A program of the Community Oriented Police Division of the Beaumont Police Department

In early 1995, the Beaumont Police Department along with several Beaumont neighborhood associations initiated a program called Citizens On Patrol (C.O.P.) The program consists of volunteers from established Beaumont neighborhood associations who donate their time to patrol their neighborhood while driving their own vehicles.

The object of the program is to provide more eyes and ears on the streets observing and reporting crime and/or suspicious activity.

Program guidelines prohibit participants from actions that would place them in a confrontational situation. Each vehicle is equipped with a cellular telephone on which to call in incidents needing police attention and radios. Corporate sponsors and private individuals underwrite the program to help pay for cellular phones, radios, magnetic signs for participants’ vehicles, miscellaneous equipment and distinctive clothing.

Participants may patrol any number of hours per week and at whatever time of day is convenient to them. Each participant must document his/her activities during patrol and this information is forwarded to the Beaumont Police Department.

C.O.P. Mission Statement

Beaumont Citizens On Patrol is an organization of citizens’ volunteers dedicated to working in partnership with the Beaumont Police Department and the City of Beaumont. Objectives are:

• To educate the Citizens of Beaumont concerning crime prevention
• To patrol Beaumont’s neighborhoods
• To maintain effective communication between citizens and the Beaumont Police Department and
• To enhance the quality of life in all Beaumont Neighborhoods.

Interested in Citizens on Patrol?

Call Officer Kibodeaux or Officer Guedry at 409-880-3802 to learn how you can take an active part in making Beaumont a better place to live!