"Creating a safe community is not an easy task. The police alone cannot do it," said Lakewood Police Chief Ron Burns. "Sector-based policing will create a better understanding of the problems within our community and provide the opportunity for the police and our citizens to join forces to make our neighborhoods safe and more livable."

By patrolling the same area and making contact with community groups, police officers are expected to learn what problems a neighborhood faces. Agents can then help solve the problem before it becomes a major issue. As one sector commander said, this new program creates more opportunities for residents to discuss their neighborhood concerns with the police.

Sector-based policing also allows the department to put more officers on patrol in neighborhoods at certain times of the week than the department has ever been able to do before. The more officers the department has on the street, the more the department will be able to help.

To assist with the new operations, the department will be opening an office at the Lakewood Link, 1295 S. Reed St. The office will serve as a liaison point for the police and the community. The department also has opened the Mills station at the Colorado Mills Mall, 14500 W. Colfax Ave. The station provides police services to the neighborhoods in northwest Lakewood and also serves as a liaison point.

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