Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Crime Prevention Association of MI 2018 Conference

Tuesday October 16th, 2018, CPAM members and guess opened the 2018 conference with our banquet and awards ceremony at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City Michigan.




Our C.P.A.M., Officer's , Andrew Kozal, President  Kent County Sheriff Dept., Adam Nothelfer, Vice President, Saginaw Township Police Dept., Julie Niemchick Secretary , Grand Rapids Police Dept., Dave Robinson , Treasurer, Rockford Dept. Of Public Safety.

Training Committee members:
-Sandi Jones, Training Chair, Kent County Sheriff Dept.
-Brian Look,Training Committee, Wyoming Police Dept.
-Rick Smiedenddorf, Training and Membership Committee,
Berrien County / Oronko Twp. Police Dept.
-Ian Graham, Awards Chair, Rockford Dept. Of Public Safety


Our Keynote speaker's topic is "Your Noble Profession", Retired Chief Neal Rossow of Flat Rock Michigan who has served for forty (40) years in law enforcement working his way up through the ranks in several agencies. He currently is serving as the Director of Professional Development for the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and was recently given the responsibility for creating the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Program.

Retired Chief Rossow provided an overview of the transition in policing, impacts of budget for personnel, equipment, and technology.   He was reassuring to those in attendance about how important the role of Community Policing is in /for our respective agencies and communities.

On behalf of the Crime Prevention Association of Michigan, we'd like to thank Retired Chief Rossow for his continued service to the law enforcement community and residents of the state of Michigan.

A special thank you to the sponsors for this year's event, Vanessa Andrus, Realtor Re/Max United, FOP Lodge #97, and the Gerald R.Ford Metro Lodge #97.


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