Culebra Park Neighborhood Association

CPNA SAFFE Officer

Jan 04, 2008

The central core of SAPD's Community Policing activities is the SAFFE (San Antonio Fear Free Environment) Unit. First established in 1994-95 with 60 officers and supervisors, then enlarged in 1996 with an additional 40 officers, the SAFFE Unit consists of officers who focus on identifying, evaluating and resolving community crime problems with the cooperation and participation of community residents.

SAFFE officers are assigned to specific areas or neighborhoods within the city, and work closely with both residents and the district patrol officers also assigned to those areas. SAFFE officers establish and maintain day-to-day interaction with residents and businesses within their assigned beats, in order to prevent crimes before they happen. SAFFE officers also act as liaisons with other city agencies, work closely with schools and youth programs, coordinate graffiti-removal activities, and serve as resources to residents who wish to take back their neighborhoods from crime and decay.

Substation and SAFFE Web Pages
SUBSTATION WEB PAGES :Each of the six SAPD Substations now has its own page on this web site. These pages contain useful information for residents, including names and contact numbers for the substation command staff, service area crime data, calendars of substation activities and events, and a map showing substation location.

COMMUNITY WEB PAGES:In addition, several SAFFE units have produced special "Community Web Pages" containing special information of interest to residents, including crime alerts, crime prevention tips, and information on special SAFFE activities.

Here is the Web Page for the West Substation: http://www.sanantonio.gov/sapd/west.asp

The SAFFE Officer for Culebra Park is Officer Menell Orosco. Besides being able to contact the West Substation, you can always contact Officer Orosco directly via her mobile at 260-6647 or her e-mail at Menell.Orosco@sanantonio.gov.

All communications with her are strictly confidential so please don?’t hesitate to contact her or anyone at the substation.