Hello Fellow Citizens: The council consisting of members of the business community, residents, and other citizens at large work together in fostering a cohesive relationship between the Police personnel assigned to the Parkville Precinct and the public. The PCRC strives to help members understand and learn about how the Police Department operates in performing its core mission of protecting and serving the public at large. The council also helps to provide a direct link to the local command structure allowing for a one on one or face to face contact. This contact has been found to be very helpful in resolving many local issues.
Over the years, the PCRC has acted as a conduit to keep members as well as the public informed of how the Department works and what is involved in the resolution of citizen problems and concerns. This is accomplished by providing speakers at their monthly meetings who explain and highlight the functions of departmental units such as the Crime Lab, Crash Investigation Team, Homicide Unit, Domestic Violence Unit, Precinct Patrol Units, etc.
Also at the meetings, Precinct Command personnel such as the Precinct Commander or Assistant Precinct Commander attend and report on recent crime trends and the action being taken to deal with them. In addition, the meeting attendees are given an opportunity to ask questions about specific problems in their neighborhood. This one aspect goes a long way on fostering enhanced public relations because people are able to speak directly with the officers that will be handling their concerns.
In March, 2008, all eight councils were incorporated as "The Baltimore County Police and Community Relations Councils, Inc.". At this time they were also granted a 501(c) (3) tax exemption as a non-profit organization. Thus, any donations made to the PCRC would be fully tax deductible.
The Parkville Police & Community Relations Council continues its mission of assisting and fostering a very high level of cooperation between the Parkville Precinct and the community at large. Members of our business community and residents are invited to attend a meeting and consider joining this very worthwhile organization.
When: The 4th Tuesday of every month from September through June at 7p.m.
Where: VFW Hall located at 8123 Harford Road, 21234 For more information, please e-mail us at pc8info@baltimorecountymd.gov or contact us at 410-887-5439 or contact Director Wayne Definbaugh at definbaugh@comcast.net Revised November 18, 2008 |
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