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| Overview |
The Patrol Division is the most visible portion of the Moorhead Police Department to
the citizens we serve. The Patrol Division is often the first and only contact many
citizens have with our department. The Patrol Division has 32 sworn officers who are
supervised by six lieutenants. The Patrol Division is responsible for responding to
all calls for police services 24 hours a day within the City of Moorhead. In addition
patrol officers provide routine patrol to deter and detect both traffic and criminal
violations of law, conduct criminal investigations, and actively employ community
Number of calls for service responded to by the MPD Patrol Division in:
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2007 -
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28,320 |
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2006 -
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22,784 |
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2005 -
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26,235 |
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oriented policing strategies to solve community problems. Patrol Officers are also
assigned to specialty positions such as Field Training Officers, Canine Handlers,
Tactical Team Members, Use of Force Instructors, Bike Patrol, and the Law Enforcement
Explorer Post.
Patrol Officers are committed to building and maintaining problem solving partnerships
within the community. The Patrol Division is committed to the Moorhead Police Department's
philosophy of community oriented policing. As a part of this philosophy,
officers are assigned to permanent areas of the community, which are known as beats.
The City of Moorhead is divided into four beats. Through this assignment of beats,
officers become more familiar with issues and problems within their portion of the
community, and can address them on a more individualized basis. Extreme growth for the
City of Moorhead has resulted in dramatically larger beats geographically for the
Officers assigned to patrol them.
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