Tampa Escorts: Sid Klein, considered an innovator, retires after 29 years as Clearwater …
Friday, February 26th, 2010During his tenure as chief, Klein started a citizen police academy and a volunteer patrol program. He started a cable-access television show that brought him into the living rooms of Clearwater’s citizens once a month.
“I always tell my officers to be a part of, not apart from, the community. That’s my marching orders to them,” he said.
Klein was at the forefront of a national movement in community policing, which puts officers into neighborhoods to develop relationships with citizens.
“I can’t say enough about Sid Klein,” said Shelley Kuroghlian, president of the Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition. “He was so responsive to the neighborhoods when he was chief, especially in the East Gateway area.”
The area has seen a reduction in prostitution, drug sales and loitering since Klein assigned extra officers to address the problems, she said.
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