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Long Drive Apartment Community Project
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In the summer of 2014 the Rockingham Police Department partnered with Crown Pointe and Gardenwood Apartments in a joint community policing project. The goal of the project was to bring residents of high crime areas and law enforcement together in an effort to deter crime and provide a more family friendly environment.
Officers with the Rockingham Police Department were assigned to a Command Post inside the apartment complexes this summer to work alongside residents. Interaction with the youth in the community included weekly events, such as movie and popcorn afternoons.
The project concluded with officers, along with complex managers, handing out school supplies, along with hotdogs, chips and refreshments to the young residents. Officers encouraged the youth to remain in school and do well in their academics.
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| Chief Billy Kelly and Comm. Supvr. D.J. Asbury help a young resident with hotdog lunch |
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| T.M. Prisk, a Dispatcher with the Rockingham Police Dept, helps distribute school supplies in the E.R. Martin Community Policing Center situated between the Gardenwood and Crown Pointe apartment complexes. |
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| Young Residents Enjoy Hotdogs at Cauthen Drive |
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