This Saturday, dozens of Metropolitan Police officers, city agency representatives, and community leaders and residents from across the District of Columbia will convene in Northeast for a unique program that trains the police and community in how to work together to solve neighborhood crime problems.

The MPD's "Partnerships for Problem Solving" program shows officers and residents how to use a five-step problem-solving process to target specific crime and disorder problems in their neighborhoods. Saturday's orientation will be followed by a series of training sessions in each of the 28 participating communities.

WHEN:
Saturday, March 24 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

WHERE:
Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, NE Peikoff Alumni House, Number 7

WHAT:
Orientation workshop for the "Partnerships for Problem Solving" community training program on 28 Police Service Areas

CONTACT:
Ani Russell , MPD Community Partnership Section 202-727-1585

Launched by the MPD in the spring of 1999, Partnerships for Problem Solving is providing community policing training on all 83 Police Service Areas (PSAs) in the District. To date, 55 PSAs have gone through the training or are currently in the process. Saturday's session is an orientation for the remaining 28 PSAs, which cover all seven police districts.

More information about Partnerships for Problem Solving is available on the Metropolitan Police Department Web site: www.mpdc.org .