hello the events of the last week are of great concern to the communities and law enforcement agencies Across the Nation the shooting of 12 police officers in Dallas Texas resulting in a death of five officers was nothing short of a hate crime perpetrated against those who have taken an oath to protect and serve the community as a police chief a 30-year veteran police officer and the father of a law enforcement officer I am deeply saddened and troubled by what is being represented as occurring within the law enforcement Community regardless of race religion socioeconomic standing the primary goal of the corl Springs Police Department is to ensure the safety and security of all the residents we serve there has been a call to action by activists to improve relations between the community and police our department has had a long history of community policing and creating Partnerships we developed a multitude of programs to connect police and residents over the the years whether we are running a mentoring leadership program for youth hosting coffee with a cop walking the community with clergy leaders creating police scenario days or running a Citizens Police Academy our department strives to not only be transparent but open to new and innovative ways to police our diverse Community to our residents who called or stopped in offer your support to our officers thank you to our citizens and business owners who delivered food created makeshift memorials and gave letters of thanks to the men and women of our department thank you to the resident who stopped one of our officers and cried over the senseless violence thank you the tremendous amount of support we get in this community is something most law enforcement agencies do not experience throughout the nation we thank you for that support and it does not go unrecognized I ask that you pray for our nation to unite and that you continue to support the officers that are committed to protecting our community thank [Music] you