In an effort to provide residents of town with a better look at police work, the Hillsdale Police Department has instituted a Ride-Along Program . Residents of town will actually ride with an officer in a patrol car. The Officer will demonstrate many of the activities related to law enforcement. However, the following criteria will apply and participants will be required to follow certain guidelines and restrictions.
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Participants must be Hillsdale residents.
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Participants will be required to sign a liability waiver.
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Participants will be observers only, remaining in the car at all times.
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Participants must pre-register!
The purposes of the Ride Along Program include the following:
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The Program will be an introduction to police work in general.
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The Program offers an opportunity for participants to familiarize themselves with the community, its problems, design, details and the various operations, equipment and personnel serving our Boro.
For reasons of liability, the 'Ride Along' car will be limited in emergency response to include the following:
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The participants will ride in a patrol vehicle which not be given specific assignments.
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They will perform such details as street light observations, hazards/dangerous intersection details.
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They will be on a 'Community Watch' type of patrol.
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There will be a limit of 30-60 minute rides in the patrol vehicle per Ride-Along Participant.
P.O. Diedtrich is available on a first-come first-served basis for ride along appointments, and all applications are subject to review. For more information you may contact P.O. Diedtrich at Police Headquarters
(201)664-4200 or you can email him ptl.diedtrich@hillsdalepolice.com You may also complete an online application form and Ptl.Diedtrich will contact you. The form is located here
