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Historical March 1985 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Sgt. Charlie Metzner recently joined the Operation SafeStreet staff as a liaison between the St. Louis Police Department and Operation SafeStreet, announced Lucille Green, director of Operation SafeStreet. Metzner will work with block captains to notify them of crime patterns in their areas, collect and evaluate crime statistics, and help the SafeStreet staff learn about the operation of the police department.
As well, he will work with the police department’s district captains and specialized units, including the Public Affairs Division which handles the Neighborhood Watch program. Metzner has served on the St. Louis police force for fourteen years, as a ‘street cop.’ He likes the change offered in his new six-month trial position at SafeStreet. “This is something new,” he said. “I’ve been on the street for fourteen years.
Now I’m getting involved in the paperwork part of police work and in crime prevention. “Before, I was on the street involved in crime as it happened.
Now I’m helping more with the crime prevention.” The sargeant looks at the problem of drug trafficking in target areas, works with the department when illegal activity is suspected by a neighborhood resident or handles questions by residents that come to the SafeStreet Office and are related to criminal activity.
He gave an example of a recent “communication foul-up” he worked on. Someone called the police department reporting that an unfamiliar car had been parked on his block for several days.
An officer responded and wrote a ticket for parking for over five days. Unfortunately, the ticket was left on the car of the resident who reported the incident. Metzner helped resolve the problem and the next day, it was determined that the reported car was stolen. Metzner is glad to be more and more visible to residents of target areas.
He is attending neighborhood meetings and responding to more calls in the office.
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Sgt. Charlie Metzner, Operation SafeStreet liaison. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, March 1985, page 2. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, March 1985.
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