Our Citizens on Patrol (COPs) program has been in operation since 1999. The basic tenant of volunteers who join the community service program is to provide deputies, Madera County residents and business owners a much needed and highly effective second set of eyes and ears.

Citizens on Patrol play a vital role in traffic control, Search & Rescue missions and disasters. While their role is to assist law enforcement, many have been trained to work the front lines as first responders. The job requires extensive training and certification – all which is funded by the volunteers themselves.

Among the countless duties our Citizens on Patrol perform, they also conduct vacation house checks. As a service to the community, the Madera Sheriff's Office offers home vacation checks by trained members of Citizens on Patrol (COPs) during business hours, Monday-Friday 8AM- 5PM. Vacation House Check forms must be filled out and turned in to the Sheriff’s Office at least 14 days prior to the homeowner’s scheduled departure date. 

Click here to download form: VACATION HOUSE CHECK FORM

Forms are also available at the following locations: 

Sheriff's Headquarters:
2725 Falcon Dr.
Madera 

Oakhurst Substation
48267 Liberty Dr. 
Oakhurst

Rancho Substation
37398 Berkshire Dr. STE C
Madera

To find out more, please contact Sergeant Manuel Ramirez at (559) 675-7770.