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Salinas Police Outreach Team (SPOT) Photos

Salinas Police Department’s
“On the SPOT” Photo Gallery

Salinas Police Outreach Team's Photo Album

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The Salinas Police Outreach Team (SPOT) is devoted to a wide range of community policing and outreach activities focused on violence prevention, intervention and education.

What We Do

  • Participation at Community Events
  • Community and Youth Police Academy 
  • School and Community Presentations
  • Youth Cadet Program
  • Classroom Visits
  • RISE Youth Diversion Program
  • Neighborhood Watch
  • Volunteers In Police Service (VIP)
  • Special Events
  • Spontaneous Interactions with Youth and Others
  • and more!
SPD Officers with boy
Magana speaking with parents
SPD
SPD School Event Group Photo
SPOT Police Car
SPOT Officer Speaking at school
SPOT Presentation with SWAT
Kids with SPD Officer in front of sign

The Salinas Police Outreach Team (SPOT) focuses on community policing and outreach through prevention, intervention, and education. SPOT fosters positive police-community relations via communications, programs, partnerships, and volunteer opportunities, strengthening trust and addressing public safety concerns.

In 2023, the foundation was laid to launch SPOT and a Youth Diversion Program in early 2024. The team includes an administrative analyst, two community outreach assistants, and two police officers, with oversight from the Police Services Administrator, a Sergeant, and the Chief of Police. This initiative builds on existing efforts, enabling the department to make a greater impact in the community.