Around Amherst: CRESS Connections Program Engages Youths, Memorial Day Events on Tap

Around Amherst: CRESS Connections program engages youths, Memorial Day events on tap

AMHERST — CRESS Connections, a new program of the Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service, is bringing together the unarmed public safety professionals with local youths to build more meaningful relationships.

Letter: Underfunding CRESS Undermines Public Safety - Amherst Indy

The following letter was sent to the Amherst Finance Committee on May 20, 2025. I attended the Finance Committee meeting on Thursday 5/15 where it became abundantly clear, from the dispatch supervisor's statements, that calls that come into the Amherst Police Department (APD) have not been dispatched to the town's civilian responder department CRESS. He stated that