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Milwaukee
Community Outreach |
 Milwaukee,
like each of the FBI’s local
field offices,
has a community outreach program that complements and
strengthens our many efforts to protect you, your businesses,
and your families in concrete ways through a range
of activities and initiatives.
Our recent activities include:
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| Director's leadership award
recipient Brian Walker (left), with Special Agent
in Charge Richard
K. Ruminski |
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Director’s
Leadership Award: On December 19, 2007, Special
Agent in Charge Richard K. Ruminski presented the
FBI Director's Leadership Award to Brian Walker
at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mr. Walker was the local
organizing committee coordinator for the 27th Annual
National Veteran’s Wheelchair Games held
in Milwaukee during the summer of 2007. Mr. Walker
also spearheaded the volunteer efforts of FBI agents
and other FBI personnel who supported the event.
- FBI Citizens' Academy: The FBI's
Citizens' Academy was initiated in 1997. The purpose of the
Academy is to give business and community leaders
in Wisconsin an inside look at federal law enforcement
in general and the FBI in particular. The annual
Academy consists of six sessions taught over the
course of one month. During the Academy, the attendees
hear presentations about violent crime/major offenders,
white collar crime, organized crime/drugs, international
and domestic terrorism, the national foreign intelligence
program, and economic espionage. The attendees witness
a Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) demonstration
and participate in an FBI firearms demonstration.
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In the fall of 2007,
we held our 11th Citizens'
Academy, bringing together
a cross section of 20 community leaders to learn
firsthand about our operations and programs, not
only demystifying our work but creating new contacts
and channels for working together and sharing information.
Plans are currently underway to host our next Citizens’ Academy
in September through October 2008.
Among our other ongoing efforts:
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| A student dresses up in
FBI gear |
Meeting with minority
groups and civic organizations to
talk about what the FBI can do with them and for
them and hosting town hall meetings as needed
to dialogue on key issues;
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Sending our special
agents and others from the FBI into schools, businesses,
and civic meetings to explain
emerging crime and security threats and to provide
specific advice on how to prevent being victimized
by these threats;
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Supporting
the graduates of our Citizens’ Academies,
who often band together in local alumni chapters
to create crime prevention programs and other initiatives
that benefit communities;
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Serving on committees
and boards for businesses, schools, community groups,
and social and health services
and launching drives to bring food, gifts, and
toys to the less fortunate during the holidays
and other
times of the year;
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Encouraging citizens
to step forward to report crime and serve as witnesses
in court.
Visit our national In
Your Community website for
more information about our overall outreach efforts
and our work in other local FBI offices.
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