Volunteers - A Vital Part of the Police Department

Police volunteers continue to prove themselves as an asset to the department and our community.  Currently, the Dalton Police Department has a total of 6 volunteers; 3 chaplains and 3 Citizens On Patrol (C.O.P.S.) 

The department's chaplains provide valuable on call assistance to the officers on the street.  They also assist officers with suicide calls, death notifications, counseling, and needs which call for a person trained to deal with others in times of need.  They routinely ride with officers and are welcome members to our force.

Our Citizens On Patrol (C.O.P.S.) volunteers provide much needed assistance to the patrol officer by completing tasks such as delivering paperwork, assisting stranded motorist, responding to private property accidents, and helping officers with traffic control at crash sites.  In addition to their normal patrolling, they can answer as many as 5 calls for assistance in a day. 

Chaplains Don Treick and Thomas McCranie