On Patrol In Dunbar Village

West Palm Beach Officer Bryan Williams remembers the days when he'd travel from his own neighborhood across town to take on the competition at Dunbar Village.

"We'd come over here to Dunbar when I was a kid and play basketball on the basketball courts that are still pretty popular."

Now as the officer assigned to patrol Dunbar every day, Williams toughest opponents are the trouble makers who target the public housing community and the suspicions of neighbors who can be leery of police.

So what was that first week like?

"Lonely." said Williams.

But Williams says after six months neighbors have gotten to know him ... Especially the kids. He's come to see his patrol in a community with a very troubled past as a calling.

"God places us where he wants us sometimes."

And Williams believes neighbors are now more likely seek him out for help.

As long as you are fair and decent, they respect that. I've always considered myself fair and decent." said Williams.

Each day Williams spends hours talking to neighbors and keeping an eye out for trouble.

"For the most part the people here want the same things you and I want. They want to be left alone. They want to raise their families. They want to be safe."