The C.O.R.E. Unit is comprised of six San Antonio Park Police Officers whose mission is to establish a relationship between the Park Police Division and the community it serves by working closely with staff at the Parks and Recreation Department’s 27 community centers. Each of the six C.O.R.E. Unit Officers is assigned to a district made up of six to eight community centers. At each community center the assigned C.O.R.E. Officer will work closely with center staff to provide educational outreach on issues of public safety and to identify community concerns and quality of life issues while reducing the fear of crime.

C.O.R.E. Unit Officers are available upon request to make public safety presentations at community functions. They can be reached by contacting C.O.R.E. Unit Supervisor Sgt. Al Ballew at 299-4641 or 207-8590.

C.O.R.E. Unit Mission Statement

The San Antonio Park Police Division is committed to providing quality police service to the community it serves through the Parks and Recreation Department’s community centers. The Community Operations/Resource Education (C.O.R.E.) Unit, as an integral part of the San Antonio Park Police Division of the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department is committed to the philosophy of community-oriented policing. This philosophy embraces a partnership between the community and the San Antonio Park Police Division in identifying, evaluating and resolving community concerns, problems and quality of life issues while reducing the fear of crime. To accomplish this mission, the C.O.R.E. Unit Officers establish and maintain day-to-day interaction with community centers and other public and private organizations within their assigned districts.

C.O.R.E. Districts

District 1 - Officer N. Barrera

San Pedro Park, 1350 San Pedro
Tobin Community Center, 1900 W. Martin
San Juan Brady, 2307 Calaveras
Frank Garrett, 1226 N.W. 18th
Commander's House, 645 S. Main
Lion's Field Adult and Senior Citizens Center, 2809 Broadway

District 2 - Officer D. Sanchez

Cuellar, 5626 San Fernando, 436-0908
Melendrez, 5909 W. Commerce, 434-0277
Garza, 5627 Seacroft, 435-6806
Woodlawn Lake Park, 1103 Cincinnati
Joe Ward, 435 E. Sunshine

District 3 - Officer M. Garza

Father Roman, 11030 Ruidosa, 627-2138
Harlandale, 7227 Briar, 924-8021
Ramirez, 1011 Gillette, 921-0681
Palm Heights, 1201 W. Malone, 922-1034
Normoyle, 700 Culberson, 924-0770
South San, 2031 Quintana

District 4 - Officer R. Perez

Copernicus, 5003 Lord Road, 648-1072
Denver Heights, 300 Porter, 533-5242
Dorie Miller, 2802 Martin Luther King Dr., 333-4650
Lincoln, 2915 E. Commerce, 271-7741
South Side Lions, 3100 Hiawatha
Bode, 900 Rigsby Ave., 532-1212

District 5 - Officer Officer J. Hanning

Jean Yates, 528 Yates
Virginia Gill, 7902 Westshire Drive
Meadowcliff, 1240 Pinn Road
Millers Pond, 6075 Old Pearsall Road

District 6 - Officer Kristen Sanchez

Dawson, 2500 E. Commerce
Fairchild, 1214 E. Crockett
Woodard, 1011 Locke Road
Lou Hamilton, 10700 Nacogdoches Road

Comments and inquiries can be sent to parkpolice@sanantonio.gov.