Pro-Act Unit
The
Pro-Act Unit consists of two officers who work out of an office on the first floor in City Hall. Their
primary responsibilities are the organization and operation of the numerous
departmental Community Oriented Policing programs. Programs such as
Crime Prevention, Crime Stoppers, Neighborhood Watch, Citizen Police Academy,
Civilian Volunteers in Policing, DARE, and Business Trespass just to name a
few.
Pro-Act officers also develop
public relations programs to publicize police/community-oriented projects.
They work closely with the local news media on relevant community oriented
program information, agency objectives, problems and successes.
Some of their time is spent on
making presentations such as crime prevention, drug abuse, and
police/community relations to various community groups, businesses, schools,
service clubs and church groups. They also conduct residential and business
inspections as requested to determine security risks and make recommendations
for improving same.
If you have a public relations
question about the department or one of the above listed Community Oriented Policing
programs , the Pro-Act Unit should be your first contact to find your answer.
Their phone number is: 217/
228-4485
Interested in the Citizen Police
Academy? Give the Pro-Act office a call or click below to download an
application.
Citizen Police Academy Application.
pdf
To read and print
PDF files, you
will need
The
Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers Program was initially formed as a
joint effort between the Quincy Police Department and the Illinois State
Police. The program has grown considerably and now includes the
Adams County Sheriffs Department and many other law
enforcement agencies in Adams County.
The
purpose of the Crime Stoppers Program is to encourage
participation and interaction between citizens and law enforcement
agencies in their area in order to help reduce crime.
If you
have any information regarding a crime, please contact the Quincy
Regional Crime Stoppers at
(217)
228-4474 or visit their
web site by clicking on the link shown below.
Quincy Regional
