Town Talk: Warren County Sheriff’s Office – A conversation with Sgt Terry Fritts – November Events

In this Town Talk, we’ll talk with Sgt Terry Fritts from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Community Outreach Division.

It’s been a busy month at the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Here are just a few of the events for November for the Community Outreach Division:

11/1 – 12/1 – Coat Drive

11/3 – Cyberbullying Forum – Click here to watch on the Royal Examiner.

11/8 – Project Lifesaver (10 certified)

11/14-19 – Camping for Hunger (The River 95.3 for C-CAP)

11/17 – Senior Center Thanksgiving Meal (Masons)

11/18 – Stuff a Cruiser Event

11/23 – Reading with a Sheriff (Samuels Library)

11/? – Unclaimed bodies burial (19 people, waiting on military status)

Participation in these community events is part of Sheriff Butler’s Community Policing Program. Butler wants to build strong relationships of mutual trust between law enforcement and the community. Law enforcement relies on the cooperation of community members to provide information about crime in their neighborhoods and to work with law enforcement to devise solutions to crime and disorder problems.

Similarly, community members’ willingness to trust law enforcement depends on whether they believe that police actions reflect community values and incorporate the principles of procedural justice and legitimacy. The program’s benefit is to reduce citizen fear of crime, improve citizens’ views of crime and disorder problems in their neighborhoods, and improve citizens’ evaluations of the police.

Town Talk is a series on the Royal Examiner where we will introduce you to local entrepreneurs, businesses, non-profit leaders, and political figures who influence Warren County. Topics will be varied but hopefully interesting. Let us know if you have an idea or topic or want to hear from someone in our community. Send your request to news@RoyalExaminer.com