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Lieutenant Pat Aldrich <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />For the past 21 years, I have considered the CLPD to be my second <br />home. Although 2020 has been an extremely tumultuous year, we as <br /> <br />an agency have grown incrementally. We have faced several challenges <br />throughout the past year. COVID-19, civil unrest and the introduction <br /> <br />of a new Chief all have demanded our officers to adapt to many <br /> <br />unfamiliar scenarios. My roles and responsibilities have changed <br />dramatically in 2020. I have welcomed these challenges and have <br /> <br />appreciated all the assistance I have received from my supporting staff. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />schedule which I was at the office every three days. The other work days I was working remotely from home. <br /> <br />quickly that I was much more productive when I was working at the office. So, when we got back to working <br /> <br />at the office full-time, I realized the CLPD environment is truly my second home. <br /> <br />COViD-19 had completely changed our working environment, preparation and response. We have created a <br /> <br />safer physical environment for our non-sworn staff. Our clerical area was remodeled to help with social <br />distancing, and we have been doing weekly deep cleansing and sanitization of the police department. We had <br /> <br />to eliminate public access to our facility. Important public services were also discontinued, for example: the <br />drug intake box, ride-a-longs and fingerprinting. We were tasked with obtaining mass quantity of supplies <br /> <br />such as personal protective equipment, disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer. Our officers were introduced <br /> <br />to a non-traditional police response to most calls by handling over the phone. Being a community-oriented <br />police department, we have lost many opportunities to establish personal rapport with our citizens and <br /> <br />business owners. <br /> <br />With the appointment of a new Chief, the re-alignment of our command staff, and shortage of personnel, I <br />have taken on more responsibilities. Aside from my traditional duties such as overseeing the overall patrol <br /> <br />operations, officer training and personnel matters, I was challenged to quickly learn other important functions <br />st <br />of our agency. I became familiar the inner workings of our policy manual system. We have joined the 21 <br /> <br />century and have implemented new electronic scheduling software. This gives employees the opportunity to <br /> <br />check their schedule remotely. Also, I now have more oversight of the budget and building maintenance <br /> <br /> <br />We were able to successfully hire two officers in 2020. These two young officers will be excellent ambassadors <br /> <br />to our three communities. I could not have been as successful in my endeavors without the help of our entire <br />staff. Even though recent incidents, and civil unrest have placed a negative portrayal of policing, we have an <br /> <br />excellent staff of police officers, three wonderful communities who love us, and we have not allowed civil <br /> <br />unrest affect the way we provide service to our constituents. We are going to continue to grow as a <br />progressive, professional and compassionate police agency. We continue to expect positive change in policing, <br /> <br />and welcome any opportunity to show our true colors by ƭĻƩǝźƓŭ your communities with ĭƚǒƩğŭĻ and <br />ĭƚƒƦğƭƭźƚƓ͵ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Lieutenant <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />