The Henderson Police Department will begin accepting applications from persons interested in becoming part of the department’s Volunteer Service Program.
The program, known as Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS), will allow citizens who successfully complete the department’s Volunteer Training Course to work as support personnel within the police department’s operational structure.
Citizens interested in the program must complete an application and all applicants will be screened due to the legal and security requirements of working regularly with police department personnel and in and around secured areas of the police department.
Successful applicants will be invited to participate in a specialized training class that will orient them to the police department’s day-to-day operations and the tasks that volunteers will be assigned to work once trained. Some of the assignments that VIPS volunteers would be given include conducting citizen observer patrols in neighborhoods and assisting officers with traffic at special events.
The police department will begin accepting applications for this program on October 20, 2008. Applications and additional information for the VIPS Program may be obtained from the Henderson Police Department by contacting Lt. I. W. Robinson at 252.431.6061.