Happy New Year,
My name is Ron Gosage. I am the watch 2 and 3 ( swings and graves) Commander for the Boulder Police Department. Many of you have heard that changes are being made within the police department to include the dissolution of the “Hill Team” and nighttime “Mall Team”. This is true with a big, however. Instead of having two small units assigned specifically to the hill and to the mall, we have created the Neighborhood Impact Team that will be responsible to police both areas in addition to the municipal campus, the downtown area bike paths and the Goss/Gove neighborhood. We have increased staffing and assigned 12 officers and a sergeant. (Currently however, because of staffing shortages one position will remain vacant until mid summer) Jim Byfield, who many of you know, will remain as the primary supervisor for the team. Jim MacPherson, a watch 2 sergeant, will also be heavily involved in the team and responsible to coordinate with Byfield and me for supervision when Jim is not available. This team will have the opportunity to address many of the issues we face in the early evening and late night hours with a true problem oriented policing strategy. The team will police in cars, on bikes and on foot. Expanding our resources and combining both teams will give us the opportunity put resources where resources are needed to effectively address these night time issues. In no way should you expect the level of service you’ve grown accustomed to diminish. We do, however, recognize that many of the problems you deal with on a nightly basis are the same, or least related, problems we deal with on the mall and in the downtown area of our city. We hope to address these issues with a broader brush to enhance the quality of life for our citizens.
The Neighborhood Impact Team began its new assignment tonight at 5:00 pm. During the school months all members of the team will work Wed-Sat from 5:00 pm to 3:00 am. During the summer months, about mid May through mid August, four of the team members will work Monday-Friday allowing for 6 day a week coverage in our newly created 3 central district. I have attached a map of 3 Central for you to look at. 3 Central is outlined in bold.
We are excited about this new team and look forward to the challenges ahead. I will ensure that Jim Byfield brings the team to an upcoming hill neighbors meeting so you will have the opportunity to meet and dialogue with the officers. Some of them you will recognize as former Hill Team officers and some will be new faces, but all of them are great hard working folks ready to make this team a success. If at any time you have questions or comments please contact me. My office phone is 303-441-3478.
Sincerely,
Ron
Commander Ron Gosage
Boulder Police Department
1805 33rd Street
Boulder, Colorado 80301
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