In this episode we discuss what an SRO does at a school and in the community. We learn about the importance of relationship building and involvement in both student and family lives to enrich their learning experiences. Officer Mannenbach shares how he has been able to teach, mentor, coach, and run the D.A.R.E. program at Crater H.S. while being assigned as the SRO from CPPD.

We discuss the importance of the Patch, the Challenge Coin, and the Badge. There is a long-standing and fascinating history that goes along with both collecting and trading these items and we get to learn about it in our conversation with Det. Josh Abbott.

We interview Heather Ashwill and Brian Munoz to discuss their trip to Bangladesh to work with the local police force there in a effort to educate them on the concept of "community policing". 

Welcome to the Wide Blue Line. In this, our first episode, we sit down with Chief Kris Allison and Detective Josh Abbott to discuss the importance of community to the Central Point Police Department and to discover and share the vision for this podcast going forward. Its an excellent opportunity to hear from the people in charge at the department on why this community matters so much to them.