On Saturday, October 17th, the Community Problem Oriented Policing (CPOP) Summit and Awards Banquet brought together Cincinnati Police Department representatives, City officials, citizen volunteers and Community Police Partnering Center staff members to present a variety of local and national best practices in problem solving, community building and volunteer recruitment. Five years of honoring the best in local police / community problem-solving collaborations – that was truly something to celebrate!

Stacy Mathis & Sam Ghee presented at this year’s conference on “Building Strong Drug-Free Coalitions”. The CPOP Banquet keynote speaker was Rev. Eugene Rivers III. Internationally recognized as one of the most effective crusaders against gang and group-related violence, Rev. Rivers and his National Ten Point Coalition (NTPLF) have organized faith based-led coalitions in Boston and throughout the country to work with citizens and police to reduce gun violence and other forms of crime and disorder.