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Public Information
Officer (P.I.O)
The Public Information Officer is
responsible for disseminating information on the programs, concerns,
investigations, and day-to-day activities of the Department.
This is done through the newspaper, radio, and
television outlets as a News
Release. Other venues are talks to civic groups,
youth groups, special interest group meetings, and via requests for
information through this website.
The Public Information Officer is
the coordinator for the Citizen's
Law Enforcement Academy where, throughout the 13 weeks, citizens
are acquainted with all aspects of the Department as well as the
rest of the criminal justice system. There is also a Young
Citizens' Academy held each summer, which is geared toward
middle school students.
The Public Information Officer
assumes the role of City PIO during major incidents involving
several departments in the City government and is a permanent member
of the Department Awards Board.
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