Wenatchee Valley, WA Police Departments

Leadership Chief Rick Johnson (EWPD); Chief Edgar Reinfeld (WPD)

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Success Story #1

"Upon a welfare check of a juvenile at their residence, it was learned that there was little to no food in the home and three young children share two couches to sleep on nightly. The single parent was asleep during the welfare check due to their night shift work schedule. The juvenile's grandmother was contacted due to the concern which the state of the home, the odor, and lack of food. The grandmother asked for help as the single parent had been struggling to raise her 6 children on her own. No requests had been made by this parent before and it was believed she was nervous about asking for help. A grocery list was made by the juvenile and given to her school counselor who gave to SROs. A team of officers went shopping and showed up to the family's home to fill their pantry and fridge." - Officer Jurgensen

Success Story #2

"Individual was trying to get home and did not have a gas can. Was denied at gas station. Purchased a gas can and gas to get the individual back to their home." Sgt. Bernaiche

Success Story #3

" I responded to disturbance where a juvenile was reportedly mugged by several other juveniles. In the process, the victim's shoes were stolen. Based on information gathered in the investigation, it was determined the incident was gang-related. I knew the victim as a student at the local junior high school. As an SRO, I frequently checked in with the juvenile who was pretty shook up after getting mugged. The juvenile was initially bashful and refused to cooperate with me. After frequently checking in with the juvenile, and with assistance from other school administration, the juvenile became more comfortable meeting with me and slowly began to open up. The juvenile eventually talked about how he was done with his ""old life"" and wanted to do better. The juvenile joined after school programs, maintained his attendance at school, and kept up with his grades for the remainder of the school year. At the end of the school year, the juvenile told me he planned to join football this upcoming season. The juvenile had already started summer workouts. Based on where this juvenile was initially at, I was ecstatic to hear he was interested in football. I noticed the juvenile had an old pair of shoes to replace the pair that were taken from him. I decided to purchase the juvenile a new pair of shoes. The same pair that were stolen. I gave the shoes to the juvenile on the last day of school. He was thrilled and gave me a hug. I told him to continue with football and keep up with his ""new lifestyle"". He told me he would not let me down. " - Ofc Cooper