Police work in Ontario is more than just chasing down bad guys.
A total of 31 officers and employees, led by Chief Mike Kee and Capt. Rick Kerfoot , perform public services such as fingerprinting between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekdays, authorize such permits as those which allow alcohol in public parks , parades, yard sales and licensing private security firms and liquor licenses. An ordinance officer enforces city codes, emphasizing weed control, garbage and dogs. Once a dispatcher answers a call, the caller will be asked a number of questions which will help the dispatcher give the officers pertinent information, and will also help prioritize the call. Dispatchers are charged with answering all telephone calls and greeting all walk-in traffic, as well as dispatching Ontario and Nyssa Police and Fire departments, and sometimes, United Ambulance, the Malheur County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Police.