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In response to a suggestion made by Michael Bentolila when elevated to the position as Chief of the Aventura Police, the Department’s Community Advisory Panel was renamed the Community Ambassador Panel (CAP). While the mission of this volunteer team of residents did not functionally change, the new title more accurately reflects its overall effort to build and strengthen trust between the Aventura Police Department and the residents of the community. To achieve and reinforce that goal, the CAP sponsors and manages various events and outreach programs which serve to create and foster the bond between the citizens of the City of Aventura and the men and women of the police force who serve them.
The CAP has been involved in many activities, including the High School Graduation Car parade, Coffee With A Cop gatherings, the Dirty Socks 5K Charity Run, the Share The Road Bicycle Rodeo, the Police Explorers program, and a Halloween Haunted House outing. Members of the CAP participated in both the planning and execution of the events, wearing their distinctive CAP hats and logo T-shirts. As the limitations due to the pandemic end, the list of new events and endeavors will grow dramatically.
Currently, the membership of the CAP include: Cindy Orlinsky, Michael Stern, Aletha Player, Howard Weinberg, Amit Bloom, Alan Chaset, and Danila Bonini. Noteworthy is the fact that several of these individuals have held elected office within the City and have otherwise been significant and active contributors to ongoing City and Police Department efforts.
For more information: facebook.com/APDCAP; Instagram @apdcap.
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