Personalized policing aims to forge community partnerships

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Someone calls 911 to report a serious crime.
Patrol units respond quickly.
While that’s a necessary approach to public safety, Buffalo police are pushing to be more proactive.
That’s where community policing comes in.
It’s a philosophy that allows officers to engage with the public and develop relationships.
Officer Armonde Badger, one of about a dozen community police officers in the city, is working to make connections, and hitting little problem