EXTRA PATROL REQUEST
EXTRA PATROL REQUEST
Depending on where you live, you might not see an officer physically drive down your street for several days. Usually you see one in passing, going to another call. In between calls for service officers patrol as many streets and area’s in their beats as possible but realistically, we can’t hit every street in the city shift by shift.
Extra patrol request and vacation house checks are services that most police departments provide upon request. The information is discussed at line-up or briefings, and the beat officer will generally ensure that they physically drive past the location of the request, several times throughout the shift.
Extra patrol request often generate from calls relating to:
Drug dealing and loitering taking place at a neighborhood corner
Teens frequently drinking alcohol at a park
Recent vehicle or residential burglaries