{"id":6321,"date":"2026-09-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:36:04","slug":"citizens-community-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/featured\/citizens-community-patrol\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens\u00a0Community Patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Dave DeAngelis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve seen them driving through our&nbsp;neighborhoods, keeping a watchful eye on our surroundings, sharing a friendly&nbsp;smile and&nbsp;wave. &nbsp;No sirens blaring, no dramatic scenes akin to&nbsp;\u201cLaw &amp; Order.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;They are committed to&nbsp;their volunteer duties, identifying and recording anything that seems out of the ordinary. &nbsp;As serene as it sounds, their work is an integral part of On Top of the World\u2019s mission to maintain the highest&nbsp;possible&nbsp;level of safety for residents. &nbsp;This is our Citizens Community Patrol.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Patrol was founded in 2003 by a group of volunteers concerned about community safety.&nbsp;The group partnered with&nbsp;the Marion County Sheriff&#8217;s Office&nbsp;and became a volunteer group under&nbsp;its&nbsp;direction.&nbsp;&nbsp;The office provided a patrol car&nbsp;complete with identification&nbsp;markings,&nbsp;as well as training for 12 original members of the group. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s new, independent organization consists of 42 members,&nbsp;with more volunteers stepping up to offer their time and dedication to the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inaugural kickoff meeting was held on&nbsp;Monday,&nbsp;Aug.&nbsp;24,&nbsp;unveiling&nbsp;the&nbsp;Colen Built&nbsp;Development repurposed&nbsp;patrol vehicle outfitted with safety equipment,&nbsp;with&nbsp;everyone sporting their new uniform polo shirts.&nbsp;&nbsp;Allison Gysen,&nbsp;president&nbsp;of the Community Patrol,&nbsp;chaired the meeting, with the&nbsp;enthusiastic group hearing&nbsp;from&nbsp;speakers: Colen Built Development\u2019s President Kenneth D. Colen; Vice President of People, Safety and Talent Matthew Waggoner; Director of Community Safety and Risk Management Jonathan Miller;&nbsp;and Geoff Oldberg,&nbsp;safety liaison. &nbsp;Mr. Colen lauded the&nbsp;efforts of our&nbsp;Citizens&nbsp;Community&nbsp;Patrol and&nbsp;spoke of his commitment to residential safety&nbsp;here in On Top of the World. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With dawn-to-dusk, two-person patrols&nbsp;(volunteers can drive individually or with a partner), the teams visit all On Top of the World neighborhoods,&nbsp;including Circle Square&nbsp;Commons, Sholom Park,&nbsp;and construction areas, seven days a week. &nbsp;When you see them, give your fellow residents a&nbsp;smile&nbsp;and a&nbsp;wave. &nbsp;The Citizens Community Patrol. &nbsp;They&nbsp;play&nbsp;a major&nbsp;role&nbsp;in keeping On Top of the World safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"card-text\">By Dave DeAngelis You\u2019ve seen them driving through our&nbsp;neighborhoods, keeping a watchful eye on our surroundings, sharing a friendly&nbsp;smile and&nbsp;wave. &nbsp;No sirens blaring, no dramatic scenes akin to&nbsp;\u201cLaw &amp; Order.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;They are committed to&nbsp;their volunteer duties, identifying and recording anything that seems out of the ordinary. &nbsp;As serene as it sounds, their work is an integral [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"m-0\"><a class=\"btn btn-outline-secondary btn-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ontopoftheworldnews.com\/ocala\/featured\/citizens-community-patrol\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":"{\"authors\":[],\"author_categories\":{},\"fallback_author_user\":\"1\",\"ppma_author_box_select\":\"none\",\"selected_authors\":[]}"},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[51],"class_list":["post-6321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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