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Acknowledgments
Not In Our Town would like to thank the Arlington (Texas) Police Department for allowing our
film team to document their operations, training, and community engagement programs for
this film. We are grateful to Chief Will Johnson, the command staff, and the officers who spoke
to our film team. We are also grateful to Lieutenant Christopher Cook and Sergeant VaNessa
Harrison of the department’s Media Office for coordinating logistics between the department
and our film crew. Additional support was provided by the office’s community relations team,
Steven Bartolotta and Cheryel Carpenter.
This film would not have been possible without the cooperation and participation of Arlington
residents, students, and leaders who shared their views about policing in their city and their
stories of joint activities to create respectful and productive community-police relations.
To the families and their supporters of lost loved ones depicted in this program, we know that
the film neither reflects your profound sense of loss nor represents your story. We hope that in
some way this film and the discussions that follow can help avoid future tragedy.
In memory of
◾ ◾ Christian Taylor, ◾ ◾ Sergeant Michael Smith,
◾ ◾ Carl Wilson, ◾ ◾ Officer Brent Thompson, 
◾ ◾ Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens, ◾ ◾ Officer Patricio “Patrick” Zamarripa,
Arlington teen
Arlington teen
Dallas Police Department
Dallas Police Department
DART Police Department 
Dallas Police Department 
◾ ◾ Officer Michael Krol,
Dallas Police Department
Thanks to the Arlington Independent School District, Martin High School, Sam Houston High
School, Workman Junior High School, and all those involved in the Mentoring Arlington Youth
Program and the Coach 5-0 youth program. Also, special thanks to Lieutenant Tarrick McGuire.
The film Arlington, TX: A Community Policing Story was produced by NIOT Executive
Producer Patrice O’Neill and Producer Helene Biandudi Hofer. We would like to thank Editor
David Cohen, Director of Photography Kevin O’Brien, Producer Charene Zalis, Assistant
Editor and Associate Producer Jeremy Jue, and Photographer Jackson Hill for outstanding
contributions to this production. Many thanks to Libby McInerny, director of Community
Partnerships, and Paul DiLella, director of Law Enforcement Relations. Writer Sonia Tsuroka
gave her insightful attention to Arlington’s story and the complexities of community-police
relations for this film guide.
Many thanks to the staff and leaders of the US Department of Justice’s COPS Office for
supporting the production and distribution of this film.
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