Southlake's public safety leadership organizes a series of opportunities for residents to get involved in the well-being of their city that stem from a 10-week training program held each fall.
Southlake Community Initiatives Officer Renni Burt said the once-a-year Department of Public Safety Citizens Academy trains residents on core functions. After residents finish the academy, the Southlake Police Department Volunteer program offers them opportunities to get involved in programs such as Citizens On Patrol, Volunteers in Policing, DPS Chaplains, Fire Rehab and Southlake Mounted Patrol, Burt said.
Citizens On Patrol is a group of about 30 members, Burt said, who act as extra eyes and ears for the department for a variety of applications, from parking lot security to assisting officers at crash scenes.
Volunteers in Policing handle volunteer tasks within the office structure of the department, she said, and provide office support.
