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Salinas police detail SPOT outreach: department says program now city‑funded and reported 25,000+ interactions in 2025
Summary
Police Service Administrator Tanya Erickson told the PCAC that the Salinas Police Outreach Team (SPOT) — originally grant‑funded — is permanently city‑funded as of Jan. 1, 2026; Erickson gave statistics on community events, described a youth diversion program and a youth cadet program, and asked PCAC members to help promote recruitment and volunteer support.
Tanya Erickson, the Salinas Police Department’s police service administrator, briefed the Police Community Advisory Committee on the Salinas Police Outreach Team (SPOT), describing it as a permanent, city‑funded program as of Jan. 1, 2026 that runs community engagement and youth services.
"SPOT was initially funded through a grant, California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant, that was given to the city in 2022. But as of 01/01/2026, it is now fully funded and permanent part of the police department," Erickson said. She described SPOT’s core activities — school presentations, neighborhood‑watch…
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