Airport Heights Community Patrol
Airport Heights Community Council is reorganizing and expanding the Airport Heights Community Patrol. Be a part of the hand that holds our neighborhood safe, a neighborhood we can all be proud of.
There are many ways to serve on the Community Patrol. You can be a scheduler or administrator of the patrol. You can be observant when you walk, run, or bike ride and report concerns to the patrol leaders. You can drive or ride on scheduled vehicle patrols. You can take a leadership role. How to begin?
There was an Anchorage Police Department sponsored Community Patrol Academy in summer 2007, attended by 5 representatives from our council area. Some graduates of this academy are helping re-form the Airport Heights Community Patrol following guidelines provided at the academy and the personal availability and interests of the community volunteers who will form the patrol.
On November 18, 2007 from 3-5 p.m. a community-wide meeting was held to continue efforts to re-form the community patrol. See AirportHeightsPatrol.pdf for information on that meeting.
Updates on the progress of the community patrol will be provided on this page.
Contact Sid Atwood at 440-9183 or 244-0522 for further information on the Airport Heights Community Patrol.
A Brief History
The Airport Heights Community Patrol was established in the fall of 1993 under the leadership of the Airport Heights Community Council.
Concerns over rising crime rates in the community influenced property owners and local citizens to establish The Airport Heights Community Patrol.
Numerous public meetings were held with Anchorage Police and established community patrols in an effort to understand and cope with the problems at hand.
The patrol took shape through these meetings with help from other Anchorage area community patrols.
Airport Heights Community Patrol established it's operational procedure based on neighboring community's model program's.
In March of 1994 the patrol was incorporated as a non-profit corporation.
Our operations consist primarily of weekend holiday and seasonal patrols. This includes walking and riding patrols.
Working together with local businesses and Police officers ensures that our efforts as a community patrol are effective.
Membership Requirements (under review)
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Must be 21 years of age
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Must not be engaged in criminal conduct of any kind
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Each volunteer shall commit to a minimum number of hours per month patrolling the community
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Observe all guidelines set forth in the Standard Operating Procedures for patrol members
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Volunteers must complete a patrol membership application and 20 hours of basic training
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New members are subject to approval by board members
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A mandatory ride -a -long with an Anchorage Police officer
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Preferably resides or works within the boundaries of the Airport Heights Community
