Residents line up to help police If the hat fits...Laura Duggan and Nikki Shannon are Volunteers in policing 　 AN interest in the police service and a will to help the community have led two western suburbs residents to join Indooroopilly Police Station. Laura Duggan, 54, and Nikki Shannon, 19, are not sworn in police officers but rather Volunteers in Policing (VIP) Mrs Duggan and Ms Shannon are the first volunteers to join the station. The VIP program allows community members to support police officers in carrying out their duties. The duties include victim support, witness support, community liaison, school support and customer service. Mrs Duggan said she saw the program advertised and decided to apply. "I value and respect the work done by the police service," she said. An ambition to join the Police Service led Ms Shannon to join the program. Phone 3364 6823 Westside News, Wednesday, March 24, 1999

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