Community Affairs
Community Affairs
The SSPD Community Affairs Unit hosts the community outreach focus of the Sandy Springs Police Department. The unit consists of several functions including Volunteers in Policing (VIPS) Unit, SSPD Reserve Unit, SSPD Explorers, Citizen's Police Academy and Alumni Association, auxiliary, and several components dedicated to crime prevention. The commander of the Community Affairs Unit is Captain Steve Rose. Captain Rose is one of the original members of the Sandy Springs Police, having served on the task force to create the department in 2005. He joined the SSPD following a 26-year career with the Fulton County Police. Email Capt. Steve Rose Office phone: 770-551-6927.
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L-R Chaplain Dr. Kenneth Link, Pastor Nate Bednar, and Rabbi Bradley Levenberg
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Officer Larry Jacobs is the crime-prevention officer and programs coordinator. The crime prevention unit offers many interactive and educational programs for the residents of Sandy Springs. The goal is to increase awareness and knowledge so that you may decrease your chance of becoming a victim of crime. Programs offered by Sandy Springs Police include Citizens Police Academy, Self-Defense for Women, the Firearms Safety Class, Rad-Kids, Neighborhood and Business Watch and Construction Watch Programs, Residential and Business Security Surveys, Senior Crime Prevention along with other Crime Prevention Seminars. Gun Locks and Child ID kits are also available at the front counter of the SSPD at no charge for Sandy Springs Residents. For more information, contact Officer Jacobs at 770-551-3328 or Email Officer Larry Jacobs
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Many people own weapons that sit packed away for years without use. Many times it is because the owner is afraid of the weapon and thus chooses to let it sit idle. The Sandy Springs Police Department Community Affairs Unit offers gun safety classes taught at the Sandy Springs Gun Club and Range. The partnership allows students to use modern classroom facilities and live-fire ranges to shoot either their own or rented weapons.
The three-hour course will focus on familiarization of the weapon, how to properly maintain and clean it, as well as proper shooting techniques. All classes are taught by SSPD firearms instructors. For more information on the course contact Officer Larry Jacobs; Email Larry Jacobs
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Social Networking is a great way to stay in touch with family, friends and co-workers. The problem is that we tend to let our guard down because of the comfort we feel on these sites. Click on the video below for some on-line safety tips.
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The Sandy Springs Police self-defense program geared for women is a practical hands-on class taught by certified police defensive tactics instructors. The three-hour course covers everything from the prevention aspect, including what to look for to avoid compromising situations, to the practical physical tactics that will give you options in the case of a physical assault. Over 250 women have graduated from the class since 2009.
The self-defense class is taught monthly at the police headquarters training room, 7840 Roswell Road, Bldg 301 in the Morgan Falls Office Park.
The course coordinator is Officer Larry Jacobs; Email Larry Jacobs
Lead instructor for the class is Officer Brian Morgan
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Several Sandy Springs Police Officers carry their own trading cards which are in demand at school, church, and other functions involving the officers and community. The cards are paid for by sponsors whose name and logos can be printed on the card. Several civic organizations are involved in the program. The cards are made of a high-gloss material and area professionally produced by the same company that produces professional baseball and hockey cards.
If you are interested in you, your company, or organization sponsoring an officer for the "Cop Card" program, Email Capt. Steve Rose.
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