Department Responsibilities

The Weed Police Department’s responsibilities include:

• Responding to emergency and non-emergency calls
• Protecting life and property
• Patrolling City neighborhoods and business areas
• Preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activity
• Enforcing state laws and City ordinances
• Conducting traffic enforcement
• Investigating traffic collisions
• Apprehending suspected offenders
• Maintaining peace and public order
• Assisting during fires, disasters, severe weather, and other emergencies
• Conducting property checks when resources permit
• Managing evidence and police records
• Coordinating employee training and professional development
• Supporting regional law-enforcement and emergency-response activities
• Providing public-safety education and community assistance

Police services are prioritized according to the seriousness of each incident, immediate risks to life and property, available personnel, and active emergency conditions.

Patrol and Law-Enforcement Services

Weed Police officers provide patrol and law-enforcement services throughout the City.

Officers respond to calls for service, investigate reported crimes, enforce traffic laws, address disturbances, conduct proactive patrols, investigate collisions, perform property checks, and assist residents under emergency and non-criminal circumstances.

The department adjusts patrol activities based on calls for service, community needs, reported crime trends, special events, traffic conditions, staffing, and other public-safety considerations.

Officer Training

The department is committed to maintaining professional and properly trained personnel.

Training may include:

• Criminal investigations
• Crime-scene response
• Emergency vehicle operations
• Firearms proficiency
• Traffic enforcement
• Crisis response
• Active-threat response
• De-escalation
• Legal updates
• Emergency management
• Communications and records systems
• Other required or specialized law-enforcement subjects

Dispatch and Emergency Communications

Public safety dispatchers answer emergency and non-emergency calls for police, fire, and emergency medical assistance.

Dispatchers gather information from callers, determine the nature and location of an incident, enter calls into the Computer-Aided Dispatch system, and dispatch appropriate emergency personnel by radio.

Dispatch responsibilities also include:

• Answering 911 and non-emergency telephone calls
• Dispatching police, fire, and emergency medical personnel
• Monitoring emergency radio traffic
• Coordinating responses involving multiple agencies
• Maintaining call and incident information
• Accessing authorized criminal-justice information systems
• Assisting officers and emergency responders in the field
• Supporting emergency and disaster communications

When calling for assistance, provide the dispatcher with:

• The location of the incident
• The nature of the emergency or problem
• A description of the people or vehicles involved
• Whether weapons, injuries, fire, or other hazards are present
• Your name and callback number, when requested

Remain on the line and follow the dispatcher’s instructions unless it is unsafe to do so.

Community Programs

Municipal Parking Permit Program

The Municipal Parking Permit Program provides information and procedures for parking permits available through the City.

Municipal Parking Permit Program

You Are Not Alone

The You Are Not Alone program supports qualifying residents who may benefit from regular welfare checks or contact with public-safety personnel.

You Are Not Alone Program

CodeRED Emergency Notifications

CodeRED provides emergency and important community notifications by telephone, text message, email, or other supported methods.

Residents are encouraged to register a

nd keep their contact information current.

Register for CodeRED Alerts

Police Records and Forms

Police Department Records Requests

Requests for Weed Police Department records should be submitted using the department’s records-request form.

Submission of a request does not guarantee that every requested record can be released. Police records may contain confidential, protected, exempt, or legally restricted information. Records may be withheld or redacted as required by law.

Police Department Public Records Request

General requests for City records that are not maintained by the Police Department should be directed to the City Clerk.

City Public Records Information

Complaints Regarding Department Personnel

The Weed Police Department accepts complaints concerning the conduct of its personnel.

Complaints are reviewed and investigated in accordance with department procedures and applicable law. The complaint process is intended to support accountability, fairness, professional standards, and public trust.

Complaint Against Officer Form

Complaint Against Officer Procedure

Employment Application

Individuals interested in employment with the Weed Police Department may review current employment opportunities and complete the department’s application materials.

Submission of an application does not guarantee that a position is currently available.

Police Department Employment Application

Current City Employment Opportunities