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Duke Field Airman makes strides with community policing

August 26, 2022 | Crestview Bulletin

Steam rises off the pavement on a rainy Wednesday morning when a police vehicle pulls off the street. A homeless family sheltering from the early downpour under the overhang of an old church structure were startled by the police car until Officer Bhagwatsingh stepped out with a smile and a wave.

Staff Sgt. Gerard Bhagswatsingh, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron defender and Fort Walton Beach Police Department community policing officer, speaks with a U.S. Army retiree and homeless man, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, August 10, 2022. Bhagwatsingh checks on the man daily to make sure he’s attending his medical appointments and making progress with a housing program.

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Duke Field Airman makes strides with community policing

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