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Police highlight community policing tools, license‑plate readers and enforcement priorities for scooters and golf carts
Summary
The police chief described department resources — marked vehicles, trikes, auxiliary volunteers and license‑plate readers — and said officers will increase visible enforcement and education for micro‑mobility (scooters, golf carts), especially during spring and summer.
The police chief opened his presentation by quoting Sir Robert Peel’s core principle: “The police are the public, and the police, the public are the police,” and said the department emphasizes community‑centered policing and visible deterrence. The chief described current assets — marked patrol vehicles, a fleet of bicycles, a mule, new trikes for patrol on trails and 20 marked vehicles in rotation — and said the department augments patrols with auxiliaries and community volunteers.
The chief said license‑plate readers are deployed at strategic, moveable locations and are live for investigative uses; they are not continuously monitored by personnel unless an incident prompts review. He described body‑worn cameras and vehicle cameras as standard equipment and said the department can review plates and footage to support investigations.
On micro‑mobility and golf carts, the chief and staff said the city’s micro‑mobility ordinance covers golf carts and scooters and that the department has run education efforts in past years. Officers perform outreach and education first and use bikes/trikes to access trails and areas where cars cannot patrol; staff said enforcement capacity is higher in spring and summer and that residents should report unsafe behavior or capture incidents via the Eye on Highland Village app to help target enforcement.
Residents raised safety concerns about unrestrained riders, underage operators and lack of helmets; the chief said education and targeted enforcement will continue and encouraged calls or app reports to document problem locations.
Ending: No ordinance changes were announced; police urged residents to report safety problems and to use the city app or non‑emergency line for issues that do not require 911 response.
