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Yakima PD YPD Patrol Division


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Patrol Division

The personnel assigned to this unit are responsible for Emergency Response, Reactive and Preventative Patrol, Criminal & Traffic Enforcement and Service Response. A Police Captain commands the division, and 2 Police Lieutenants provide management and administrative oversight of the operational activities of their respective work units. First-line supervision is provided by eight Police Sergeants assigned to the 24-hour police patrol squads.


The Patrol Division is responsible for meeting the majority of the public's expectation of basic police services. The personnel assigned to this unit respond to over 40,000 calls for police service annually.

Also included in the Patrol Division are the Police Reserves, Emergency Response Team (SWAT), and the Crisis Negotiations Team.