Despite The Extreme Cold Weather, Camden County Police Officers Maintain Their Walking Beats
By Cleve Bryan
CAMDEN, N.J., (CBS) -- Despite the extreme cold weather Camden County Police officers maintain their walking beats.
Patrol officers like Christian Jeffries say they are spending at least 20 minutes every hour doing walking patrols.
"The majority of the people we encounter are people we encounter everyday that live here so it is important that we actually do get out and interact and not just sit in our cars all day in this weather," says Jeffries.
While officers took breaks to warm up in their vehicles, there were plenty of toasty Camden residents splashing around the massive indoor water park at the Kroc Center on Harrison Avenue.
Seventy children took park in a President's Day camp with a full day of activities, including plenty of pool time.
"It gives them something to get out of the house. Most of them have been cooped up really all weekend," says program coordinator Hillary Jones, "we're really trying to provide a service to the community to bring families in and engage them in what's going on here."