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Two Board of Directors Positions Named

January 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

  At its Annual Meeting today the Police Foundation named two executive to new positions. Charles Gusmano, a Board member since 2010 was named as the Foundation’s Vice President. Mr. Gusmano, a resident of Palm Beach Gardens, is the Co-founder, President and CEO of Southern Waste Systems and Sun Recycling. With over 28 years of experience in the solid waste and recycling industry, he has... [Read the full story]

Welcome

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Welcome to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation

June 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

In any community, the most important factor impacting public safety is the willingness of citizens to reject the notion that crime of any sort is acceptable in their community. The Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation seeks to encourage this spirit by supporting those programs that permit citizens to participate directly in helping to maintain a safe community. Please browse these pages to find out more about how you can help us sustain our mission. We are dedicated to keeping Palm Beach Gardens safe.  Read More →

About Us

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About Us

July 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation is a nonprofit corporation created to enhance public safety and law enforcement in the Palm Beach Gardens community. The Foundation does so by raising funds for initiatives aimed at reducing crime and improving the quality of life for all citizens of the city. The Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation coordinates and cooperates with other city law enforcement efforts and with the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department as an independent nonprofit corporation.  Read More →

Funded Projects

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Foundation Funds Forensic Image Software

June 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

“This software easily clarifies both digital and analog video and other image based evidence…” The ClearID software and Omnivore video acquisition tool was recently purchased to assist the department’s Crime Scene unit in the rapid capture and unlocking of hidden video evidence. The software provides unique and powerful tools to aid in the acquisition and storage of on-scene video and image evidence and the additional clarification filters that are powerful, easy-to-use, and non-destructive to original... [Read the full story]

President's Message'

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President’s Message

October 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

As President of the Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation, I am very appreciative of everyone who has made a donation to our Foundation. Without your generosity and support, what we do for the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, the officers and their families, would not be possible. Our 2010 Appeal is now under way and we look forward to your continued support. In these difficult financial times we know that charitable contributions are often difficult. On the other hand, City budgets are continuously being cut so the... [Read the full story]

Chief's Message'

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Chief’s Message

July 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

I am pleased that a group of community leaders in Palm Beach Gardens has stepped forward to launch The Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation. This Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization designed to support our mission of providing the highest quality law enforcement, community education, and support services possible. The Foundation will help us be responsive to the public interest; transparent and inclusive in our operation; and innovative in responding to the challenges of law enforcement. A safe community... [Read the full story]

Contribute

We rely on generous people like you to make Palm Beach Gardens a safer city. Support one of the finest law enforcement agencies in the State of Florida.


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Please be aware

We are a non-profit organization that supports the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department. If you wish to contact the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department you may do so in the following ways:

  • 9-1-1
    (Voice and TDD/TTY)
    For Life-Threatening Emergencies Only

  • Non-Emergency 1-561-799-4445

  • Click logo below for Project Lifesaver Information (Tracking Technology for wandering individuals with mental disorders (Autism, Dementia & Alzheimers))


We're now on Facebook and Twitter

The Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation is now on both Facebook and Twitter. Follow us by clicking these links.

Telephone Solicitors

Please remember that we DO NOT solicit donations by phone. We recommend you DO NOT donate money to telephone solicitors representing themselves as police officers. These professional phone solicitors contribute very little of the money they raise to the actual organizations that they claim to represent.

The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for three months. You can register your home or mobile phone for free. Your registration will be effective for five years. To register your phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry, click here.

Citizen Police Academy

The Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation is the sponsor of the Department's Annual Citizen Police Academy. A new and revised Citizen Police Academy will began in the fall of 2011. The Academy is a ten-week program where community minded citizens from Palm Beach Gardens attend a three-hour class one evening per week.

Classes are administered by the Volunteers In Police Service (VIPS) and taught by sworn Police Officers and Police Department employees.. The classes address subjects such as use of force, weapons, traffic, investigation procedures, crime suppression, identity theft, road patrol, K9, SWAT, hostage negotiations, barricaded subjects, juvenile issues, mental health issues and much more.

The Citizen Police Academy is designed to bring citizens of our city closer to their police department and to an understanding of the challenges our officers face in the daily performance of their duty.

Keep an eye on this website for announcements of future class dates.

If you are interested in attending, please email the Academy Administrator at academy@pbgpolicefoundation.org to be placed on the mailing/waiting list.

FREE Children's Fingerprinting

Fingerprints are an excellent form of identification and are often used to help locate missing persons.

The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department now offers FREE fingerprinting for children of the community. The fingerprinting program is designed to create an awareness of the national problem of missing children and helps promote the prevention of missing persons within the City of Palm Beach Gardens.

The program is free of charge and is strictly voluntary. Completed fingerprints are retained by the family - the only record maintained by the Police Department is a log of the parents' and children's names.

For more information contact CMP Sgt. Rita Whalen at fingerprints@pbgpolicefoundation.org


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