This project
is a way for us to give something back to the community and to this country. We
have already inspired the formation of several similar volunteer squads throughout
the country. We offer a workshop to any other law enforcement agency that is interested
in forming their own. More information can be found under workshops.
Because of our success
and unique "make-up", (volunteer retired police officers), we have been
the subject of a great deal of media attention. We have been pictorially featured
on the front page of The
News Review (Roseburg, OR) 5-6 times and appeared as a story in the paper
10 times. Some of the stories have been picked up by the wire services and re-printed
in papers all over the country. On January 29,2004, we were on the front page
of the LA
Times. This created a firestorm of national interest in our squad. Since then
we have appeared in numerous TV interviews and were aired nationally on Fox
News. We have also granted radio interviews in 2 foreign countries, Canada
and England. A&E's "Cold
Case Files" has filmed a program about our first case which has now aired
several times since July, 2004. Our appearance on NBC's
"Dateline" with Stone Phillips, filmed here in Roseburg,
OR, aired on January 29, 2006. All of this
has been a little overwhelming, but if it helps get our message out to any other
agencies that may want to form their own voluntary cold case squad, then it has
served a useful purpose. We continue to build and
change this website so it is an ongoing "work in progress". We hope
that you will visit us regularly to see what's new. |