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When we developed our concept, we asked to speak with Tulsa Police Chief Ron Palmer, and provided him with literature
about our company. Chief Palmer wrote a correspondence stating our business concept was "interesting and unique." However,
the use of city cars would not be permitted for officers working for us to "patrol" Tulsa neighborhoods.
We agree! It would not be fair for the taxpayers to pay for gas our officers use, and have to maintain vehicles that
our officers put miles on.
We purchased an entire fleet of the most advanced police cars available. In fact, our fleet of patrol cars is nicer than
most police departments.
An ANVIS Patrol car, making "his presence" known in a
contracted neighborhood with ANVIS.
When we developed our program, we structured our organization like an actual police department. ANVIS has sectioned the
City of Tulsa into four patrol divisions - north, east, south, and west Tulsa. Within each section of the city are "beats"
where specific officers are assigned to specific areas.
When a community contracts with our organization, the residents of that community are provided with a phone number. That
number calls the supervisor of that district directly. Since that supervisor is an officer, they know what types of questions
to ask (what is the suspect wearing, what are they driving, etc,). The supervisor then assigns an officer (or officers) to
respond, as well as makes proper notifications, such as notifying on-duty police, EMSA, or the fire department, when
needed.
The response has been overwhelming. We have told people, "we are not here to take the place of 911. If you're involved
in a domestic violence situation, please call 911." But, what our residents have discovered is that if they call us second,
we generally arrive within minutes, as opposed to hours by on-duty police officers. Since our officers are off-duty police
officers (with the same powers of arrest, and investigation), and due to the fact that we only employ the most experienced,
and competent law enforcement officers, ANVIS is able to provide a superior level of police protection than has ever been
offered before!
ANVIS and on-duty officers arrest a drive by shooting suspect
ANVIS Patrol cars are some
of the best equipped law
enforcement vehicles in
existence!
Not only is our patrol division equipped with the most competent officers, and the best equipment, our vehicles
work closely with our video/surveillance unit, to provide our clients with the most innovative form of law enforcement available,
anywhere! The officers can monitor laptop computers, and monitor the actions of participating clients (who utilize our video/surveillance
option). Additionally, on those properties equipped with the video/surveillance option, a monitoring center will automatically
send a live video feed of suspicious activity to the ANVIS patrol car's laptop, of the officer assigned to that "beat." The
officer can watch in "real-time" as they respond, and make proper notifications while responding.
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