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California police redesign lobby into spa-like space to calm crime victims

California police redesign lobby into spa-like space to calm crime victims
August 23, 2024
Zoe Hunt - KSBW

    SEASIDE, California (KSBW) -- The Seaside Police Station has redesigned its lobby to have a spa-like feel. The reasoning is to make victims of crime feel calmer and more comfortable while waiting for an officer.

Thereโ€™s a waterfall, soft music, plants and more. The atmosphere has transformed from the normal cold, empty police lobby to a calming, peaceful environment.

โ€œWhen people come in, theyโ€™re coming here usually for something negative, but itโ€™s a positive environment,โ€ said Seaside police Chief Nick Borges. โ€œThey can come here knowing that weโ€™re going to help them. It really does relax the mood.โ€

The lobby is only 75% finished, but police say it has been received positively by the community and visitors to the lobby are enjoying the new atmosphere.

For Seaside police records technician, Ryan Berry, it is all about the details of this project.

โ€œSmall things can do big things for people,โ€ said Berry.

Berry was the one to pick out the waterfall, the statement piece of the lobbyโ€™s new look. The records team is the group behind the project. They have been putting in the work by coming in on weekends to put up the wood walls and place the new dรฉcor.

The Seaside Police Department said this new look is unlike anything done before.

โ€œWhat you're seeing right now is something that is extremely unique. You can go in any other police department, at least today, and you won't see this,โ€ said Borges.

The lobby will still see more changes and additions before it is officially finalized.

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