The Department Today
Today the department's 280 officers patrol 67 square miles, serving approximately 153,000 citizens. They utilize a state of the art dual 800 megahertz radio system, with virtually an unlimited number of talk groups, digital C.A.D. (computer aided dispatch system) and M.D.C.'s (mobile data computers). In addition, each officer has a hand held radio and lap top computers available to assist them. On average, the department responds to approximately 100,000 calls for service per year.