SAPD offers residents the opportunity to participate in a special community involvement program named Citizen On Patrol (COP). The purpose of the COP Program is to prepare residents to be the "eyes and ears" of the police and to promote closer cooperation between residents and city agencies that exist to serve them.
How To Join COP
Determine which SAPD Substation serves the area where you live. Click here to view a MAP showing substation boundaries. Then follow these steps:
- Review the Schedule of COP Classes below and select a class date, at your substation, that fits your schedule. (You may attend COP classes only at the Substation that serves your neighborhood.)
- Obtain an application in one of the following three ways:
- Contact the COP Coordinator at your substation to check on class availability and obtain a COP Class Application
- Go to your substation and pick up a COP Application
- Click here to go the SAPD Forms Download Page to download a COP Application in PDF format.
- Fill out and bring or mail the COP Application to your substation.
- Attend a 4 hour COP class on selected dates.
- After graduation, join with other COP grads in your neighborhood to set up your COP Patrols.
One year after graduation you may attend a Refresher Class, if you wish. COP graduates may also volunteer to participate in "Map Patrols" in their substation area.
| COP Class Locations, Dates and Times
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| JANUARY 2019
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12th - NORTH - 9AM - 1PM
17th - WEST - 6PM - 10PM
24th - PRUE - 6pm - 10PM
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| FEBRUARY 2019
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4th - NORTH - 6PM - 10PM
21st - WEST - 6PM - 10PM
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| MARCH 2019
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2nd - NORTH - 9AM - 1PM
14th - PRUE - 6PM - 10PM
21st - WEST - 6PM - 10PM
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| APRIL 2019
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1st - NORTH - 6PM - 10PM
13th - WEST - 9AM - 1PM
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| MAY 2019
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4th - NORTH - 9AM - 1PM
16th - PRUE - 6PM - 10PM
16th - WEST - 6PM - 10PM
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| JUNE 2019
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20th - WEST - 6PM - 10PM
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| JULY 2019
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13th - WEST - 9AM - 1PM
25th - PRUE - 6PM - 10PM
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| AUGUST 2019
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15th - WEST - 6PM - 10PM
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| SEPTEMBER 2019
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9th - NORTH - 6PM - 10PM
19th - WEST - 6PM - 10PM (Refresher Course)
26th - PRUE - 6PM - 10PM
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| OCTOBER 2019
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5th - NORTH - 9AM - 1PM
11th - WEST - Banquet Dinner - Time/Location TBD
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| NOVEMBER 2019
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4th - NORTH - 6PM - 10PM
14th - PRUE - 6PM - 10PM
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| DECEMBER 2019
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Saturday Classes are from 8 am till 12 noon (or 9 am to 1 pm), when two dates are listed. When one Saturday date is listed, the class lasts all day (one meeting instead of two). Weekday Classes are from 6 pm till 10 pm. Classes at North (only) are one session, 4 hours long. Refresher classes are one session only. Contact your substation COP Coordinator for application forms, class times, etc. You can also download COP Application Forms (PDF format), fill them out, and send to your substation.