Note from Joel Morganstern: Status of C.O.P. program under Sheriff

Hello Everyone,

First and foremost, I would like to thank all of you for participating in the Lake Worth Police Department’s C.O.P. Program. It was because of the dedicated individuals such as you that made it as successful as it was.

This Monday we are all being sworn in as P.B.S.O. employees. The C.O.P. cell phones will be turned off this Sunday. I will be picking up the C.O.P. cars on Monday, and as of the 1^st of October do not wear your uniforms for anything, as our program will cease to exist.

As I stated in a previous email, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Dept. has the most successful C.O.P. program in the country, and I am sure that this program will be started up again under their authority. If they do tweak it, it will only be for the better. There will be different cars and uniforms and there will probably be retraining as well, and hopefully I will have answers to those questions shortly.

I am also happy to say that I will be staying in Lake Worth to continue with the program.

I would ask that anyone of you that would like to continue in the C.O.P. Program with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Dept. to please respond to my email and advise, so that I can contact you when this does happen.

Again, thanks for all that you’ve done, and my gratitude goes out to Normay and Walter, the Captains in the North & South ends, as I could not have done this without the two of you.

Joel Morganstern

Crime Prevention Specialist

Lake Worth Police Department