Stapleton Town Center COP Shop

The Town Center COP Shop has been open now for approximately eight months, and has been a valuable resource to the community. The shop is completely staffed by volunteers and is regularly open approximately 20 hours per week.

The Shop has been a resource for the surrounding neighborhoods to get information on Neighborhood Watch, Speed Watch, Business Watch, and other safety programs sponsored by the Denver Police Department. The Shop has also provided information and assistance for other city programs and events.

The volunteers at the Shop act as crime liaisons by completing crime reports for citizens, assisting with requests for extra police presence, and providing information to the community. Information from citizens regarding several past crimes has also been forwarded to the Denver Police Department through the Shop.

When two shootings took place in Stapleton during the fall of 2008, the Shop acted as an information hub, receiving and disseminating important and timely information to the surrounding community.

If you would like any information on safety programs, city services, or to report criminal or suspicious activity, please contact us by email, phone, or just stop by. The Shop is located in the same building as Anthony’s Pizza and Forest City Apartments on the corner of 29^th Avenue and Roslyn Street. We are on the south side of the building facing King Soopers. Usual Shop hours are:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
11:00AM-3:00PM	9:00AM- 2:00PM	8:30AM-10:30AM	11:00AM-5:00PM	Variable Hours	10:00AM- 1:00PM	CLOSED

Phone: (720) 865-2356

Email: TCCopShop@yahoo.com

Address: Town Center COP Shop

7484 E. 29^th AVE

Denver, CO 80238

We always need volunteers. If you’d like to volunteer and help your community, please contact us and request an information/application packet.

The Town Center COP Shop is currently regularly staffed by the following volunteers:

Julie Cameron – President

Lucia Correll – Funding Coordinator

Jenny Kahn – Volunteer Coordinator

John Chrisbens – Neighborhood Watch Coordinator

Cathy Jordan - Volunteer

Chuck Hackard – Volunteer

The following are volunteers who help support the Shop and the volunteer effort:

Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski – Vice President

Heidi Crum - Treasurer

Valerie Stremsterfer – Secretary

Janet Chrisbens – Volunteer

Michael Comfort – Volunteer

Brian Fox – Volunteer

Doug Gertner – Volunteer

Joshua Henderson - Volunteer

Joy O’Hara – Volunteer

Jose Sanchez – Volunteer

The Town Center COP Shop is also very fortunate to have Sgt. Eric Knutson as liaison from the Denver Police District 2 station, who staffs the Shop regularly on Mondays.

Thank you to all who help make the Town Center COP Shop so successful!

*written by Sgt. Eric Knutsen, Denver Police Department, and originally printed in the February edition of The Front Porch