Programs and Educational Information

Sheriff’s Message

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is committed to providing the best possible law enforcement and crime prevention services for every resident and visitor in our diverse and rapidly-growing county. The Community Volunteer Patrol is a resource we have put in place to enhance our service for the people of Osceola County.

After successfully completing a 40-hour training program at the Sheriff’s Office, qualified citizen volunteers assist our deputies in a non-enforcement capacity. As an extension of the Community Watch Program, acting as a kind of mobile neighborhood watch, citizen volunteers in marked patrol vehicles make the rounds of their areas looking for and reporting suspicious activity and crimes in progress.

We appreciate the dedication of these citizens who volunteer their time, skills and experience to support the Sheriff’s Office in deterring crime in our community. As more volunteers are trained, more neighborhoods can be included in the program. Please call us if you are interested in participating.

What is the Community Volunteer Patrol?

The Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Unit Sergeant provides supervision for the Community Volunteer Patrol (CVP.) The CVP is made up of citizens who volunteer in the neighborhoods where they live. CVP volunteers work on a regular schedule patrolling their neighborhood in highly-visible, specially-marked vehicles. They are familiar with the daily routines in the area and can quickly spot unusual occurrences.

CVP volunteers are not armed and will not intervene in a crime, approach a criminal suspect or otherwise put themselves in danger. They may provide public assistance and information in a non-enforcement capacity. Their primary responsibility is to observe and report situations that may require response by certified law enforcement officers.

How Does CVP Benefit the Community?

• Provides extra eyes and ears to help prevent crime within neighborhoods.
• CVP members communicate by radio directly with the Sheriff's Office Communications Center to obtain rapid law enforcement response when necessary.
• Sends message that citizens in the area activily work together with law enforcement to deter crime and make their community safer.

Community Volunteer Patrol Mission Statement

The mission of Osceola County Sheriff’s Office Community Volunteer Patrol is to enhance the individual and collective safety and general welfare of all people of Osceola County by assisting the Sheriff’s Office in deterring crime in Osceola County. The primary method used to deter crime will be to provide high visibility patrol within neighborhoods.

For more information contact, Community Services Section at (407) 348-1190