Lompoc Police Department - the City of Lompoc!

CITIZEN VOLUNTEERSCommunity Services Volunteers continue tobe tremendously valuable to the operationsof the Lompoc Police Department. In 2011,volunteers donated over 3,000 hours ofservice to our community. There is not asingle unit of the Department that has notbenefited from the assistance provided bythese dedicated citizens. A total of 35volunteers augmented department resourcesin 2011. Volunteers perform functions suchas bicycle licensing, property inventory,clerical assistance, DUI check points, crimescene preservation, searches for missingchildren, traffic control, security checks ofvacationing residents’ homes, and assistanceat civic functions like the Spring Arts Festival, Flower Festival and the Annual ChristmasParade. The Volunteer Citizens on Patrol (V-COPS) are a specialized group of CommunityService Volunteers who receive additional training and equipment to allow them to providesecurity patrol in Lompoc. Driving marked police vehicles, the V-COPS conduct businessand vacation security checks, assist patrol officers with traffic control, monitor handicappedparking violations, and provide assistance to citizens.LOMPOC EXPLORER POST 700Explorers participate in many fun and interesting police and civic activities related to lawenforcement. Some activities include crowd and traffic control, Lompoc/Cabrillo HighSchool football games, Flower Festival and Christmas Parades, Explorer Ride-AlongProgram, child fingerprinting, regional and National Explorer Conference, Police DUICheckpoints, and many other activities. Explorer Post 700 participated in 3 competitionswith other Explorer Posts and earned trophies and awards for their skills. The LompocPolice Department Explorers were tested in the areas of pedestrian contacts, domesticviolence investigations, DUI investigations, traffic stops, felony car stops, and handcuffingsuspects.Lompoc Police Department 2011 Annual Report - 15 -