The Oro Valley Police Department “prides itself on maintaining pre-established relationships with our faith-based partners, so they feel comfortable reaching out to us in times of concern,” Chief Kara Riley said.
“As is often said, it is far better to know one another before a crisis arises, than to meet for the first time during one,” the chief added.
Such was the case Dec. 14, when congregants at Chabad of Oro Valley, shaken by a Hanukkah massacre in Australia that morning, were fearful of what could happen at their own Northwest Chanukah Festival at Oro Valley Marketplace that evening…