Campbell Police Department

Campbell Police Department
Abbreviation CPD

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Logo of the Campbell Police Department

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Motto Service, Justice, and Fundamental Fairness
Agency overview
Formed
    Volunteers 23
    Annual budget
      Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
      Jurisdictional structure
      Operations jurisdiction* State of California, USA
      Size 5.886 square miles (15.24 km2)
      Population 40,584
      General nature
      Operational structure
      Headquarters 70 N. 1st St. Campbell, California 95008
      Sworn members 53
      Unsworn members 17
      Agency executive David Carmichael, Chief
      Facilities
      Stations 1
      Website

      Campbell Police Website

      Campbell Police Twitter
      Footnotes
      * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

      The Campbell Police Department (CPD) is the police agency for Campbell, California.

      Police Divisions

      The Campbell Police Department is divided in three main divisions as well as an Explorer Post.

      The Field Services Division

      It is also known as the Patrol Division is staffed by 20 officers, 4 agents, 4 sergeants and headed up by a captain[1] and primarily responds to emergencies and non-emergencies within the City of Campbell.[2] On occasion officers will respond to calls for assistance from the neighboring jurisdictions of San Jose and Los Gatos/Monte Sereno.

      The Special Enforcement Division

      This division has two groups that fall under the title. Both equally important, they are: the Investigative Services Unit and the Traffic Unit.[3]

      The Investigative Services Unit conducts follow-up on crimes that have been committed wiith the goal of subduing the suspects and helping the District Attorney's Office successfully prosecuting them. The unit is composed of one sergeant and five investigators and is overseen by a captain. The main areas of specialization are robbery and homicide, sexual assaults, and property and financial crimes. The investigative unit also participates in SCCSET or the Santa Clara County Specialized Enforcement Team which is a regional task force.[4]

      The Traffic Unit is responsible for enforcing traffic laws, investigating traffic accidents and road closures for special events. Many of the main jobs include the NTMP or Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, parking enforcement, especially around Campbell's downtown area, and the SCC Avoid the 13 Campaign. Most of the officers assigned to this unit are placed on motorcycles. This includes one sergeant, an agent and 2 to 3 officers. Crossing guards are also under the command of the sergeant in this division as are Community Service Officers. Recently the motorcycle officers participated in the motorcade for fallen Officer Michael Johnson of neighboring San Jose Police Department.[5]

      Support Services Division

      This division is made up of the Records Unit, Communications Unit and the Property and Evidence Unit.

      Communications is also known as dispatch and is the Public Safety Answering Point for Campbell. This means that all calls to 911 are answered by the staff of this unit. Communications will handle all police and traffic related calls and transfer fire and medical calls to Santa Clara County Communications.

      Records handles parking ticket, releases for vehicles towed in Campbell, citation sign-offs and giving copies of police reports.

      Ranks

      Rank Insignia
      Chief
      Captain
      Sergeant
      Agent
      Officer N/A

      References

      1. City of Campbell. "Field Services". ci.campbell.ca.us.
      2. City of Campbell. "Divisions". ci.campbell.ca.us.
      3. City of Campbell. "About Us". ci.campbell.ca.us.
      4. City of Campbell. "Investigative Services". ci.campbell.ca.us.
      5. City of Campbell. "Traffic". ci.campbell.ca.us.
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