Every month, the C.O.P. has a “City Wide Ride Out”. The C.O.P. Executive Board selects a neighborhood association’s area that will be patrolled and letters are sent out to all Beaumont patrollers containing time, date and location and any goals that are hoped to be accomplished.

On the night of the ride out patrollers from all neighborhood associations meet at the predetermined location. This location is usually a restaurant so that everyone can have dinner while swapping stories, sharing tips on patrolling or just getting to see some of their fellow patrollers from the other areas and meeting any new patrollers that have joined. The patrollers also discuss their concerns and problems, what can be done to improve the program, what the police can do to assist us, etc. While having dinner, maps of the neighborhood area to be patrolled are distributed to all the patrollers. After everyone has had a good meal and socialized equipment is given a final check and the police give any last minute details. Problem areas of the neighborhood, “hot spots” as they are called, are explained and pointed out so patrollers can be especially alert and the patrollers for the next 2 hours take to the streets in that area patrolling that particular neighborhood associations boundaries – trying to get the attention of the residents – and to especially let the bad guys know that there are many eyes watching what is going on.

These patrols are a great chance to meet your fellow patrollers and have proven to be quite productive.