The Hazelwood Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) Unit presented a large check to Mayor Matthew Robinson for the amount of $264,166.50, which represents the amount of money they saved the City by donating 8,521.5 hours of service.<\/p>\n
Several members also received a Presidential Volunteer Service Award from The President\u2019s Council on Service and Civic Participation in recognition of their voluntary contributions to the Hazelwood Police Department (HPD) over a 12-month period.<\/p>\n
The Hazelwood VIPS Unit provides a valuable service to the HPD by doing the mundane, but necessary work around the station in order to keep more officers on the streets patrolling neighborhoods.\u00a0 These volunteers do the chores that normally would have been assigned to other police personnel.\u00a0 Many of the tasks they perform include setting things up for municipal court nights, helping the Court Division with paperwork, filing in the records room, and shredding documents.\u00a0 They also drive police cars back and forth to the garage for repairs, help check on prisoners in the city jail area, and provide security detail for city events.<\/p>\n
The HPD began its VIPS unit in 1996.\u00a0 Over the years, this organization has gone from providing 1,500 hours to more than 15,000 volunteer hours each year.\u00a0 Currently there are 25 active volunteers who perform over 33 tasks throughout the department.\u00a0 In 2007, the Hazelwood VIPS Unit was recognized by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) as a model police volunteer program.<\/p>\n
Hazelwood police volunteers who received their President\u2019s Volunteer Service Award at a recent City Council meeting for the number of hours of service over a 12-month period:<\/p>\n
BRONZE AWARD (100-249 Hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ruth Bohm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 219.75<\/p>\n Runette Travis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 210.75<\/p>\n Jeanne Bethel 188<\/p>\n Tina Pellerito\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 162.50<\/p>\n Pat Herrmann\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 127<\/p>\n SILVER AWARD (250-499 Hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ruth Podorski 469<\/p>\n Dennis Lammert\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 400.5<\/p>\n Joyce Hollman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 393<\/p>\n Dolores Kruep 377.75<\/p>\n Clyde Carron\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 349.5<\/p>\n Chuck Herrmann\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 329.25 <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n GOLD AWARD (500 or more Hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n Tony Podorski\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1237.5 **Lifetime Award \u2013 4,000 hours<\/p>\n Jack Weber\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 934\u00a0 **Lifetime Award\u00a0 \u2013 4,000 hours<\/p>\n Stella Brown\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 681.5<\/p>\n Pat Corzine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 625<\/p>\n Dona Carron\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 563<\/p>\n Ted Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 555.75<\/p>\n Rose Littell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 547.5\u00a0 ** Lifetime Award \u2013 4,000 hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Hazelwood Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) Unit presented a large check to Mayor Matthew Robinson for the amount of $264,166.50, which represents the amount of money they saved the City by donating 8,521.5 hours of service. 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