• The Patrol officers are all Dekalb County or City of Atlanta police, not security guards, so they are in direct communication with police headquarters and have the authority to arrest.
   

• Always in uniform, the officers wear some form of police identification while patrolling, and their cars usually bear the "Druid Hills Patrol" sign.
   

• "Patrolling" consists of walking, bicycling or driving slowly through the neighborhood, watching for suspicious activity and stopping to get a closer look at questionable circumstances or people.
   

• Patrol officers often stop to talk to members or to do random checks of the exterior and out-buildings of members' homes, documenting their visits by leaving notes and sending an email message the day of their visit.
   

• Officers will also check homes daily while the owners are away. A simple request via the Patrol phone or a note left in the Patrol mailboxes is all it takes.
   

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