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June 2018 LS City,/ + COMMU N UPDATE Louisv� 1e A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR True public safety requires collaboration between law enforcement and the community. CITY COUNCIL - Betsy Hodges Mayor Robert P.Muckle ear Louisville Resident: 303.981.0697 No matter the time of day or night,in the event of any emergency,the Louisville BobM@LouisvilleCO.gov Police Department officers will be the first responders to the scene.Whether it's a traffic accident,fire or medical emergency,they will be the first to arrive. The decisions •WARD I they make upon arrival can determine the outcome of the situation.They responded to Jay Keany over 10,000 calls from dispatch in 2017 and in addition the officers initiated another over 303.665.4818 9,000 contacts. JayK@LouisvilleCO.gov While always ready to perform primary law enforcement,the Louisville PD officers do not just wait for problems to arise.They believe their mission is to provide safety and also to Chris Leh improve the quality of life in the community.They take a proactive approach to address 303.668.3916 issues and try to avoid problems in advance.This can result in investigations to shut down Leh@LouisvilleCO.gov a telephone scam operation. It can mean providing safety at our community events. •WARD II Recognizing that crime rates depend on many factors,I believe the hard work of our PD is why crime,while up in Colorado overall,is down in Louisville. Susan Loo In keeping with the City's approach to other issues such as open space and transporta- 303.665.4945 tion,the Louisville PD collaborates with other regional law enforcement.This includes SusanL@LouisvilleCO.gov the Boulder County Sheriff,the Lafayette Police Department and the Boulder Office of Emergency Management. Louisville PD has an outside assistance policy that if an officer Jeff Lipton in another jurisdiction needs assistance they respond without hesitation.If law enforce- 303.665.9776 ment in a neighbor community is tied up by a major event,they will assist with other Lipton@LouisvilleCO.gov needs in that community.Of course this collaboration also serves to keep our citizens safe •WARD III when we need assistance. They perform all these duties with professionalism and care.This is evidenced by the Dennis Maloney many thank you notes and calls they receive. Not surprisingly,they receive thanks from 303.494.9257 residents when they volunteer to do yard work the resident is physically or otherwise DennisM@LouisvilleCO.gov unable to do themselves.However you wouldn't necessarily expect to get thanked by Ashley Stolzmann people when they've been pulled over by a patrol officer--but they do.Consider the story 303.570.9614 of the resident who was on the way home from Napa auto parts with a replacement AshleyS@LouisvilleCO.gov headlight bulb when they were stopped for a headlight out. Rather than writing a ticket, the officer installed the new bulb.Another person, 10 months after being stopped for a City Manager DUI,wrote to say the interaction with the officer was"life changing"and that the officer Heather Balser truly saved his life. 303.335.4530 School safety is foremost in our minds today. This is one of the department's highest pri- HeatherB@LouisvilleCO.gov orities. The City has hired a dedicated full-time school resource officer for Monarch High City Council Meetings are School and we have officers assigned to all the schools in the City.The PD investigates any held the first and third and all calls and tips related to school safety thoroughly.These tips may come through Tuesdays of each month at the Safe2Tell website,from school staff or students.While preventing danger is the first 7:00 PM at City Hall, goal,the department trains and does trainings for active shooter scenarios and has close 749 Main Street. working relationships with the Boulder County Sheriff.Several of our officers serve on the County SWAT team. To find out in which Chief Hayes wanted me to tell the residents,businesses and visitors of Louisville that the Ward you live,please call 35 commissioned men and women of the Louisville Police Department,along with the 303.335.4536. code enforcement division and civilian staff of the department,are here to help any way www.LouisvilleCO.gov Continued on Page 2