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Send Us Your Stories ... We are looking for some success stories with your Citizens Patrol or Volunteer Organization.  Please forward any any photos and information about the great things that are happening in your community.  Contact Sergeant Rick Viola with the information and photos to have it posted on the COPAID Website. News Up Date ... Sergeant Jim Patterson is the new Community Affairs Officer with the Mountain Home Police Department and has assumed the responsibilities of the Mountain Home Citizens On Patrol.  He said that they are actively recruiting new members for the program and is excited the future of the organization.

National Recognition ... Sergeant Rick Viola received National Honors as the 2008 National Citizens On Patrol Coordinator of the Year September 6th, 2008.  Before moving to a different position in the department in June, Viola had been with the COP program since 1996. The program has come a long way under Viola's leadership and guidance. When Viola first started working with the newly created program, which had begun in 1993, there were only four or five members. Those members had to drive their own cars with magnetic stickers on the doors and use cell phones to communicate between dispatch and police officers because they didn't have radios to communicate directly with officers. Viola recalled members wanted to help, but weren't comfortable being identified as the police's eyes and ears. The group also wasn't sure how to meet or what to do. Continued ...