The November 4 "Brunch for Peace," organized by our West MPD District's Community Policing Advisory Board at Tree Lane Apartments, brought together residents, the Madison Police Department, numerous community organizations, and several key community leaders for a morning of relationship building and conversation.

Madison Police Department's South District Captain Harrison Zanders and our South District Community Policing Advisory Board joined Public Health Madison & Dane County and building management for a listening session at Park Cedar Apartments to discuss with residents how we can come together proactively as a community, working together in support of resident and neighborhood safety.

Thank you to The Salvation Army of Dane County for hosting a safe and fun-filled Halloween Trunk or Treat tonight for kids in the neighborhood! Our very own East District Community Policing Advisory Board Advisors joined the Madison Police Department to reward costumed kiddos braving the c-c-c-cold with hot cocoa and candy.❄️🎃👻🍭

On October 19, all six of Madison Police Department's Community Policing Advisory Boards met for the first time under the same roof. MPD Chief Shon Barnes outlined MPD's 5-year strategic plan, emphasizing the need for community partnerships. “We are taking our first step at becoming a national model for exceptional policing through this commitment to forming effective community partnerships,” Chief Barnes said.

A Midtown Advisor, through his refugee resettlement and immigration work with Jewish Social Services, invites fellow Midtown Advisors to meet, eat, and talk with recent immigrants and refugees at the First Responders Picnic at Christ Presbyterian Church, along with Jewish Social Services, MPD, and other area first responders.

National Night Out, held the first week in August throughout Madison and the U.S., is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships. Several of our Community Policing Advisory Board members came out to meet and talk with residents about neighborhood safety, gathering ideas, feedback, and new friends!