Calling All Volunteers: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Citizen Patrol

Looking for a place to volunteer your time?

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is looking for volunteers to join the Volunteer Citizen Patrol Program.

The program allows volunteers in the community to serve as partners in public safety with the sheriff's office. Citizen patrol volunteers are trained by the sheriff's office to respond to non-emergency and routine calls for service that don't require law enforcement or regulatory authority.

Volunteers also perform neighborhood watch patrols in their communities.

Volunteers receive training in first aid, crime prevention and traffic control.

Those interested must be U.S. citizens who are at least 19 years old with a valid driver's license. They must also pass a screening process, complete a training academy, attend monthly meetings and volunteer at least 12 hours per month.

For more information, call the sheriff's office's community outreach division at (813) 247-0944.