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Laramie Police Department Storefront Operation

The City of Laramie Police Department's Storefront Operation has been two and half years in the making. It originated as an answer to the downtown business association request to have more presence in the down town area to help minimize perceived vandalism and burglary concerns. The process started as a test with a small abandoned book store being used for a downtown command post  for  officers

during our annual Jubillee Days celebration. This temporary facility was accepted well by both officers and the downtown community.During the next year, a search in ernest was made for a location with off street parking and proximity to the downtown

area.The Moose Club generously volunteered a connected portion of their building that used to be a drive up bank. This location was a perfect fit for the fledging storefront since it had good off street parking and the glass that was left from the bank was bulletproof adding to the security of the building. This section of the building had not been used in quite sometime so with the help of officers volunteering their time, cleaning, maintenance. and painting occurred to help defray costs. New counters and computers were installed so officers have access to do reports and email from the storefront; in addition, an extra room was donated by the Fraternal Order of the Moose that now houses our Crime Prevention Office full time. To man this storefront for public foot traffic, the Laramie Police Department is developing a volunteer program that should be in place by the next fiscal year.

The Downtown area is a hub of commerce, has the highest concentration of taverns and restaurants, hosts several of Laramie’s festive activities (Jubilee Days), experiences more foot traffic than other sectors, is a major thoroughfare through the City and is in close proximity to high concentrations of youth (UW). Most offenses that occur in the Downtown corridor constitute misdemeanor crimes, many of which are alcohol related such as minors in possession, DUI, vandalism and assaults. All of which tend to diminish the quality of life for Downtown business owners/employees, patrons and residents.

Storefront Operations have become a popular and effective method of “Community Policing”. Proven attributes include:

• Providing a more visible presence in a specific sector of the community.

• Holding community meetings and encourage informal interaction between police and community members.

• Ability to house specific police services including crime prevention.

• Ability to serve as an office space for meetings and for officers to complete walk–in and other counter reports.

• Ability to effectively stage patrol activities such as bicycle patrols.

• Ability to serve as a command post for special events such as Jubilee Days.

• Ability to provide convenience to the Downtown Community and visitors.

• Ability to contribute to the goals of crime reduction and a community sense of safety.

The Downtown Laramie Storefront provides an opportunity to implement a non-sworn volunteer civilian Police Auxiliary. Sworn Police Officer staffing can be provided on a part time and intermittent basis, as necessary. It is the intent of this program to have a visible work space for officers to make themselves available to the public as part of their regular district/beat duties. Officers  can  spend  discretionary time at the

Storefront, or arrange appointments and meetings. During the spring, summer and fall months officers can use the Storefront to stage bicycle patrols, weather permitting. Volunteers can be scheduled on a more consistent basis. The overall operation will be driven by specific policy that serves the community.