We are responsible for improving the overall quality of life for Milpitas residents. This gives the officer an opportunity to get to know the residents and merchants. Our primary objective is to be a peace-keeper and problem solver. We will respond to any call for service, if requested, and make sure it does not get out of hand. And, if we cannot resolve the problem ourselves, we will refer you to an agency that can.
Public service is very high on our priority list.
If you watch the news, you must notice sometimes our society is a violent one. Because our job is to be peace-keepers in a violent society, our Department has adopted a policy of dispatching two officers minimum to any call that may be potentially hazardous. Our dispatchers will also automatically dispatch a fill officer on every car stop. The primary officer has the discretion to cancel the fill once he feels he can handle the situation without assistance. Milpitas is fortunate to have never had an officer killed in the line of duty, and we hope it stays that way.