| Springfield Police Department | |
| Abbreviation | SPD |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Annual budget | Approx. $17.3 Million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Springfield in the state of Oregon, United States |
| Size | 14.4 sq mi (37.3 km2) |
| Population | 58,005 (est) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Springfield, Oregon |
| Police Officers | 70 |
| Civilians | 56 |
| Agency executive | Jerry Smith, Chief of Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | Springfield Justice Center Station |
| Website | |
| http://www.ci.springfield.or.us/Police/home.html | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Springfield Police Department serves residents of Springfield, Oregon, the ninth largest city in Oregon, and second largest city in Lane County. The Springfield Police Department is a city law enforcement agency that handles 9-1-1 calls whithin the city of Springfield. The current Chief of Police is Chief Jerry Smith.[1]
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Patrol is the uniformed component of the police department. It provides 24 hour, 7 day response to calls for service. The average shift consists of 1 Sergeant and 4 to 6 patrol officers. Services include traffic law enforcement, report taking, preliminary investigation, selected follow-up investigations, accident investigation, response to public disorder complaints. Calls for service are prioritized based upon the seriousness and immediacy of a threat to life or property of the reported incident.[2]
The Patrol Division is made up of a number of special teams including:
Special Weapons and Training/Negotiations Team: Made up of 19 department members who apply to serve on this team, members are trained in crises intervention, building entry and the use of special weapons. 3 of the members are negotiators. The team is deployed for the service of high risk search warrants, or any situation where suspects are likely to be armed and dangerous. The team trains once a month and training consists of firearms, physical agilities or scenarios.