Behind the Sign

February 29, 2020

Citizens Academy: The Chief’s Story

MVPD Chief Cammock has a good reason to feel fortunate. In addition to living in the place he grew up in and loves, he has a family he treasures and a job that has challenged, fulfilled, and rewarded him for more than three decades. This is his story.

February 19, 2020

Citizens Academy: The Ties that Bind

Staffing the number of uniformed police required to adequately address the multitude of crime prevention strategies pursued by the MVPD would exceed the budget realities facing our police department. The key to bridging that gap is community involvement, which brings us to the all important subject of volunteerism.

February 14, 2020

Citizens Academy: An Ounce of Prevention

Here’s a question for you. On any given evening in a town of roughly 36,000 souls, how many of Mount Vernon’s finest are on duty to respond to a law enforcement incident? Five? Ten, perhaps? The answer might surprise you.

February 12, 2020

Citizens Academy: Welcome to Cop Class!

Your first session of Citizens Academy will introduce you to your classmates, members of Citizens on Proactive Patrol (COPP), and Chief Chris Cammock. You'll also hear from Mount Vernon's mayor, the honorable Jill Boudreau. You'll get your photo taken for your ID badge and receive a notebook in which you'll insert your curriculum materials for the next 12 weeks. So put on your listening cap and get your pens and pencils out...it's time to get schooled on your police department...and your community.

February 4, 2020

Citizens Academy: Inside Cop Class

Meyer Sign & Advertising is pleased to sponsor an upcoming blog series that will take our readers “behind the scenes” of how law enforcement works in Mount Vernon. With the blessing and cooperation of Chief Chris Cammock and the Mount Vernon Police Department, our series will follow the 12-week program known as Citizens Academy -- now in its 26th year!

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