NEW- Southwest Community Police Office
WHAT: On April 30, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 5 City
Commissioner Daisy W. Lynum, District 6 City Commissioner Samuel B. Ings and
Police Chief Val Demings will open the City’s fifth community sub-station. The
Southwest Community Police Office will serve the growing MetroWest section of
the City of Orlando, increasing response times and police presence in those
neighborhoods.
More than 50 patrol officers will report to the Southwest Community Police
Office. The substation will also include a community room, which will be
available for neighborhood meetings and gatherings.
The substation is part of Mayor Dyer’s continuing commitment to public safety
and his three-year, multi-million dollar Public Safety Initiative, which put
additional police officers patrolling our streets, established the Safe Orlando
Task Force to develop short and long-term recommendations, and OPD's deployment
of TAC units and Operation Delta.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 30 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: 6401 Raleigh Street
