Year-In-Review
Public Safety a High Priority For any community to succeed in the long-term, it must have excellent public safety. Our own Tehachapi Police Department (TPD) works hard every day to provide that excellence through a focus on community policing. Some of the best evidence of this philosophy is the significant volunteer service provided by TPD’s Volunteers In Policing. In 2012, these volunteers provided approximately 3500 hours of their time and saved the City an estimated $84,630.00. TPD also has a strong Police Explorer program with 14 young adults learning policing techniques and life skills. Their hard work has paid off as they’ve won trophies in several Explorer competitions and even hosted their own here in Tehachapi.
Chief of Police Jeff Kermode
Sergeant, Wyatt Empey
Sergeant, Kevin Paille
Unfortunately, community policing doesn’t stop crime completely. While some property crimes have increased in recent months, the relationships our officers have built with the community has led to many of those crimes being solved quickly and effectively. Violent crime also continues to be very low and almost entirely between people who know each other. Our community is still very safe and working together with the community, our officers will make sure it stays that way. Lastly, to enhance our community policing efforts the City began design work on a new Police Headquarters building in 2012. This new building will be constructed in an old building on C Street, allowing for the redevelopment and adaptive reuse of the existing facility and the creation of more community space. It will also provide a larger, more functional space for the officers working so hard to keep our City safe.
Concept Elevation for the new Tehachapi Police Headquarters
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