Under the vision of Mayor Marty Small, Sr., for the first time in Atlantic City’s history, a police officer is now assigned to every public school in Atlantic City.  The City of Atlantic City, Atlantic City Police Department and Atlantic City Board of Education agreed to add a police officer in every K-8 school and two officers in Atlantic City High School throughout the entire academic school year.  The new assignments were made possible through a $3.75M Community Oriented Policing Services (C.O.P.S) Hiring Grant the City was awarded earlier this year.

 

As of September 10th, the department’s new School Resource Officers were deployed to their new assignments.  The officers, all of whom have been with the department and volunteered for this critical position, are eager to build relationships with the students, teachers, and staff at their respective school.  The new unit is supervised by ACPD Sergeant Timothy Smith, who has experience as a former juvenile detective.  In addition, ACPD Detective Thomas McCabe will investigate any crimes that occur on school property.