Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Yeadon Police Department, which recently started the first police-community garden in the country as part of an ongoing program to develop positive relationships between police and community members. The garden gives officers and residents an opportunity to meet in a cooperative environment, to open lines of communication and foster understanding. Officers and residents work together in the garden throughout the growing season, and the food grown there is shared with those who work the soil, as well as area food banks. They hope to start six or seven more gardens through the community. The mayor of Yeadon, Rohan Hepkins, says that his community has seen a decrease in crime during the pandemic. He credits police outreach efforts, including the department's reliance on community-oriented policing and outreach to the school district and younger folks so that they look at the police not as enemies but as allies. I commend Police Chief Anthony ``Chachi'' Paparo and Mayor Hepkins for their efforts to improve community policing and to ensure that everyone in the community feels safe. ____________________”