CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH LAKEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT

Volunteer Surveillance Team - Volunteers provide extra patrol, help with crowd control and security at special functions, assist with training new police agents, and provide assistance to the department with sting operations. (Must be a graduate of the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy class and complete a 1-day basic VST training.)

Handicap Parking Enforcement - Volunteers patrol parking lots and issue summonses to vehicles illegally parked in spaces reserved for the handicapped. (Must be a graduate of the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy class and complete a 1-day basic VST training.)

Radar Patrol - Volunteers are trained on the use of radar guns and patrol neighborhoods where speeding is a problem. (Must be a graduate of the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy, complete a 1 day basic VST training and 4-hour radar class.)

Motorist Assist - Volunteers work rush hour shifts (6 a.m. - 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.) responding to stranded motorist and abandoned vehicle calls. (Must be a graduate of the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy, complete 1-day basic VST training and required Motorist Assist training.)

Senior Welfare Checks - Volunteers handle requests to check on the welfare of elderly persons or handicapped persons and make referrals for services or assistance as needed. (Must be a graduate of the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy, complete 1-day basic VST training and specialized training.)

Operation Lifesaver - Volunteers assist with searches for individuals who have wandered away from caregivers. (Must be a graduate of the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy, complete the basic 1-day VST training and specialized training.)

Abandoned Property Pickup - Volunteers are dispatched to retrieve abandoned or found property items and book these items into the Police Department's Property Section. (Must be a graduate of the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy and complete the basic 1-day VST training class.)

Puffer Patrol - Volunteers assist patrol agents during the winter months by distributing educational information about auto thefts to vehicle owners who leave vehicles unattended with the motor running.

Victim Advocates - Volunteers respond to a variety of emergency situations and assist law enforcement personnel by providing support and referrals to victims of crime. Volunteers must complete a 40-hour training.

Clerical Assistance - Volunteers are assigned to positions throughout the department needing assistance with data entry, filing, mail processing, microfilming, receptionist duties, and case follow up. (Completion of Citizen Police Academy is NOT required.)

Tour Guides - Volunteers provide tours of the Police Department and Municipal Courts. (Graduation from the Lakewood Citizen Police Academy is NOT required but would be helpful.)

Neighborhood Watch Block Captains - Volunteers are needed to fill the positions of block captains for NW areas that have been established but do not have a current coordinator. Block captains would provide an updated list of current participants, and pick up NW newsletters three times each year to distribute to the neighborhood. (Background and CVSA test NOT required.)
Click here for a list of areas needing captains. Call 303-987-7105 for additional information.

For volunteer application packet, call 303-987-7105.

For information about the next Citizen Police Academy, please call 303-987-7105.