HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 04 Recognition of Police VolunteersMay 20, 2013
Springfield Upbeat
Police Fleet Volunteers Recognition
The Police Fleet Team was started in 2010 by Sergeant John Umenhofer, in an effort to get the Police
vehicles in better shape. The volunteers, retired members of the community, would come in a couple of
mornings a week to make sure the fleet was clean, appropriately stocked and ready to go. The first two
volunteers were David Spiro and Ken Dickenson and they did a spectacular job!
There are now nine members of the Fleet Team.
Each volunteer comes in one or two mornings a week and Springfield’s Police fleet has now become as
good as any in the State. The Police vehicles are checked every day and have all of the necessary
emergency equipment ready to go.
The team began looking for other ways to help the community. They now also do graffiti abatement,
disabled parking warning, store parking lot radio watch during Christmas, litter pick up and removal of
unauthorized signs. This is after they have confirmed that the fleet is ready to go each day. They have
contributed a huge amount of time to make this city a better place and have received awards each year
during the Police Recognition Ceremony.
Acting Chief Rick Lewis says “Simply put, the volunteers are a tremendous asset to the department”.