La Vista Police Department relaunches officer card initiative

La Vista Police Department relaunches officer card initiative

IS BRINGING YOUSTORIES OF PEOPLE,PLANS, AND PROJECTSAIMED AT SHOWING YOUHOW OMAHA IS MOVINGFORWARD.ANCHOR MAYA SAENZSHOWS US HOW ONLOCAL POLICEDEPARTMENT GOING OLDSCHOOL TO REACH KIDSAND IS NOW PAYING ITFORWARD.IN LA VISTA POLICE CHIEFBOB LAUSTEN AND HISOFFICERS ARE BRINGINGBACK THE 90S.THAT IS WITH ACOMMUNITY OUTREACHINITIATIVE THEY HAD INTHE MID 90S AND EARLY2000S 25 - 40 15SECONDS"EACH OFFICER HASTHEIR OWNINDIVIDUAL CARDWITH THEIR PICTUREAND THEIR BADGE,AND THEN THEBACK HAS THEIRBIOGRAPHICALINFORMATIONABOUT THEM ANDWE'VE BEEN USINGTHOSE AS ACOMMUNITYENGAGEMENT TOOLTO MEET UP ANDBREAK THE ICE WITHA LOT OF THEYOUTH THAT'S HEREIN THE CITY OF LAVISTA."OFFICER NICK BOSWELLCARRIES HIS OWN CARD2:40 - 2:45 5 SECONDS"NICK IS MARRIEDWITH FOUR BOYSAND HIS HOBBIESINCLUDE FISHING,WORKING OUT, ANDCOACHINGBASEBALL."THE GOAL INTERACTMORE WITH THE PEOPLETHEY SERVE IN EFFORTSTO MOVE FORWARDWITH COMMUNITYRELATIONS.3:04 - 3:26 22 SECONDS"I THINK IT'S ANOPPORTUNITY FORUS WHEN WE'REENGAGING WITHTHE KIDS IN THECOMMUNITY TOKIND OF HUMANIZETHE BADGE.WE GET SO MUCHNEGATIVITYSOMETIMES THAT'SOUT THERE ANDTHEY GET TO KNOWTHAT WE'RE JUSTTHE GUY THAT'SGRILLING IN OURDRIVEWAY DOWNTHE STREET ORCOACHINGBASEBALL OR LIVINGNEXT DOOR TOYOU, AND SO BEINGABLE TO LEARN ALITTLE BIT ABOUT USIS PRETTY NEAT ANDTHEN THEY GET TOKNOW US ON AFIRST NAME BASISWHICH ISAWESOME."ESPECIALLY GIVEN THETENSION BETWEENPROTESTERS ANDPOLICE DEPARTMENTSTHROUGHOUT THECOUNTRY IN RECENTWEEKS.7:55 - 8:16 21 SECONDS"MOST PEOPLE MAYNOT HAVECONTACT WITHLAW ENFORCEMENT,MAYBE ONE TOTHREE TIMES INTHEIR LIVES, AND ITMAY BE FOR LIKE ATRAFFIC STOP ORSOMETHING, SO IFYOU CAN GO OUTAND HUMANIZE US,AND I THINKPEOPLE SEE A STOPAND THEY THINKTHAT SOMETHINGBAD IS HAPPENINGAND IT'S COOL ANDJUST HANGOUTWITH THE KIDS ANDTALK WITH THEADULTS IN THECOMMUNITY."SO FAR IT'S OBVIOUS THEINITIATIVE IS PAYING OFF.1:14 - 1:19 5 SECONDS"WE'VE SEEN A LOTOF KIDS FLAGGINGUS DOWN NOW ASWE'RE DRIVINGTHROUGH THENEIGHBORHOODWHICH IS REALLYCOOL."SOME SHIFTS ARE NOWOFFERING AN INCENTIVETHROUGH THENEIGHBORHOODWHICH IS REALLYCOOL."SOME SHIFTS ARE NOWOFFERING AN INCENTIVEFOR KIDS TO COLLECTALL OF THEDEPARTMENT'S CARDS.1:54 - 2:05 11 SECONDS"WE'VE GOT ONELITTLE BOY WHOLIVES CLOSE TO THESTATION.HE'S GOT A GOODNUMBER OF THEMAND HE TALKED TOUS A FEW WEEKSAGO AND IT'S ONEOF HIS GOALS SOHE'S TRYING TOREACH OUT TO ALLOF THE OFFICERS INTHE DEPARTMENT."AND IN RETURN ONE KID..EVEN CREATED HIS OWNCARD TO GIVE BACK.17:16 - 17:21"SO I HAVEANOTHER ONE LIKETHAT IN MY LOCKERIN THE PATROLROOM."WHICH COMES TO SHOW....EVEN THE SMALLESTINTERACTION...CAN MAKE ADIFFERENCE.IN LA VISTA MAYA SAENZ,3NN.YOU CAN FIND ALL OFOUR 'MOVING FORWARD'STORIES ON OURWEBSITE - 3 NEWS NOWDOT COM- AND CLICK ONTHE "MOVING FORWARD'TAB.THERE IS ALSO A PLACEWHERE YOU CAN LET USKNOW IF YOU HAVE ASTORY IDEA.