Up close and personal policing — by Greg Savelli, Hermosa Beach Police Chief
Hermosa Beach Chief of Police Greg Savelli with Santa’s helpers and Fire Captain James Craw-ford, Police Officer J.R. Smith, police volunteer Ken Hartley, councilman Michael Divirgilio and Neighborhood Watch co-founder Kelly Kovac-Reedy. Photo The challenge becomes to provide personalized law enforcement cost effectively, knowing if we were to give it up, we would lose what gives our town its identity and value. by Chief Greg Savelli Law enforcement is all about confronting challenges. Most businesses establish goals and objectives that reflect upon a consistent time-line, generally focused on productivity or profitability measures. Law enforcement also establishes goals and objectives, yet the only consistency in our business: our business is not consistent. A multitude of factors will shape the future of law enforcement. The most obvious is the economy. As we recover from the worst economic downturn in over 80 years, law enforcement, and public service in general, will emerge much different from when we began to confront this challenge. We must be leaner, more cost effective and value driven. The challenge will be to do this while delivering the level of service that is the…
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