DECA ICP Officer

ICP Officer Daryl Yarbro


He did not ride up on a white horse, but in a black and gray Crown Victoria. Through our positive work with the Neighborhood Watch Program we have been awarded our very own personal Interactive Community Policing Officer and his name is Daryl Yarbro.

His mission: to work with us on solutions to systemic problems in our communities. Daryl has already had a positive impact in the DECA neighborhood. As an ICP Officer, Daryl is assigned to a designated area full time in an effort to observe, react and take action when and where needed. ICP is a new philosophy which has been adopted by Chief Bolton and the DeKalb County Police Department.

The philosophy is a way of life as opposed to a program which has a beginning and an end. ICP is also very reminiscent of the old fashioned ‘Cop on the Beat’. By working with the community on a daily basis, our officer gets to know us as neighbors and friends. He knows the success of our neighborhood is working with and through us to make our community a better place to live, work and play.

Officer Yarbro is originally from Florida. the father of two young boys, an Army veteran and has been with DeKalb P.D. for 12 years.
. . . from Melissa Slaughter’s article in the April 2008 DECAzette

How to be a Good Witness from Officer Daryl Yarbro

From a SAFE location call 911, observe, and document.
1. For emergency situations call 911.
Non-emergency call 678-406-7929.
2. Observe.
a. Who: What do they look like?
b. What: What are they doing?
c. Where: Where are they doing it?
d. When: What day/ date/ time?
3. Document- While observing the above, document it on the suspect data sheets or on any sheet of paper.
4. Inform- Let your Neighborhood Watch representative know what you have, and in turn they can get in touch with your ICP Officer so that they can arrange with you to pick up that data. Then they can ensure that it gets to the proper unit.

Remember your safety is the most important thing. You can help the police by being a good witness and documenting what you see.

Print out a blank witness sheet and keep it handy.