New cameras, new cars among changes under Thomson Police Chief

News 12 at Six O' Clock/ August 11, 2011

THOMSON, Ga-- If you live in Thomson, you may contain noticed by means of law enforcement officers contain new uniforms, additional patrol cars, and new weapons.

They're all profits inside the history day so as to contain approach by means of a new chief.

A small additional supposed a day as,because his arrival, News 12 is judgment out how as,at the same occasion as profits are affecting the community.

It's all as of neighborhood cipher to in-car cameras. It's a restructuring project of sorts so as to Chief Joe Nelson is hoping determination spotless up the streets and the department.

Chief Nelson arrived to Thomson previous Spring. His mission: "We are at petroleum time to assist you since we strive to create petroleum collection of people a improved put to live and to work."

He contributes it to collection of people policing so News 12 tagged along.

Chief Nelson says, "If my law enforcement officers react to so as to collection of people and if you are in violation of persons restricted ordinances so as to are on persons signs, you'll probably be in prison for the night."

He's talking concerning new cipher at sure neighborhoods so as to now enforce quiet hours.

It's fraction of a new diagram as,because his arrival. He has too wrap up in-car cameras in all of the patrol cars.

Chief Nelson says, "We probably put the primary camera in a patrol car probably concerning 3 months ago."

You may remember, as,at the same occasion as new cameras are come again? caught Public Works Supervisor, Scott Huff, responsibility a field sobriety examination rear in June.

Chief Nelson says, "The old saying is a image is value a thousand words, healthy it's value additional supposed so as to to law enforcement."

For the majority of the day, we stopped by homes. Many populace say they've seen a difference.

Ursula Wiser has lived in Thomson for 30 years. She says, "If we call, we get a response. The law enforcement are at petroleum time , they'll labor by means of us, and we contain trust in the law enforcement again."

They're too hoping to decrease medicine action and a possible lethal bunch of criminals problem.

Chief Nelson says, "We are hoping to after that carry on to get better and carry on to spotless up our metropolis streets."

City streets so as to now contain additional officers, additional cars by means of hopes of attention fewer problems.

The section too inappropriately contain contain person's name clever to get completely burglary numbers downward as of 15 or so a month to now merely a few.

They contain too additional a use side and hope, in the future, to consolidate completely forces. They desire a better structure anywhere all of the officers can be together.