What is a
CAPS Beat Facilitator:
An unpaid
volunteer appointed by the Chicago Police who is a
resident or stakeholder that lives or works in the
beat. The Beat Facilitator works to make the
police-community partnership as effective as
possible. The Beat Facilitator serves as a
“translator” or “communicator” between beat
residents, stakeholders and the police.
Beat 1324
meetings are held at
7pm the second Thursday of each month at the
Goldblatt’s Building (Chicago and Ashland) 2010
dates are as follows:
Feb. 11
Mar. 11
Apr. 8
May 13
June 10
July 8
Resources
available via CAPS:
·
Safety and Security Evaluation: FREE
in home security assessments are available from
professionals in the field by calling the CPD
Prevention office at
(312) 745-5838 x84652
·
CAPS workshops are being conducted on
Jan.23,24,25 at 3510 S. Michigan Ave. from
9a-12:30p this FREE 3.5 hour seminar focuses
on topics including Burglary prevention, troubled
buildings, Gang awareness and what you can do as a
resident to protect yourself ( I attended this
workshop and it was very informative and useful).
·
The CLEARPATH system available at
www.chicagopolice.org is a tool citizens
can use to communicate quickly and anonymously with
law enforcement and track action on those concerns.