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The Cranston Police Department Office of Community Outreach was established in

November 2014 following the implementation of a more community-oriented policing

based strategy by Colonel Michael J. Winquist. The Office currently works under the

direct supervision of the Chief of Administrative Services, Major Todd Patalano. The

OCO’s goal is the successful promotion and implementation of the Department’s

Community Policing and Crime Prevention efforts.

The Office of Community Outreach is primarily responsible for the strategic planning

and establishment of intervention strategies and education programs to prevent crime

throughout the city; as well as the development of partnerships with individuals who

live, work or otherwise have an interest in the community, and which serves to

proactively address issues such as crime and quality of life. Additionally, the OCO is

responsible for the direct oversight of the Department’s School Resource Officer Unit,

whose mission directly relates to the Department’s overall philosophy of community-

oriented policing.

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