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<br />ensure adequate service capabilities, responsiveness, and geogra <br />coverage in the coming years. <br /> <br />Police Services <br />rd <br />The Police Department operates out of its headquarters at 3001 N <br />Street; a new 56,000 square foot police facility constructed in <br />building is the Police <br />administrative and general purpose needs. <br /> <br />The Police Department currently has 108 employees, two reserve officers, <br />15 <br />and 96 dedicated volunteers; this includes 75 commissioned, full-time <br />officers (including the Chief). The department is divided into P <br />Operations and Support Services. The Patrol Division is divided <br />patrol shifts. It also operates a traffic/commercial vehicle enf <br />Best Practices Accreditation <br />section, motorcycle patrol, K9 units, bicycle patrol, SWAT team, <br /> <br />an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (a.k.a. bomb disposal) unit. The <br />In December 2009, the La Porte <br />the City-limits, but they are occasionally <br />Police Department was recognized as <br />called upon to respond to neighboring jurisdictions such as Shor <br />an accredited, Best Practices law <br />, and areas in the ETJ where the County Sheriff has <br />enforcement agency by the Texas <br />jurisdiction. <br /> one of <br /> <br />only 35 in the entire state of Texas. <br />The Support Services Division is divided into Criminal Investiga <br /> <br />Source: La Porte Police Department 2010 Annual <br />Support Services (e.g., community services, training, IT, buildi <br />Report. <br />maintenance, communications (i.e., E-911) and records, animal co <br />-911 dispatch center is <br />located within and staffed by the Police Department, which handl <br />for all emergencies for the Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical <br />(EMS) Departme <br />2010, emergency dispatchers dispatched 37,190 police calls, 1,58 <br />and 2,976 EMS calls for a total of 41,748 calls for service. <br /> <br />As the community continues to grow, the Police Department sees a need for <br />additional jailers and a full-time crime analyst, in addition to <br />officers to keep pace with the new population. The Police Depart <br />foresees a need to expand portions of the current facility, part <br />evidence storage needs. The Police Department has also identifie <br />keeping pace with the change in technology is one of their great <br />challenges. It is their intent to transition to more in-house tr <br />there is adequate training budget available. <br /> <br /> <br />15 <br /> La Porte Police Department 2010 Annual Report. <br />3.13 <br /> <br />2. <br />tv Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />