{"id":1771,"date":"2016-05-06T01:59:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T05:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2016-05-06T04:25:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T08:25:13","slug":"for-summer-2016-an-expanded-role-for-seaside-heights-special-police-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2016\/05\/for-summer-2016-an-expanded-role-for-seaside-heights-special-police-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"For Summer 2016, An Expanded Role For Seaside Heights Special Police Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seaside Heights Police vehicle on the boardwalk. (File Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Seaside Heights special police officers should have a larger role than simply doling out parking violations, borough officials believe.<\/p>\n

While they’ll still have meter duty, the role of the oft-rookie cops will be expanded in an important way this season: community policing.<\/p>\n

“Once they stop a meter patrol, instead of clustering together, they’ll go down each street and talk to the people,” said Mayor Anthony Vaz.<\/p>\n

Special police officers are divided into two classes: “class ones” are not armed while “class twos” carry a weapon. Historically, class one officers in Seaside Heights have enforced parking meters and dealt with boardwalk and code violations, but this year their mission will be expanded.<\/p>\n

It’s part of the borough’s quest to become a more family-friendly community, where residents know police officers and police officers know residents, Vaz said.<\/p>\n

“I think it\u2019s good ambasadorship, people knowing\u00a0they\u2019re being observed by the police department,” said Vaz, who has placed a strong emphasis on public safety since taking office last year.<\/p>\n

This year, the borough has hired 46 class one officers for the summer season. They graduated from a special police academy last week.<\/p>\n

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