Beaumont Police/Community Relations The Police/Community Relations Unit serves as the center for media and public communications, volunteer and community participation programs, neighborhood association liaison, and coordination of the Crime Stoppers Program. All requests for public programs at schools, businesses, civic organizations, etc. should be directed to this office.    Media/Public Communication This unit disseminates press releases and other department information, and conducts interviews with the news media. Additionally, they act as the Public Information Office for the City of Beaumont during disasters and other emergencies.    Volunteer/Community Programs The department is involved in a number of volunteer and community programs on a daily basis. Those programs include Citizens in Action, Citizens Police Academy, Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, Police Substation Volunteers, and the Clergy and Police Partnership.Click to learn more. Citizens in Action is a program designed to allow volunteers to write handicap parking citations, patrol city parks, identify illegally stored vehicles, and conduct traffic radar surveys. Participants wear unique uniforms and drive distinctly marked vehicles. Attendance in the Citizens Police Academy is a pre-requisite to becoming a Citizens in Action volunteer. Click to learn more. The Citizens Police Academy is a 13 week program which meets on Thursday nights, and is designed to familiarize citizens with how and why the police operate in the manner that they do. A number of hands-on activities, including pursuit driving, firearms range, and defensive tactics are included, and the course is free to the public. Click to learn more. The Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association is a public service, non-profit group that supports area law enforcement. They are involved in many public service activities, and meet monthly to further their training and knowledge about policing. A group of citizen volunteers staff the Parkdale Mall Police Substation each weekday during business hours. They are responsible for disseminating information to and interacting with the public on behalf of the police department. They also meet regularly to further their training. The Clergy and Police Partnership is comprised of a group from the local clergy who receive specialized training. Their primary mission is to minister to police employees in need and to respond to emergency and/or crisis situations to assist officers.

Neighborhood Association Liaison     Fourteen neighborhood associations currently     meet on a monthly basis throughout the city.     At the monthly meetings, officers receive     information from citizens, and also conduct     presentations on current crime issues for that    specific area. Beaumont Crime Stoppers        Information from active criminal investigations        is gathered and is disseminated to the public        through local media outlets. Information on        these investigations is then collected through        telephone and text messaging and is utilized        by department investigators to assist in        solving crimes.       If you would like to request a public program       or if you would like to be a participant in any       of our programs, please call 880-3825 or 880       3802. Follow Us on Facebook      We have posted several videos of  robbery      suspects and will update current videos as         they become available. Click to view