As Chief Shelly Vander Veen marks the end of her first full year at the helm of the Claremont Police Department, one notable difference is that officers have reached out to the community in a big way.
Throughout 2017, the department held events and open houses for residents to tour the station. The idea, Chief Vander Veen said at the inaugural coffee event in March, is to give the public an opportunity to get to know Claremont officers in an informal setting.
