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VIP Mission and History VIP CONTACTS

PHONE:210-207-7386
FAX:210-207-7656
E-MAIL: Volunteers in Policing

VIP Assignments
VIP Applications and Calendar

SAPD VIP PROGRAM RECEIVES VIPS AWARD:
Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) Award The IACP and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) have again partnered this year to support the awards program for Outstanding Achievement in Law Enforcement Volunteer Programs, also known as the Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) Award. The VIPS Award will recognize up to three agencies that have shown leadership in creating and sustaining programs that successfully integrate volunteers into overall organizational operations and administration of law enforcement work.
SAPD's Volunteer’s In Policing (VIP) Program was selected and will be recognized to receive the 1st place service award for the “International Association of Chief’s of Police (IACP) - Global Leadership In Policing Service Award”.
MISSION STATEMENT AND HISTORY

Volunteers in Policing (VIP) is a program that provides an opportunity for San Antonio citizens to become involved with and to assist the San Antonio Police Department through volunteer activities. This program, which operates in many law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S., recruits average citizens to perform a variety of tasks within the City of San Antonio to support the efforts of sworn and civilian personnel.

In San Antonio, V.I.P. began as a formal "program" in 1997 with only 12 volunteers. By the end of 2005 there were over 500 V.I.P.s working in a wide variety of SAPD activities.

VIP ASSIGNMENTS

VIP volunteers perform a wide variety of services within SAPD, including assisting in Warrant Drives (calling persons with Municipal Court warrants), fingerprinting children for parents, surveillance of parking lots (to identify vehicle-related crimes), handicap parking citations, and clerical assistance in SAPD offices. For more information on these assignments, please go to:
VIP ASSIGMENTS.

APPLYING TO VIP

To apply to become a V.I.P. you may download an Application Form (PDF Format) from the SAPD Web Forms Page, or pick up an Application Form from the V.I.P. office on San Saba. Successful applicants will be notified by the V.I.P. Program Coordinator and invited to an Orientation Training Session. For V.I.P.s interested in specialized activities, such as CObRA T or Warrant Drives, additional training will be provided.

Please click here to access a PDF Format
V.I.P. APPLICATION FORM.

ADDITIONAL VIP ACTIVITIES: VIP Members also hold meetings and social events, and participate in a Web-Based Social Networking site. For more information on these VIP ACTIVITIES, please contact Officer Victor Trevino, 207-7386.
VIP ORIENTATION TRAINING CALENDAR


CONTACTING VIP
Officer Victor Trevino, Special Projects Officer
555 Academic Ct #200,
San Antonio, TX 78204-2455
Tel (210-207-7386

OR MAILING ADDRESS:
VOLUNTEERS IN POLICING
San Antonio Police Department
P.O.Box 839948
San Antonio, TX 78283

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