PATROL DIVISON

The Clovis Police Department's Patrol Division provide proactive community orientedpolicing to the community of over 38,000 residents encompassing over 23.79 square miles. Patrol is vital to the department and is the largest, most visible division and is generally divided up into # beats. Patrol officers spend much of their time during peak hours responding to calls for service You can often find them looking for a lost child, comforting a victim of a crime, arresting an armed felon, enforcing traffic laws, conducting traffic accident investigations, providing proactive patrol and leading preliminary criminal investigations

The patrol division is comprised of uniformed officers and K-9 unites who are responsible for responding to emergency and non-emergency calls. Their primary focus is the protection of life and property.

The patrol squads are responsible for providing 24/7 service to our citizens. The officers receive numerous hours of training in a multitude of different disciplines including: Crisis/Intervention/De-escalation, Fair and Impartial Policing, Cultural Diversity, Emergency Vehicle Operations as well as Arrest and Control The Patrol Division works closely in partnership with other CPR Divisions and community organizations to help address crime and quality of life issues at the neighborhood level