Proactive traffic enforcement efforts remove impaired drivers from the road, enforce speed limits and rules of the road thus preventing traffic collisions. These stops also provide an opportunity for officers to reinforce the importance of seat belt and child seat use, which prevent injuries and deaths. Proactive enforcement also results in numerous criminal apprehensions. Officers are leaving the isolation of their patrol cars and patrolling on foot, and they are utilizing bicycles to get around in the more congested areas, such as downtown. The Police Department has had a Police Reserve Program since 1985.
Reserves are citizens who wish to give something back to their community through service.
They are non-paid volunteers who have been trained and certified through the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission to perform law enforcement duties. They have full police authority and many are on solo patrol making our community a safer place to live. We currently have ten active Reserves each donating a minimum of sixteen hours monthly to the program. The Patrol Section also provides first line supervision for the Parking Control and Animal Control functions. All Rights Reserved.