PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia police officers develop positive relationship with Douglass Park neighborhood

August 19, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT

Columbia police officers Jaime Dowler and James Meyer were assigned proactive patrols in the Douglass Park area.

Columbia police officers Jamie Dowler, left, and James Meyer assist two other officers as they search a car for narcotics during their patrol of Beat 20 on Aug. 3. | Jaime Henry-White

Columbia Police Officer Scott Hedrick, left, talks with Officer Jamie Dowler, right, as Officer James Meyer watches the road during an Aug. 3 night patrol of Beat 20 in Columbia. | Jaime Henry-White

Columbia Police Officer Jamie Dowler watches as his partner, Officer James Meyer, and two other officers search a car for narcotics Aug. 3 in Beat 20 in Columbia. | Jaime Henry-White

Columbia police officers James Meyer, left, and Jamie Dowler question a driver during an Aug. 3 night patrol of Beat 20 in Columbia. | Jaime Henry-White

James Meyer, a Columbia police officer, grills food at a baseball game that pitted the Columbia Police Department against the Columbia Fire Department on July 28 at Douglass Park. | Robert Swain

Jamie Dowler, a Columbia police officer, talks to Michael Lewis about the baseball game they played in July 28 at Douglass Park. The baseball game matched the Columbia Police Department against the Columbia Fire Department. | Robert Swain