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In November of 1995, the Grass Valley Police Department formally established a community program called the "Volunteer Patrol." The goal of this program is to recruit, train, and deploy citizen volunteers to perform routine, non-hazardous police functions, thereby allowing officers to concentrate on those duties that only police personnel can perform. Citizens who are selected to volunteer must be at least 21 years of age and a resident of Nevada County, submit an application, be of good health, undergo a background investigation and an interview, and then must satisfactorily perform duties during a 40 hour on-the-job training phase.

Grass Valley Police Department Volunteer Patrol is a proactive, community based crime prevention program that models a cooperative effort between the Police Department and citizen volunteers. This program is designed to reduce local crime and social disorder by improving the effectiveness of police response, increasing patrol coverage, and strengthening the partnerships between police department personnel and community residents.

Should you have an interest in becoming a volunteer for the Grass Valley Police Department, please call the Community Service Officer at 477-4600.

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