TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has a new tool to help build relationships with the community it serves: a Mobile Community Center.

The Baltimore County Police Department launched the Mobile Community Center on Tuesday. It’s a mobile platform that will bring “essential services, outreach, and educational programs directly to the communities that the Baltimore County Police Department serves,” according to the department. This initiative reflects the Baltimore County Police Department’s commitment to fostering positive police-community relations.

The community center will be used by the department’s Youth and Community Services but will also be available to precincts and community organizations.

Police said the center will be used for youth development and engagement activities, family conflict resolution, outreach to vulnerable populations, critical incident support and follow-up, community meetings, mobile recruitment and training events, crime prevention presentations, and youth and pedestrian traffic safety programs.

The department said the van was purchased with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.

“As a national leader in community policing, the Baltimore County Police Department is continually pursuing new and innovative tools that provide greater accessibility and address community needs,” said Police Chief Robert O. McCullough. “The Mobile Community Center is a tangible resource the Department can utilize to further community engagement.”

“The new Mobile Community Center is sure to foster important connections between Baltimore County law enforcement officers and the residents they serve,” said Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier. “By bringing information, services and fun directly to neighborhoods, the vehicle will promote shared experiences and much-needed collaboration when addressing important community needs.”

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

Photo via BCoPD

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