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Informational flyer for the Mantua Police Department's Community Service Officer Program (CSOP). Includes program overview, duties of Community Service Officers, and position requirements. Address and contact number of the police department are provided, along with a police badge graphic.

  • The Community Service Officer Program (CSOP) was established to provide support services to Law Enforcement Officers within the Mantua Police Department(MPD). The CSOP consists of volunteers referred to as Community Service Officers (CSO's). Register here: COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER APPLICATION

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  • Call (855) 323-3237

    Link:

    https://dcfs.utah.gov/services/child-protective-services/

  • Apply Here.

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  • (801) 281-1211 (link)

  • Mantua Police Department Policy Manual: Sexual Assault Investigations

  • 1-855403-7283 or Email mpi@utah.gov (link)

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  • Mantua Police Department

    Mayor: Annette Ash

    Chief of Police: Dakota Midkiff

    Integrity

    Community

    Service

    Mantua Police Department 409 N. Main St. Mantua, UT 84324 Telephone: 435-723-7054

    Ride-Along Program

    “Ride-Along means to be an official passenger in a patrol vehicle, accompanying a police officer during part of a normal tour of duty. The primary purpose of a police Ride-Along is to provide an opportunity for the community to see firsthand the day-to-day workings of law enforcement in Mantua. The Ride-Along guest receives important insight in a career in law enforcement have found it particularly useful. The Ride-Along program develops a better understanding of the challenges, hazards and rewards of the police officer’s role in the community.

    OTHER RIDE-ALONG GOALS:

    • To provide an opportunity for citizens to get to know their police officers.

    • To provide citizens interested in a career in law enforcement an opportunity to examine the job.

    • To educate the community about what to expect and why, if they ever have a need to call for police assistance.

    • To provide an opportunity for the police officers to get to know their community.

    GENERAL PROCEDURES:

    • Ride-Along requests must be submited at least forty eight (48) business hours before the desired Ride-Along date.

    • No one shall ride until approval has been granted and a properly completed waiver has been signed.

    • At no time shall an officer, while accompanied by an observer, engage in pursuit driving, respond to a violent crime in progress, or perform a felony traffic stop, unless they deposit the observer at a safe location.

    • A records check should be made of the potential Ride-Along candidate.

    • Ride-along participate can only ride once, every 3 months, unless approved by Supervisor

    HOW DO YOU SIGN UP FOR A RIDE-ALONG:

    You must complete and sign a Ride Along Waiver and return it to the Mantua Police Department. As an applicant for the Mantua Police Department Ride-Along program, you must authorize the Mantua Police Department to conduct a background investigation to determine your qualifications. All information is confidential as required by Utah and Federal statutes,

    THE RIDE-ALONG PARTICIPANT MUST AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING RULES OF CONDUCT:

    • Arrange for transportation to and from the Mantua City Police Department.

    • Observers shall, at all times, remail under the complete control of the assigned officer and comply with all directions.

    • Observers shall not interfere with investigations in any way by conversing with victims, suspects, or witnesses unless directed to do so by the assigned officer.

    • The observer must be of good character, not likely to endanger the safety of the public or the officer.

    • Minors are not permitted to ride along.

    • The participant’s attire must be neat, clean and conservative. The observer shall be well groomed, and not wear any type clothing, jacket, or baseball cap with a logo that might suggest that he or she is a police officer.

    • No alcoholic beverages and no illicit or prescription drugs that may cause impairment of the participant in the Ride-Along program.

    • All cameras and recording devices are prohibited.

    • No firearms or other weapons may be carried, unless the participant is currently a certified active police officer with another jurisdiction in the State of Utah.

    • The observer shall be in good health. No persons with severe colds or illness will be permitted to Ride-Along.

    • Observers must remail in the patrol car at all times, unless given permission to do otherwise by the host by the host officer.

    • Observers must wear seat belt when they vehicle is in motion

    • Observers must wear a seat belt when the vehicle is in motion.

    • Observers must not become physically or verbally involved in any incident.

    • Bring a meal, or money to purchase a meal.

    • In the even of a serious situation, the officer will ask you to wait in a secure and safe place.

    Ride-Along Application

  • https://auditor.utah.gov/hotline/

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  • (801)281-1200 (link)