Norco, California - In 1999 members of the NCP, while on patrol, observed a "245 ADW", assault with a deadly weapon, in progress. They followed the suspect and called sheriff's dispatch with the license plate number of the vehicle. They continued to follow the suspect vehicle until Deputies arrived and made the arrest of the two felony suspects without incident. 

North Miami Beach, Florida - This most significant event lead to the capture of a murder suspect in the getaway vehicle that had just killed a woman during a robbery. The Citizens On Patrol spotted the vehicle and followed it until police arrived and arrested the suspect. Back to top

Rancho Cucamonga, California - During a major fire that occurred in the city about 5 years ago, the Citizens Patrol group worked for 48 hours nonstop with the Fire Department and law enforcement to help evacuate horses and livestock while also conducting traffic control around the fire area. Today there are many happy horses who are still alive thanks to the efforts of these Citizen Patrol Volunteers. Back to top

Perris, California - Two Citizen Patrol Volunteers were on patrol and narrowly avoided being hit by a drunk driver. They looked behind them and observed the drunk driver hit another car head on. They radioed dispatch notifying them of the accident, and requesting an ambulance. The drunk driver got out of his vehicle and started to walk away while the volunteers followed the drunk driver at a safe distance. The accident occurred less than a block away from the Citizen Patrol office and both the dispatchers were also able to keep an eye on the driver while relaying the information to the sheriff's dispatcher. Within a minute, three deputies had the driver in custody. He was later found to have an outstanding "No Bail Warrant" for his arrest for a parole violation and was sent back to state prison. Back to top

Santa Paula, California - While on routine patrol, Citizen Patrol Volunteers Patty Harrison and Pat Untiedt were flagged down by a motorist stating they needed medical assistance as a female was about to give birth. They immediately radioed Police Dispatch to request medical assistance for the female; however, as they soon found, she was too far along to wait. Utilizing the basic medical training they received from the Police Department as part of their initial training, the two Citizen Patrol Volunteers assisted with the birth and delivery of a young healthy baby prior to medical assistance arriving on scene. While it is common for Citizen Patrol Volunteers to act as "Eyes and Ears" for the Law Enforcement, in this case they acted as "helping hands" to bring a new life into this world, Congratulations!  Back to top

Hesperia, California - There have been several incidents over the years, one of them was when two Citizen Patrol Volunteers found a car which had been involved in a fatal hit and run accident a few hours earlier, enabling the Deputies to identify and arrest the driver. The other involved an "off duty" Citizen Patrol Volunteer who observed a vehicle he remembered from a previous briefing as being stolen. After calling in the location to his station, a Deputy was able to recover the vehicle and arrest a suspect for Grand Theft Auto. Back to top