‘Our Kids and Our Kops’ community policing event held

Children line up to get a tour of the Whittier Police patrol vehicle which provides policing through a community partnership. (Courtesy P)hoto)

From Tommy O’Malley

TNews Contributor

The Girdwood Board of Supervisors Public Safety Advisory Committee sponsored a community policing event on October 25th at the Ice Cream Shop.

“Our Kids and Our Kops” was an opportunity for families with children to get to know the officers of our police department. Children who brought their parents were treated to a free ice cream cone. Eighty Moms, Dads, Grandparents and children attended the event.

“Our Kids and Our Kops” was part of Community Helpers Month at Girdwood School. Ms. Brennan’s second graders school work was on display.

Some of the artwork emphasized by the children “Our Police make Girdwood safe: …byfinding people that are lost and helping people”; “by helping people in hard situations”; by giving speeding people tickets and I don’t mean movie tickets”.

Police Officers got to interact with children during the “Our Kids, Our Kops” event. (Courtesy Photo)

Children who attended were given a tour of police vehicles to see all the safety equipment inside. They also got to turn on the lights and sirens.

One parent said that the event made him feel like he was doing something to build a safer community for his daughter. Another parent noted that while families were seeing how friendly. our police officers were with their children, she also thought that that the event sent the message to our police that this was the gentle kind of policing our community wants.

The Public Safety Advisory Committee wishes to thank Carol Makar for hosting the event.