The Edwardsville Police Department offers a variety of Public Relations programs created to be presented to the community by uniformed officers.

Programs

• Adopt-A-Highway
• Adult/Child/Infant CPR
• Armed Robbery Presentations
• Bicycle Safety
• Burglary Prevention
• Career Day Presentations
• Child Seat Inspections
• Departmental Tours
• Explorer Post
• Halloween Safety
• Home or Business Security Surveys
• Neighborhood Safety Presentations
• P.A.C.T. (Police and Children Together) Camp
• Personal Safety
• Senior Safety
• Citizen Police Academy
• Stranger/Danger Presentations
• Youth Academy (14 day Summer Leadership program)

General Information

Presentations can usually be formatted to specific age groups with locations varying depending on the request of the organization. The Edwardsville Police Department training room is also available for a central location if needed. Larger groups can be addressed with proper time notification so a comfortable location can be reserved within the community. 

Time is always a factor in everyone's busy schedule. The length and time of the presentations is based on the topic presented and usually can also be adjusted to meet anyone's day. This is usually addressed by the officer presenting and the organizations contact. Handout material is usually available with pertinent up to date information about the topic being presented.

Presentations

Presentations need to be scheduled with the department and can be done in two (2) ways.

Contact the Public Relations / D.A.R.E. office at 618-656-2131, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Leave a message after hours.

Event Request Form

This form (PDF) can be mailed to the Police Department, dropped off 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or faxed to 618-692-7575. Request form needs to be filed with the Police Department D.A.R.E Office for scheduling. Request for needs to be filed at least two (2) weeks in advance or have an alternative date to be used.