Neighbors meeting neighbors, shaking hands, exchanging contact info, sharing observations ... East district Community Policing Advisory Board members Amee and Kathy, along with Captain Ed Marshall, were grateful to all who stopped by to talk about community safety issues and their various experiences with the Madison Police Department. Thank you to the Capitol View Farmers' Market for making us a part of your event!

How do west siders and the West Madison Police Department district beat the heat? With explosions of ice cream flavors, colorful volcanoes, and water balloons, that's how! 😎🍧🌋 Yesterday evening, families at Uno Terrace Apartments, West PD officers, and West Community Policing Advisory Board members enjoyed a memorable evening of science, scoops, splash games, and handfuls of books for summer reading.

At today's Dane County Farmers’ Market, residents stopped by to share their experiences with Madison Police Department with Advisors from the Central district's Community Policing Advisory Board. Thank you to Patrol Officer Tray Turner for coming out and helping the Advisors engage with more community members!

Lt. James Imoehl attended Midtown’s June CPAB meeting to deliver an informative and interesting presentation on Madison Police Department's Special Events Team (SET), including its history, goals, philosophy, and specialty units (bike, field extraction, grenadier, logistics, and medics).

Advisors asked great questions and had fun trying on the protective gear worn by SET members when responding to community events such as protests and demonstrations.

Day two of the much-anticipated ceramics class, taught by MPD’s Midtown Community Policing Advisory Board member Kahlia Lintner and supported by her fellow Advisors and MPD Officers, finally arrived on Monday! Everyone enjoyed expressing their creativity through colorful underglazing and decorating of their own creations from the first class, now fired and dried for painting.

Youth and adults alike completed surveys for the second time about their feelings related to safety in Madison and their perceptions of the Madison Police Department. This is an important tool for our data gathering as we analyze the impact of this grant-funded work throughout the year and beyond.

At the May 28 and 29 East and West districts’ CPAB meetings, Advisors heard presentations on the Madison Police Department’s Mental Health Unit (MHU). Discussed were the history of the MHU, training that police officers receive on mental health and how they respond to calls, individuals’ safety plans, and how MHOs and embedded crisis workers help prevent many would-be emergencies that patrol officers would otherwise need to respond to.

On May 22, 30 Community Policing Advisory Board members were awarded "Community Member Assistance" Citations by Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes for their work over the last 11 months helping to build trust and legitimacy between police and the community.

At their May CPAB meeting, South district Advisors welcomed retired MPD Captain and MCPF Chair Joe Balles to give a presentation on MAARI (Madison Area Addiction Recovery Initiative), a U.S. Department of Justice grant-funded pre-arrest diversion program that aims to reduce overdose, crime and recidivism and increase addiction treatment engagement.

Budding young artists and residents of The Heights in MPD's Midtown district learned how to make clay pinch pots on Monday in a fun-filled (and joyously messy) afternoon with MPD Officers and staff and Midtown's Community Policing Advisory Board members.

With the Madison Police Department's North District piloting the use of body-worn cameras through June 2024, Community Policing Advisory Board Members had a chance to learn more from (and pose questions to) the independent researcher who will be analyzing the data from the pilot and issuing a report to the City of Madison Common Council.

GAME DAY! 🎲♟🧩🏆 This afternoon Madison Police Department's West District came out in full force to game with kids and families at Uno Terrace Apartments on students' day off from school. Thanks to CORE Officer Scott Beckfield for laying the groundwork and setting a strong foundation for continued friendship and fun. Thanks to all the residents who came out and to West's Community Policing Advisory Board members for making such a memorable afternoon possible. Here's to many more!

MPD’s Special Events Team (SET) met with the Central district’s Community Policing Advisory Board members ahead of Mifflin Street Block Party (and the upcoming Republican National Convention) to discuss the history, philosophy, and goals behind SET and its Community Dialogue Team.

The East District Community Policing Advisory Board was so fortunate to celebrate Black History Month with families at the Harmony Apartments Friday night. Friendships were made, connections forged, and hearts and bellies were filled. We look forward to many more days and evenings together in 2024 and beyond as we strive to create lasting bonds between community and police in support of safer communities for all.

The Madison Police Department's South District and their Community Policing Advisory Board had so much fun with Park Cedar Apartment residents Friday night. They played games (including Black History Month bingo - thank you, Will Glenn Sr.!) sang karaoke, shared dinner from Melly Mell's Soul Food, and reinforced relationships that will carry into the future as we work together in support of community safety for all.

On February 6, the Central district held its first monthly “Chat with a Cop” public meeting at the Central branch of the Madison Public Library. On the agenda: An introduction to the Community Policing Advisory Board and the Department of Justice Grant funding the work as well as a primer on the Central district, including organization and staffing and types of calls for service.

The West District's Community Policing Advisory Board began collaborating with West CORE Officer Scott Beckfield, who recently started working weekly with youth at the newly opened Uno Terrace Apartments, an affordable housing complex on Mineral Point Rd., with the intention of building relationships and trust with families and children who live there. Advisors are joining on the days they are available to get to know the families as well, and help facilitate relationship-building between community members and police.

Madison Police Department's North District Community Policing Advisory Board Members, along with Midtown Advisor Mohammad Din Hajizada, hosted a Northside Madison dinner for immigrants and refugees (as well as community members) in partnership with Public Health Madison & Dane County and the African Center for Community Development, Inc. Advisors and Madison Police Department's new Northside District Captain Jamar Gary felt honored to meet and talk with residents about community safety issues.

Madison Police Department's East District and North District CPABs met December 7 at the Goodman Community Center to collaborate with each other and with their district command staff and MCPF board members to solidify plans for a variety of community-building events they will be hosting in 2024.

Madison Police Department's East District Neighborhood Officer Neal Crowder (with the help of his spirited sidekick 😍) served up warm and hearty Thanksgiving meals at The Salvation Army of Dane County.

On November 14 Madison Police Department's Central District Community Policing Advisory Board and Captain Michael Hanson met at the Beacon daytime resource center for those experiencing homelessness in Madison and Dane County.