Police

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Martin Nicholas
Chief of Police

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OBJECTIVES: The police activity is responsible for the protection of lives, and property of the citizens of Weed in order to provide a safe and healthy community to live, work, attend school and share recreational and leisure activities. This is accomplished through enforcement of local ordinances and state laws, apprehending violators and assisting in their prosecution in court. Special functions of the department include safety programs, juvenile delinquency control and crime and drug prevention programs.
LEVEL OF SERVICE: To provide police protection on a 24 hours per day basis with a minimum of one sworn officer on duty. Direct field and office supervision of police officers will be provided on an as available basis by the management and supervisory police personnel. Police activities include an anticipated response to Class I crimes as defined by Uniform Crime Reporting Standards, Class II crimes and calls for service that this year is expected to exceed 15,000 incidents. This activity will conduct investigations of approximately 90 traffic accidents, and issue approximately 410 traffic citations for moving, parking and equipment violations. Approximately 230 adults and 65 juveniles will be arrested for other types of offenses. Patrolling will include the residential and business areas on a continuous basis and will involve approximately 93,000 miles. The downtown area will be patrolled on foot at various times. Twenty-four hour public safety dispatching is provided by designated personnel in this activity.
Community oriented policing has been an ongoing activity with proactive patrol activities such as vacation house watches,footpatrols, the DARE program, specialized night security patrol, and citizen information seminars.
Police services will also include participation in school education/safety programs by making presentations at the elementary level.
The police investigative services provide skilled and professional service with the investigation of criminal cases, fraudulent document and check cases.