Radnor police Community Support Unit having positive impact in how calls are handled

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Radnor Township Police are working to change the way officers respond to calls. The department's Community Support Unit is already having a positive impact, handling over 200 calls in the first five months.

Radnor Township Police are working to change the way officers respond to calls. The department's Community Support Unit is already having a positive impact, handling over 200 calls in the first five months.Isabel Cook and Officer Nick Rentos may not look like typical partners, but they make a terrific team. Isabel is a licensed social worker and part of the department’s new unit.

"We get to the call, make sure the scene is safe."And then Cook, who is dressed in regular clothes, comes in and helps those involved feel at ease.Rentos continued, "I understand it. You have five police officers in uniforms sitting there trying to ask questions at you."Police Superintendent Chris Flannagan says having a unit like this is critical and really the wave of the future.

 

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