Currently Citizens on Patrol (COP) consists of 23 unpaid volunteers. The Cathedral City Police Department's Citizens On Patrol is a tremendous help to the police department and the community. You may see our COP car driving through your neighborhood looking for graffiti, towing abandoned vehicles, or directing traffic at a traffic collision. Or, if you come into our neighborhood Community Service Office, you might find one of them ready to assist you.

Citizens on patrol have the opportunity to work in different areas of the Police Department, special events, and major incidents. Some of the areas that COP currently assists the department in are:

• Patrol
• Records
• Pawn Detail
• National Night Out
• Graffiti
• Traffic Bureau
• DUI Check Points

New opportunities are opening up for COP to assist the department every year. All COP personnel receive special training from sworn police officers and attend monthly meetings. When out on the streets you will be an extra set of eyes and ears for the police department as well. Cathedral City Police Department Citizens on Patrol are a tremendous help to the department in so many other ways.

If you would like more information on the Citizens On Patrol, please contact Sgt. Scott Sharpe by email or phone at (760) 770-0306.