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Sheriff's Office
Community Policing
Deputy Justin Visser currently runs the Newaygo
County Sheriff's Community Policing office. During
the school year he visits school districts
throughout the county to discuss safety and other
issues. He spends time interacting with the
children during lunch, recess or as needed on a one
to one basis. Deputy Visser speaks to the
students about strangers, police work, decision
making and treating others with respect and
kindness.
He attends
many events at which we fingerprint children. He
also attends job fairs at schools and lectures at
some high schools on the police profession.
The
Newaygo County Sheriff's Community Policing Officer
currently has seven active neighborhood watch
communities throughout Newaygo County. The
neighborhood watch program brings neighbors together
for the benefit of the area in which they live.
Members become more aware of their surroundings and
the people that should or should not be in their
neighborhood. All members of the neighborhood watch
receive visits to their township meetings by the
community policing officer and/or the township
officer - to keep them up to date on crime trends,
safety tips, and events going on in their area.
The community policing officer is also active in the
local TRIAD - an organization that is made up of
Sheriff's, Chiefs of Police and retired persons -
for the purpose of implementing effective crime
prevention and education programs for senior
citizens. We speak to many senior citizen groups on
safety issues, fraud and telemarketing fraud.
1035
E James Street, PO Box 845 White Cloud, Michigan 49349
Phone: (231) 689-7303 Fax: (231)
689-7273
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