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Monrovia’s SGB Care team reports outreach success, wins county community-policing award
Summary
The San Gabriel Valley Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (SGB Care) team reported reduced arrests related to homelessness and mental-health calls, described multi-disciplinary follow-up services and announced the team will receive the LA County Peace Officers Association Centurion Award for team excellence in community policing.
Monrovia police and community-policing staff updated the City Council on the city’s SGB Care team (San Gabriel Valley Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement) on Sept. 16 and reported the program’s regional role, local outcomes and recent recognition.
Police Captain John Doncic described the program’s mission and staffing and said it provides “alternative 9-1-1 responses to non violent mental health, behavioral crises, and substance abuse crises.” He said the…
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