Duluth Police Sgt. Rob Hurst came on to explain the role Community Service Officers play at the DPD. They are not licensed police officers, and he said most are college-aged with an interest in law ...

The Hudson Police Department has started a pilot program in which non-sworn, unarmed men and women known as "community service officers" will be working in town this summer. Chief Richard DiPersio ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Every now and then, someone asks me a question that really hits on a good teachable moment and this one is no exception: “What exactly is a Community Service Officer or a Field Service ...

On a recent Tuesday morning, Charles Hamlin rolled down Naches Avenue, scanning the sidewalks and grassy median from his police cruiser. These days, the downtown parkway is usually clear — but he ...

Recently, some Community Service Officers in Appleton helped to save an injured sandhill crane. A Facebook post from the ...

The City of Seattle is re-launching a program to hire trained, unarmed, civilian officers to handle public safety issues, which frees up sworn police officers to focus on 911 calls involving criminal ...

Northeast Austin residents calling 911 to report an abandoned vehicle, a crash on private property or even a burglary when no threat is present might soon encounter a new type of Austin Police officer ...

A San Jose community service officer was honored Wednesday at the police department's memorial for fallen officers. Long Pham was a community resource officer for two years in the city where he grew ...

APPLETON, Wis. (WLUK) -- Springtime in Wisconsin is baby season, with goslings and ducklings becoming part of the landscape. This change of season is also when calls to help injured, abandoned and ...