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Show h . n-'.- i .: ..f I :: u I PUBLIC RELATIONS (junliftJ police officer Barry Dalton will no longer be jjjng regular patrol because effective immediately he's ((department's new community relations officer. His i pil: to reduce crime in the city by 80 percent. 7 ; Officer Barry Dalton is Itiniiful Police Depa rial's ri-al's new community relate rela-te officer, and he has a lot llihings he'd like to ac- " mplish. TM not going to try to set y fye world on fire, but I do km in mind several things I I! huld like to see ac-f ac-f tomplished," said Officer DaJton. "I feel that with good public relations and increment in-crement by the community, it can reduce crime in Hj iBotintiful by 80 percent. ! 'Crime in other cities has A fan cut drastically because if community involvement ud there's no reason why we oj't have the same success Bere." OFFICER Dalton, a tall, lood-looking officer with j iiercing eyes and a friendly We, Is not new to police v:k but directing a com- aty relations task is a new I , It was with the Salt Lake : Police Department two -35 (1967-68) and beginning i in 1969 he worked five years with the Jacksonville, Fla., combined sheriff's office and police department. HE joined the Bountiful Police in August 1974 and worked as a patrolman until February 1977. "I left police work for a short time as an employee for a regional grocery chain, but that didn't pan out because I have too much police blood in me," he said. "I earned more money as a driver for the grocery chain but it didn't take long to realize that I'm a cop through and through." REFERRING to his goals for reducing crime, Officer Dalton admitted simply: "I know we can do it (reduce crime by 80 percent) but it will take time and a lot of cooperation," he said. "We need the public to be the eyes and ears of community, to keep the police abreast of what's going on. "WE don't want them (citizens) (ci-tizens) to get too involved. They should leave the apprehensions up to the police but they can, and should, be more aware of what is going on in their neighborhood." He is a strong supporter of the "neighbor-to-neighbor" campaign, similar to the program that was so effective in Bountiful a few years ago. "IF neighbors will watch each other's homes and report any suspicious occurences, oc-curences, burglaries, car prowls, theft, etc., would drop drastically," he said. Officer Dalton resides with his wife, Nellie, and two sons, aged 12 and 13, at 1365 N. 550 E. grb |