- Our department uses social media as well as in-person events.
- As of today, the department has nearly 50,000 followers on Facebook, nearly 22,000 followers on Twitter, and nearly 8,500 followers on Instagram.
- In 2019, we hosted numerous in-person events with our community ranging from Brown Bag with Blue in our junior high schools, to Coffee With a Cop, to National Night Out to Block Watch meetings, and our Citizen Academy just to name a few.
Some examples of our ongoing outreach efforts include:
Numerous public speaking engagements to share information about PPD and crime prevention
Apartment/Hotel Manager’s Network
CPTED reviews for residential and commercial property
Internship program with Pierce College Criminal Justice program
Pierce College Criminal Justice Advising events
Pierce College Women of Justice – support the event with volunteers and female PPD officers
Lowe’s Kids Build and Grow Workshop- cop car
Explorers fingerprinting for Scout meetings
National Drug & Alcohol Facts week- junior highs
Lock It or Lose It
YMCA Health Kids Day
Holiday Emphasis – South Hill Mall & Fred Meyer
PSD school tours
Puyallup Farmers’ Market
Booallup
Block Watch
South Hill Mall Merchant Meetings
Brown Bag with Blue
Citizens’ Academy
Crime Prevention Regional Meetings
Kevin Hines Community Response to Teen Suicide Prevention
Lahar Evacuation Event
May the Fourth Be with You Safety Fair
Safety Rocks
Ferrucci Ignites the Future
Coffee with a Cop
Cones with Cops
Beards for Buddies
Tacoma Community College Volunteer Fair
Pierce College Toy Drive
Shop with a Cop
National Night Out
Puyallup Community Health Fair
Maplewood Safety Night
Vacation Home Checks
BeepBall
Special Olympics Torch Run
Special Olympics Bagging for Bucks
Special Olympics Polar Plunge
University of Washington’s Forefront Suicide Prevention Safety Firearms Storage event
LEAD Puyallup host site
Puyallup Library Story Time with an officer