Community Safety Update: Communication, Connection and Cameras

When BAPA moved its offices to the 99th Street Train Station business district, staff quickly began to enjoy being among the busy shops and friendly owners. A few recent […]
Safety Update: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Communication Increases Safety

By Gary Jenkins The Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) program is a critical component of the City of Chicago Police Department’s community policing effort. A major part of the CAPS […]
22nd Police and Community Work Together

By Grace Kuikman It’s not every day that real-life crime solving goes as smoothly as a television police drama, but the hardworking officers of the 22nd District police recently shared a crime […]
Officer Jefferson Has an Affinity for Her New Assignment

Officer Karen Jefferson is a Beverly/Morgan Park neighbor and a 21-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. A member of the 22nd District since 2012, until recently Officer Jefferson served as the student resource officer at Morgan […]
National Night Out

By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Every first Tuesday in August people across the nation take a couple of hours out of their summer relaxing to come together for National Night Out, a community-building campaign that promotes police/community partnerships in making neighborhoods […]
Anatomy of a Beat Meeting

By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison What are CAPS Beat meetings and what can you get out of attending monthly meetings? Let’s begin with a brief history of CAPS. Chicago […]
22nd District: Making Christmas Merry for Chicago Children

22nd District: Making Christmas Merry for Chicago Children After many days of watching the number of colorful, brand new toys increased, the officers at the 22nd District Police Station were thrilled when members of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves stopped in on Dec. 10 […]
Introducing CAPS Community Organizer Belinda Washington

By Gary Jenkins Belinda J. Washington is not a Chicago Police Officer, she is a civilian, yet she serves in a vital role as the 22nd District’s Community Organizer. As […]
Village Viewpoint – September 2020

By Gary Jenkins, BAPA Safety Liaison I have lived in the Beverly/Morgan Park community for the past sixteen plus years. My wife Sharon and I moved here from the 6500 […]
Say Hello to Your 22nd District CAPS Officer

By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Meet the 22nd District’s Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy Officer, Kurrin Beamon. Officer Beamon has been at this position for four years. Part of her responsibilities include but, not are limited to, […]