Introduction. The course of an intervention determined by the nature of an event, care and assistance to people in need may dominate the aim of police actions. Providing security to citizens and protecting their lives, health, and property materialise most fully in local communities, where a police officer is required to go beyond the framework of legal protection. Aim. The aim of the article is to show how the nature of police intervention changes course against the background of general evolution of police functioning. Apart from the return to the state compliant with the law, interventions undertaken more and more often include elements of care and help “reserved” in social opinion for services other than the Police. Materials and methods. In the assumed methodology of work, a substantive analysis of the content of materials and source texts was used. Results. The intention of the authors is to indicate situations requiring police intervention, in which there is necessity to provide care and assistance in confrontation with the nature of the event and the existing legal regulations.