Shreveport Police Department

For additional information on any of these programs, please call (318) 673-6950. To apply for any of these programs, please click on the appropriate application link.

Please note: These applications can NOT be submitted online. They must be printed and submitted to the police department.

Reserve Officers are tasked with assisting the department in daily operations, emergencies, and special events. The Reserve Officer will meet the same basic requirements as police recruits and will receive specialized training in order to perform duties associated with those of regular line officers. The volunteer will attend classes and, upon completion of the academy, will be commissioned with the duties and powers of a full time police officer. The Reserve Officer will be asked to work no less than 20 hours per month and will be under the direct supervision of a regular line officer.

Application Process
An interested citizen will need to fill out the attached application. A selection committee (Chief of Police and Area Captains) will select 20 nominees for each class. There will be two or more classes each year. Mail the application or deliver in person to the following address:

Shreveport Police Department
Community Oriented Policing Bureau
ATTN: Sgt. Gregory Washington
1234 Texas Ave.
Shreveport, LA 71101

Guildlines
The Citizen’s Police Academy will automatically disqualify any individual who has at anytime one of the following disqualifiers:

Been convicted of a felony or any offense that would be a felony if committed in Louisiana
Does not hold a valid state driver’s license or valid state ID
Used or currently addicted to any illegal drugs to such as marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin,
amphetamines, inhalants, etc. in the past year
Sold narcotics or other dangerous drugs. (illegal or prescription drugs)
Had a pattern of abusing prescription medications
Falsified information on his or her application
Alcohol misuse and/abuse
Unlawful sexual conduct
Excessive traffic violations
Conviction or violation of Domestic Violence Laws
Any other conduct or pattern of conduct that would tend to disrupt, diminish, or otherwise jeopardize public trust

Application for Citizen's Police Academy

Volunteers In Policing

As a volunteer within the department, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the overall quality of service to the community. It is important that you be aware of the image of the department you are creating when you are in contact with the public. As a VIP member, you will be assigned to tasks which are suitable to your experience, education, and preference. VIP's may also work some special events, and will be trained properly for assumption of responsibilities.

Application for Volunteer in Policing (VIP)

Operation Santa Claus

Operation Santa Claus is a multi-agency, non-profit organization made up of law
enforcement volunteers who sign up needy children to receive toys for Christmas. Operation Santa Claus is an officer-referred program. Once officers submit the names of deserving children, volunteers find the toys the children ask for, wrap them up and give them to the officers to deliver to those children in time for Christmas. The program starts around Thanksgiving and runs until two days before Christmas. For more information or to donate toys, call 687-GIFT. (That phone number is only good while the operation is in effect).

National Night Out

National Night Out is celebrated throughout the City of Shreveport. More than 200 city blocks usually participate in the annual National Night Out, which takes place the first Tuesday of every October. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and co- sponsored by the Shreveport Police Department, the nationwide event is designed as a time for neighbors to get to know each other to prevent crime and drug use in their communities.

Youth Programs

The Shreveport Police Department offers a variety of summer activities for children. They include:

Basketball Camp for boys and girls, ages 6-13. This four-day camp is always held in the second week of July from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants learn how the game is played and learn offensive and defensive moves.

Fishing Tournament for boys and girls, ages 6-16. This event is always held on the last Saturday in June from 8 a.m. to noon. Participants learn boating safety, various kinds of fish and how to fish. Prizes are awarded in various age categories.

Girls Are Butterflies Too, ages 6-22. Promoting female enrichment.

Law and Youth Camp, ages 13-18.

Other activities are held throughout the year as well. They include:

Baseball Camp
Golf Camp
Bicycle Rodeo

For additional information on any of these programs, please call Community Services at (318) 673-6950.

Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program that uses citizens, in cooperation with law enforcement, to reduce crime in their communities. It involves neighbors getting to know each other, taking the time to watch out for each other, and working together in a program of mutual assistance. Neighborhood Watch is an effective means of reducing residential burglaries. By participating in Neighborhood Watch, the homeowner will learn:

Effective crime prevention techniques for home safety and security
How to become law enforcement's "eyes and ears" and help them��provide security to residential areas
How to report a crime: what to look for, how to describe an intruder, vehicle or activity and what additional information to give

Neighborhood Assistance Teams

Each of the patrol areas has a Neighborhood Assistance Team (NAT) Member, who acts as a liaison between the neighborhoods in each area and members of the police department. You may visit or call your NAT member to discuss problems or concerns in your neighborhood. To find out who the NAT member is in your neighborhood, call 673-6950

Police Chaplains

Shreveport Police Department Chaplains are clergy persons who have a passionate interest in the quality of life of our citizens and the specialized training for pastoral care in the volatile world of law enforcement. This pastoral care is offered to all people, regardless of race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, creed, or religion. It is offered without cost and is regarded as confidential.

The Police Chaplains are led in his or her own faith to be available and ready to serve those who are in need. The Chaplain's ministry provides a source of strength to the law enforcement officers and their families, other city employees, the community, and the incarcerated.

Our Police Chaplains listen to and participate with the Shreveport Police in the workplace of law enforcement officers with empathy and experience, advising calmly in the most strained situations, and offering assistance when appropriate or requested.

Shreveport Police Department Chaplains 673-6950
Rev. Calvin Kimble - Commander
Rev. Collier Mickle - Secretary
Rev. Roy Davis	Rabbi Foster Kawaler
Rev. Eduardo Gonzalez	Rev. Danny Thompson
Rev. Earnest James	Rev. Eddie O�Dell
Rev. Gregory Jones

Pastors On Patrol

Police Pastors are a group of local clergy from a variety of religious denominations who ride on patrol with police officers. While on patrol, they provide comfort and counsel to the officers and the citizens they come in contact with. In many cases, their presence can diffuse hostile situations, especially if the pastors are working an area near their church home. These pastors are well known and respected in their neighborhoods and serve as liaisons between the police and citizens


Shreveport Police Department Pastors on Patrol
673-6950
Barbara Jarrell	Rev. Gregory Jones
Rev. Roy Davis	Rabbi Foster Kawaler
Pastor Eddie Giles	Rev. Calvin Kimble
Rev. Eduardo Gonzalez	Rev. Collier Mickle
Rev. Earnest James	Rev. Eddie O�Dell
Rev. Danny Thompson

Shreveport Police Programs