Duluth Police Add A New Tool To Their Arsenal; Volunteers Will Assist With Non-Criminal Activities

The Duluth Police has always taken a creative approach to crime-fighting.  Recently, they've solicited the help of the general public in finding criminals via the use of social media.  Now, it looks like that use of volunteers is expanding.

The Duluth Police Department Volunteers in Policing Program has recently been established to assist sworn police officers in performing community service tasks, non-criminal police services, natural disasters and other emergencies.

A Volunteer in Policing is a resident who is interested in assisting the police department with a variety of activities and is interested in giving back to the community. The volunteers will be patrolling the streets of Duluth starting this month in cars provided by the City of Duluth and will serve as community liaisons, assisting us with found property, reporting graffiti and neighborhood nuisances, and reporting suspicious activity incidents to name a few.

Right now there are eight members signed up and two cars that will be working, but those numbers will increase as the program develops. Those who are interested in joining the Duluth Police Department Volunteers in Policing Program should contact their neighborhood community officer for details.