January 2010
Expansion of the Special Liaison Unit & New Listserv Group to Accompany
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Special Liaison Unit to better serve the needs of the community. The Special Liaison Unit supports community policing with communities that are sometimes underserved, and is composed of the following:
Ø Asian Liaison Unit (ALU),
Ø Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit (DHHLU),
Ø Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU),
Ø Latino Liaison Unit (LLU).
The Unit is expanding to include “affiliate” officers on patrol throughout the city. The affiliate officers have volunteered to receive specialized training on diverse communities, their issues and how to best serve them. They will continue to work in their home district, but will receive coordinated support, information, and trainings through the Liaison Units.
This expansion will enable MPD to:
-Enhance response to these communities throughout the city, 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week.
-Provide consistent information to these communities, while ensuring that information about their needs is integrated into services in each patrol district.
-Reinforce the messages of progressive training, policies, and procedures department-wide.
Special Liaison Unit
Metropolitan Police Department
801 Shepherd Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C 20010
Captain Edward Delgado, Supervisor
Contacting a Liaison Unit or Affiliate Officer
In case of emergency, or for immediate police response, always call 911. Once police are on the scene, you may request that an on-duty affiliate or Liaison officer be contacted.
For other police service, such as to request that an affiliate or Liaison officer attend a meeting or to discuss other non-emergency issues, please contact the Liaison offices below. These offices are not staffed 24-hours a day, but all calls will be returned within one business day.
Asian Liaison Unit
202.724.8009
Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit
202.727.5427
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit
202.698.0289 or 202.727.5437 (TTY)
Latino Liaison Unit
202.673.4445
Special Liaison Unit’s Listserv with YahooGroups:
Ø Crime Tips
Ø Community Discussions
Ø Crime Summaries
Ø Items of Interests to your community
The SLU community listserv was developed to communicate with residents of Washington, D.C. on issues that affect the Asian, Latino, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities. If you would like to be become a member of this Listserv, there are two simple steps:
Step 1: Send a blank email message to the following email account:
MPD-SLU-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Step 2: A message will be sent to your Email account from Yahoo Groups asking you to confirm your membership. Once you send confirmation you are ready to get started.
Once you have joined, in order to send a message to the group, address the message to: MPD-SLU@yahoogroups.com
For messages directly to an official, send to: Edward.Delgado@dc.gov
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MPD-SLU (website)
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