23
new volunteers and w e are excited to have
them as part of our family. Our volunteers
range from 18 years old to 83 years old. We
are very proud of our volunteers, and the
community of Woodland is fortunate to have
these special people w ho are w illing to help
their neighbors. The City of Woodland is a
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2015 Woodland PD Annual Report