TVPD Unveils New Color Scheme for Some Vehicles

Check this space each month for news about the Taylorsville Police Department (TVPD) and their valuable service to our community.

You may have noticed a new look for our TVPD patrol vehicles. In addition to our white trucks, we've added some in black.

The new paint scheme is due to a shortage of available eet vehicles — something that government entities across the state have been facing. So, to both keep up with needs of filling our fleet vacancies in combination with maintaining fiscal responsibility, TVPD opted to go with the new paint scheme.

Both the white and black vehicles are marked with our TVPD badge and patch, as well as our @TVPDutah online emblem where you can nd our social media channels. We’re on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and you can also nd information about the department — as well as sign up for emailed updates — via our webpage www. taylorsvilleut.gov/services/tvpd

We’ve received a number of positive comments and compliments since announcing the new color scheme and hope you like it too!

Tvpd Employee Of The Month

Congratulations to O cer Gordon who is our TVPD Employee of the Month. Prior to beginning his career in law enforcement more than eight year ago, O cer Gordon served four years in the United States Army where he was stationed in Fort Riley, Kan., as a M1A1 Tank Crewmember.

In 2010, O cer Gordon served a tour in Iraq. He was hired by TVPD upon its formation in 2021.

Officer Gordon has an extensive law enforcement background, working in both patrol and investigations. He has served as a patrol o cer, motorcycle o cer and instructor, tra c crash investigator, field training officer, crime scene technician, school resource o cer, drone operator, DUI task force member and public order unit o cer.

Officer Gordon has a calm, well-rounded demeanor. This, in combination with his extensive training, makes him an invaluable member of TVPD.

Officer Gordon’s main responsibility with TVPD is working as a patrol o cer. He responds to any type of police call for service that can be imagined. Det. Landol nominated O cer Gordon as our latest employee of the month. He described him as one who is polite and professional. “O cer Gordon provides outstanding service and valuable input while problem-solving and helping citizens overcome the barriers they are working through,” Det. Landol said.

O cer Gordon also serves as one of our drone operators. Sgt. Bennett recently noted that O cer Gordon has assisted in locating more outstanding suspects while utilizing his drone than any other drone operator in TVPD. Recently, O cer Gordon utilized his drone to locate two eeing suspects involved in drug distribution and illegal rearms possession.

In his free time, O cer Gordon enjoys spending time with his family and friends. His hobbies include camping, hiking, shing, kayaking, scuba diving and playing video games. Thank you, O cer Gordon, for your service and dedication to law enforcement and for choosing to be a part of Team Taylorsville.