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Modesto police detail youth and community outreach as crime‑prevention unit grows
Summary
At the May 21 Community Police Review Board meeting, a Modesto Police Department lieutenant outlined more than a dozen community programs — from National Night Out to youth academies — and said the department’s crime prevention unit has expanded to three officers after staffing shortages.
Lieutenant Brian Kleiber, Modesto Police Department, told the Community Police Review Board on May 21 that the department has expanded its community engagement activities and is rebuilding its crime prevention staffing after recent shortages.
"If there's anything that you see that we're falling short on, that's what we're here for — let us know any other ideas you have that we could reach out to folks within our community," Kleiber said as he summarized programs the department runs or supports.
Kleiber told the board the department’s crime prevention unit had just one staffer through mid‑2024. In July 2024 a second full‑time employee was added and a third was hired in March 2025, Kleiber said, enabling the unit to resume a larger slate of community activities.
He reviewed roughly 14 months of events and programs. Highlights included National Night Out (this year on Aug. 5), which Kleiber said drew 92 registered neighborhood parties last year and…
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