Volunteer
Rockstars wanted!
We are a all volunteer organization and are always looking for volunteers. To learn more about programs that we support, please see our Programs page.
Some volunteer positions will require a background check and fingerprinting.
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Location: College Place and Walla Walla
Departments: College Place Police Department, Walla Walla Police Department
The Radar Reader Board Project (RRB) is run by volunteers. This is a one week long commitment every four to six weeks (depending on the number of volunteers.)
- All volunteers must fill out an application and be fingerprinted. A safe driving record is a mandatory requirement. The volunteer coordinating the RRB will walk you through the steps for maintaining and operting the RRB. If a hitch and/or electrical work is needed on the volunteers vehicle, Walla Walla Area Crime Watch will cover the costs.
- Volunteers pick up the RRB, take it out and park it on the city streets in the morning and pick up before dark for 5 consecutive days. At the end of their volunteer week the RRB is turned over to the next volunteer.
- Knowing where to put the RRB: School zones have a high priority and then there are occasionally special requests from officers or citizens. There is a list of locations of hot spots that the RRB volunteer can choose from.
Location: College Place and Walla Walla
Departments: College Place Police Department and Walla Walla Police Department
We provide the equipment, you provide the labor. We have a truck available to haul the glass-blaster to locations to remove graffiti from buildings. Permission must be received from building owners prior to graffiti removal.
Check out our YouTube video of our graffiti abatement team in action.
Location: Walla Walla County
Departments: College Place Police Department, College Place Fire Department, Columbia County Sheriff's Office, Walla Walla County Fire District 4, Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office, Walla Walla Fire Department, Walla Walla Police Department, Washington State Penitentiary
This event coincides with National Night Out where the children ride in emergency service vehicles in the opening parade and then are "sworn in" at National Night Out.
Young Chiefs for a Day honors children with special needs or life-threatening health concerns. The young chiefs take an oath of office for summer duties in Walla Walla and Columbia County. Each of the young chiefs receives a uniform representing a local emergency services agency.
Volunteer duties include official photo session, NNO Parade and attendance, and other fun activities.
Location: Walla Walla, College Place
Departments: College Place Police Department, Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office, Walla Walla Police Department
GOT DRUGS?
The National Prescription Drug Take-Back day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, while also educating the general public about the abuse of medications. This event is held in the Spring and Fall.
This program has grown with each event. We started with one location at the Walla Walla Police Department and have since expanded to having an additional location at the College Place Police Department and another in the county in Burbank or Waitsburg with the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office.
Walla Walla Area Crime Watch sponsors a free Shred Event alongside the Prescription Drug Take-Back day to help combat identity theft by providing a shred truck on site. Your generous cash donations to the Shred Truck Fundraiser help to support Crime Watch programs.
Crime Watch volunteers man the shred event and help at the Prescription Drug Take-Back table, assisting the officers.
This event is held twice a year; once in the spring and again in the fall.
Location: Pioneer Park
Volunteers are needed to help inflate 1,000 National Night Out balloons, help with registration, environmental control (garbage collection), setting up tables and canopies, assisting participants when needed, and help with take down when the event is over.
This event is held once a year on the first Tuesday of August.
Location: Walla Walla
Our goal is to publish a newsletter once a quarter to recap events, progress we have made, upcoming events and projects we are working on.
The Benefits
- Helping make our neighborhoods safer.
- Providing crime prevention information.
- Having fun!!