My plan for the Reserve Unit is in line with the Department’s strategic plan. My goals are to enhance reserve officer deployment to Patrol divisions, expand the number of reserve officers to supplement our patrol force and continue to increase recruitment efforts of reserve officers.
In normal times, the bulk of this issue would be dedicated to highlighting and congratulating our Reserve Officers of the Year and the honorees recognized at the Twice a Citizen gala and thanking our donors, supporters and staff who made it all possible.
For years, the summer issue of The Rotator has been dedicated to coverage of the Reserve Officer of the Year/Twice a Citizen gala. The pages have been filled with officer biographies, red carpet and cocktail reception photos, and the Chief of Police thanking the men and women of the Corps. There have been celebrities from the Golden Age of Hollywood, such as Milton Berle, Charlton Heston and Bob Hope, and MCs like Amy Aquino, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel.…