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Patrol Division

The Police Department's Patrol Division is made up four patrol squads, the Traffic Section, Special Response Team and K-9. The Patrol Division responded to 31,445 calls for service in 2008, which is a 13.94% increase from 2007's 27,062. The Patrol Division arrested 2,435 people and issued 10,591 citations during 2008. The arrest and citation total of 13,026 is a 10.39% increase compared to 11,695 in 2007. A total of 965 roadway traffic collisions occurred in 2008. This is a .1% decrease in collisions.

The patrol squads make up the "first responders" to the community when a request for service is made. Our patrol officers are dedicated to conducting thorough investigations into criminal activity. For example, one officer was able to turn a counterfeiting report into a clearance of several cases spanning across the southeastern United States. As the counterfeiting suspects were stopped on the roadway, the officer found evidence inside the vehicle of counterfeiting equipment. He later secured a search warrant of their laptop computer and found evidence of counterfeit checks issued in several states.