crime prevention activities

Join the CMPD Southeast Community Conversation with Chief Patterson.

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Join the CMPD Southeast Community Conversation with Chief Patterson.

We invite you to take part in the CMPD Southeast Community Conversation featuring Chief Patterson. This event presents a chance to work together in exploring methods to strengthen our neighborhoods. Public safety is a shared responsibility, and these discussions play a crucial role in building the partnerships needed to ensure our city’s resilience.

Join us at Cokesbury UMC on March 3rd to contribute to the dialogue that will help shape the future of safety in our community!

5th Annual Sweets & Greets was a SUCCESS!

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Another wonderful Amity Gardens event! We love seeing so many long time neighbors and meeting new neighbors.

We also had an awesome time hosting the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Providence Division Response Area 2 – 3 Shift Roll Call. It is so important to let the officers that patrol our area know how much we appreciate them. #AmityGardensCLT #CMPD

THANK YOU to everyone that came to NNO!!!!

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Another fun night in the ‘hood!!

What an awesome National Night Out event! We had well over 80 in attendance. 😁

We were honored to not only have many of our CMPD Providence Division Officers, Majors & Lieutenants, Deputy Chief, but Chief Kerr Putney, County Commissioner Mark Jerrell, City Councilman Matt Newton, Mayor Vi Lyles, Code Enforcement Inspector Justin Privette, Leslie J. Stephens with the Mecklenburg County District Attorney Special Victims Team, Ms. Caino with CriSyS Mobile Crisis Team, AND the wonderful group of firefighters from Charlotte Fire Station #3!

Thank you to everyone that came by and we look forward to seeing you at the next Amity Gardens event! We have an awesome neighborhood!!

Long post, but worth the read. It honors two of our special CMPD Providence Division Officers!

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Long post, but worth the read. It honors two of our special CMPD Providence Division officers. Officer Holly Lawton is currently one of Amity Gardens Community Officers and Sargent David Padgett our former AG Community Officer. The following Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officers were recognized and honored at the 40th Annual Police Community Relations Awards Gala. This awards event recognizes officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department who have made outstanding contributions to the improvement of police community relations in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. Officers are judged on their involvement in helping the community understand the police function and the citizens’ role; demonstration of extraordinary efforts in the area of crime prevention and involvement in aiding neighborhoods in handling their special problems. This year we received more than 500 nominations from communities throughout the Charlotte area.

Officer Holly Lawton – Providence Division                                                                                    Officer Lawton recognizes that building relationships of mutual trust between the police and the community is critical to maintaining public safety and effective policing. A community member commented that Officer Lawton has been the epitome of going above and beyond and she operates with integrity and is an individual who upholds good moral character. Officer Lawton also started Children Making Positive Decision which takes neighborhood children on educational field trips.

Office David Padgett – Providence Division                                                                                      Officer Padgett makes every effort to demonstrate how much Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) cares about the community. As a 27-year veteran with CMPD, Officer Padgett has organized coat and glove drives and has put individuals struggling with mental health challenges in touch with the proper resources. He works with community leaders and business owners to identify and resolve quality of life issues affecting them.

AND, Officer Padgett was recently promoted to Sergeant!

This photo is one I took when were were out to lunch after delivering food and gifts to to area children via the CMPD Police Explorers Christmas Project. – Donna Thomas 

Holly & David CMPD

National Night Out – Tuesday, August 6th!

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The Amity Gardens event will be on 8/6 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (drop-in).                    Front Yard/Porch at 5362 Buena Vista Avenue.  There will be seating inside if                      you have trouble with the heat.

The neighborhood board will be providing lite finger foods, dessert, and drinks.

Please come out and fellowship with your neighbors and city/county/state officials.        Oh, and we will have a FIRETRUCK!

We have (2) $50 Publix gift cards & (2) $40 Walmart gift cards to give away.  Stop by to enter the drawing, you do not need to be present to win.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

http://www.natw.org

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National Night Out – August 5th – 6:30 – 8:00pm

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Come meet your neighbors for music, food and fun, and to celebrate National Night Out!

6:30 – 8:00pm at Dudley cul-de-sac near Kistler.

Bring your own chairs & a side dish to share!

Special guests: Officer Padgett – CMPD, John Autry – Charlotte City Council.

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The introduction of National Night Out, “America’s Night Out Against Crime”, in 1984 began an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.   NATW’s National Night Out program culminates annually, on the first Tuesday of August.   The traditional “lights on” campaign and symbolic front porch vigils turned in to a celebration across America with various events and activities including, but not limited to, block demonstrations and seminars, in effort to heighten awareness, and enhance community relations.