VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Senior Patrol
The Lacey Senior Patrol Unit consists of a team of 25 Senior Patrol (SP) Officers. Both men and women who are retired or semi-retired and donate their time and energies as volunteers. Their ages vary, their professional and life experiences vary, but their dedication to serving the City of Lacey is constant. They perform various tasks and duties under the direction of Lacey Police Crime Prevention Officer Sean Bell, Administration Supervisor Lieutenant Chris Ward and Chief of Police Dusty Pierpoint. Each Senior Patrol Officer is a sworn Lacey Police Officer holding a limited commission.
Senior Patrol Officers assist the Lacey Police Department by performing crime prevention services, patrol duties, and other tasks as described below. This allows Lacey Police Department's fully commissioned officers to concentrate more on preserving the peace and protecting the rights and properties of citizens in the Lacey community. Lacey Senior Patrol Officers are also able to undertake projects, which are not considered feasible, due to lack of personnel or financial resources. Lacey Senior Patrol Officers add extra eyes, ears, and helping hands while on patrol throughout the Lacey Community, assisting Lacey Patrol Officers.
The duties/tasks performed by Lacey Senior Patrol Officers are as follows:
- House
Checks
- Disabled
Parking Monitoring & Enforcement
- Litter
Pick-up
- Graffiti
Clean-up
- General Patrol
- Garage
Sale Monitoring
- On-street
Parking Monitoring & Enforcement
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| - Speed
Watch
- Court Runs
- Traffic
Control
- Chehalis
Western Trail Patrol
- Notice/Flyer
Distribution
- False Alarm
Program
- Other Tasks
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In 2008, Lacey Senior Patrol Officers performed the following:
- 7,685 volunteer hours, saving $166,000 to the Lacey Police Department and the City of Lacey
- 7,958 House Checks
- 480 Disabled Parking Warning Citations
- 24 Disabled Parking Violation Citations
- Litter Detail of 460 hours resulting in 677 litter bags from 142 miles of streets within the Lacey city limits
- Graffiti Detail of 255 hours resulting in graffiti clean-up within the Lacey city limits
Qualifications
Interested persons who wish to become a Lacey Senior Patrol Officer need to be age fifty or older, have a good driving record, pass a back ground check, undergo an oral interview, be in good health, and willing to donate a minimum of four hours per week.
To Apply
Lacey Senior Patrol Officer Application Forms may be obtained at the Human Resources Department front desk. Completed applications must be returned to the Human Resources Department.
Contact the Senior Patrol office at supportservices@ci.lacey.wa.us
or call (360) 459-4333 for more information.