Patrol Bureau
Responsibilities
Most likely, if you call for police assistance, a Patrol Officer in a black and white police car from the Patrol Bureau will respond. There are over 40 Officers in patrol. These men and women patrol the streets 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Patrol Bureau split into two teams, the 3/12.5 hour and the 10 hours teams. One team works a 3/12.5 schedule, three 12.5-hour days per week with one additional 10-hour day a month and the other team works a 4/10 schedule, four ten-hour days per week. There are three shifts: day shift, swing shift, and graveyard shift.
Napa Patrol Officers duties are many, including what most would consider traditional law enforcement:
- Arrest and book criminal offenders
- Conduct on scene investigations, including fingerprinting, photography, interviewing, and interrogation
- Facilitate problem solving efforts with members of the community
- Patrol an assigned area, checking residential and business areas for illegal activity
- Response to emergency, in-progress crimes
- Stop traffic violators and warn or cite the driver
- Write crime reports documenting incidents
Specialty & Ancillary Assignments
Napa Police Officers have the opportunity to work many specialty and ancillary assignments, such as:
- Bicycle Patrol
- Crime Scene Specialist
- Crisis Negotiator
- DARE Officer
- Field Training Officer
- Honor Guard
- Police Canine
- SWAT