The Patrol/Operations Division is comprised of eight marked patrol vehicles and one unmarked vehicle which are used to provide the active patrol activity on the street.
Duties
Members of this division are also tasked with being assigned to the Tactical Response Unit. Other duties of this division consist of:
Traffic enforcement
Accident investigation
Primary or initial criminal investigations
Crime prevention activities
This is done in a coordinated effort with the Community Involvement Unit.
Members
Day Shift Patrol Supervisor Teams
Lieutenant Matt Paquette and Sergeant Mitch Marston
Lieutenant Brad Diel and Sergeant Chris Breidenstein
Night Shift Patrol Supervisor Teams
Lieutenant Levi Whitebread and Sergeant Emily Olson
Lieutenant Brandon Mau and Sergeant Glenn Campbell
K-9 Unit
The Police K-9 section is assigned to the Patrol Division. It presently consists of one canine, Barney (a Belgian Malinois), and his handler, Officer Nick Blake. Officer Blake has been with the police department for 16 years and Barney has been with the department for 6 years.
The members of the division stand tall to the task and are proud to serve the people of this community.