Project Operation LiveLink
Operation Live Link has reached it’s
second
year anniversary. Operation LiveLink is a public safety program
piloted in Mt. Pleasant. MPNA launched Operation LiveLink in
partnership with MPD to enhance community policing, improve response
time when reporting crime incidents or suspicious activity to the
police, and provide the police with a tool to do their job better.
MPNA provided
two
cell phones which were given to
two
officers – one on foot beat and one in squad car. The program
is operational daily between the hours of 7am and 11pm. If
someone sees a crime in progress or suspicious activity in Mt.
Pleasant, they can dial 202-689-4277 or 4278 to link directly to an
officer assigned to patrol our neighborhood.
This program is not meant to replace 311 or 911. One must
still report a crime or suspicious activity to 311 or 911.
Often descriptions of suspects or of elicit behavior is lost as they
make their way from the 311 or 911 operator to the dispatcher and
then finally to the officer dispatched to answer the service call.
This can be avoided by making the direct call to an officer via the
LiveLink program.
Monetary donations for the LiveLink fund and volunteers are greatly
appreciated to keep this program operating and also to fund and
implement more extensive marketing and public awareness initiatives
about LiveLink.
Checks can be made out to MPNA and mailed to PO Box 21554 Washington
DC 20009
or you can donate online.
