WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.870 All right , Chief Bronstein , uh go 00:02.870 --> 00:05.170 ahead and tell me your name and what 00:05.170 --> 00:07.281 your job is and what what we're doing 00:07.281 --> 00:09.448 here at National night out . I'm brian 00:09.448 --> 00:11.614 Thompson , I'm the Chief of Police for 00:11.614 --> 00:13.670 Fort McCoy Police Department , we're 00:13.670 --> 00:15.837 out here at the Monroe County National 00:15.837 --> 00:17.948 Night out , we're out here supporting 00:17.948 --> 00:17.860 the county in the community and brought 00:17.860 --> 00:19.860 a few things to display to show our 00:19.860 --> 00:22.210 capabilities . We brought our M razor 00:22.210 --> 00:25.010 and M . T . U . T . V . Brought our e 00:25.010 --> 00:27.080 bike or electronic bike with pedal 00:27.080 --> 00:30.433 assist , snow mobile four wheeler and 00:30.433 --> 00:33.783 then our game trailers just to show 00:33.783 --> 00:36.033 everybody our capabilities are big draw 00:36.033 --> 00:37.977 is usually the child I . D . Where 00:37.977 --> 00:39.644 we're able to take Children's 00:39.644 --> 00:42.033 fingerprints , picture , input their 00:42.033 --> 00:44.193 data and give a cd or a document to 00:44.193 --> 00:46.483 their parents so that if they ever need 00:46.493 --> 00:48.863 to identify their Children or need 00:48.863 --> 00:50.974 personal information , they've got it 00:50.974 --> 00:54.196 at their fingertips . We also have a U . 00:54.196 --> 00:56.466 T . V . And the Sparta National line 00:56.466 --> 00:58.633 out , they are doing their own event , 00:58.633 --> 01:00.855 we are supporting that one as well . We 01:00.855 --> 01:02.744 have handouts and things there to 01:02.744 --> 01:05.366 support . You always been big on 01:05.366 --> 01:09.006 community policing , being , having a 01:09.016 --> 01:11.127 presence in the community and letting 01:11.127 --> 01:13.349 people know how good it is to know that 01:13.349 --> 01:15.183 law enforcement is a part of the 01:15.183 --> 01:17.127 community . What are your thoughts 01:17.127 --> 01:19.294 about having a night like this and why 01:19.294 --> 01:21.294 is this important ? I think this is 01:21.294 --> 01:23.460 great for the community . I think it's 01:23.460 --> 01:25.349 a perfect chance for everybody to 01:25.349 --> 01:25.150 interact with law enforcement in a way 01:25.150 --> 01:26.928 they may or may not have had an 01:26.928 --> 01:29.250 opportunity to you know and uh a lot of 01:29.250 --> 01:31.417 the times when people do interact with 01:31.417 --> 01:33.583 law enforcement , it can be a negative 01:33.583 --> 01:35.361 experience , but this is a good 01:35.361 --> 01:37.528 experience for them and their Children 01:37.528 --> 01:39.528 to uh talk to officers from various 01:39.528 --> 01:41.694 counties jurisdictions walks of life . 01:41.694 --> 01:43.694 We have state patrol over here , we 01:43.694 --> 01:45.861 have uh game wardens from Fort McCoy , 01:45.861 --> 01:48.028 we have control officers so they get a 01:48.028 --> 01:50.194 well rounded experience and get to ask 01:50.194 --> 01:52.250 questions , touch equipment , things 01:52.250 --> 01:54.361 they see , but usually probably never 01:54.361 --> 01:56.990 get a chance to . One thing a lot of 01:57.000 --> 01:59.056 people don't understand is like Fort 01:59.056 --> 02:01.056 McCoy , even though it's a military 02:01.056 --> 02:02.889 installation , you have a lot of 02:02.889 --> 02:05.056 interaction with the public . You have 02:05.056 --> 02:07.111 not just the public highways that go 02:07.111 --> 02:09.333 through the installation , but you have 02:09.333 --> 02:11.556 the hunting seasons , you have a lot of 02:11.556 --> 02:13.611 public events that take place . Plus 02:13.611 --> 02:15.500 you have the um family members , 02:15.500 --> 02:19.180 there's the campground and all the 02:19.180 --> 02:21.236 other public areas accessible to the 02:21.236 --> 02:24.350 public . Um how important it is for the 02:24.350 --> 02:26.830 public to know the Fort McCoy Police 02:26.840 --> 02:30.060 and fire personnel as well . It's very 02:30.060 --> 02:32.610 important . I'm very big on communities , 02:32.620 --> 02:35.190 policing and service . And most of our 02:35.190 --> 02:37.357 population that works at Fort McCoy is 02:37.357 --> 02:39.412 from the surrounding areas to almost 02:39.412 --> 02:42.000 florida various other outlying uh towns 02:42.300 --> 02:44.189 and people that come to visit the 02:44.189 --> 02:46.244 campground is very important to know 02:46.244 --> 02:46.190 that we're there if we need them , 02:46.190 --> 02:48.190 there is a law enforcement security 02:48.190 --> 02:50.190 presence so that they feel safe and 02:50.190 --> 02:52.134 that they can enjoy their time and 02:52.134 --> 02:52.860 working at Fort McCoy and recreation .