you guys see what we do you see a traffic stop you see the helicopter you see other officers pulling in like some of those things will begin to connect explain what to do and not to do now in caps time the stripes in common and not so common traffic laws and we understand that when we are stopping and talking to individual and then as well we thought that the personal connection made a big difference to all of us so getting to know those officers is seeing that they really are people inside not just a unit with very important Mesa police departments community engagement Academy gives individuals the opportunity to learn about the role of police officers and police operations in their community participants can experience police scenarios and ask questions to a panel of officers in order to be eligible you must be at least 19 years of age reside in Mesa or be a community leader I see you in the park I would say so that there's that connection that's not just put handcuffs on people and trying to identify people so if the community is being heard I think there's a lot that can be accomplished in the future I look forward to continuing my work with the Mesa Police Department for more information please visit our website at wwlp.com slash community engagement or email us at pd CED at Mesa AZ gov