Administration

The Administration Division is responsible for the overall management and supervision of the police department and ensuring that the department's primary focus is the safety of our citizens and visitors. The division under the leadership of the Chief of Police sets the goals, objectives and priorities of the police department. The division also provides secretarial support to other divisions in the department.

Patrol

The Patrol Division has the primary responsibility of responding to calls for service from our residents and visitors. Within the Patrol Division there are several specialty units. The Traffic Unit provides traffic control and enforcement measures in an effort to reduce traffic accident related injuries. The Community Issues Response Team (CIRT) was instituted to provide a wide variety of community related services to the citizens of St. Augustine. The CIRT unit's goal is to partner with members of our community and jointly try to solve problems in our neighborhoods. The CIRT unit often deals with what are considered "non-traditional" police problems, i.e. residences and businesses that create a nuisance for neighbors. These units, with their flexible work hours, can be assigned to special problem areas within the City of St. Augustine. Members of the CIRT unit are usually assigned to bicycle patrol and primarily assigned to patrol the historical areas of downtown and Lincolnville. Some members of the Patrol Division serve on the department's Community Service Unit (CSU) as an additional duty. The CSU unit is the department's quick reaction force and is trained in responding to dynamic and dangerous incidents i.e. barricaded suspect.

Investigation

The Investigative Division is responsible for all follow-up investigations and major crime investigations. Detectives investigate crimes against property and persons and are also responsible for department undercover operations, i.e., drugs, prostitution and theft. The Investigative Division also manages the departments Career Criminal Program (CCP). Members of the Investigative Division have received extensive training in forensics, interviews and interrogations and crime scene management. For more information on the Investigative Division click here.

Records and Evidence

The Records Division is responsible for maintaining the department's information management system and is responsible for the management, processing and distribution of all paperwork in the department and outside the department. The evidence function is also assigned to this division. The evidence section processes, stores and presents in court all evidence submitted by members of the department.

Citizens wanting to check if their lost property has been turned in to the police department may call the evidence section at (904) 825-1074 ext. 1052.

Communications

In every law enforcement agency the Communications Division is often referred to as the "nerve center" of the agency. The Communications Division has the primary responsibility of receiving and dispatching emergency calls for both the St. Augustine Police Department and the St. Augustine Fire Department. The members of the division also have the responsibility of communications with other Federal and State agencies through the N.C.I.C./F.C.I.C. computer systems. The Communications Division plays a key role in our information technology program including the management of our Mobile Data Terminal program.

Training

The Training Division of the St. Augustine Police Department performs many functions within the department. The division's responsibilities include the scheduling and supervision of all training events for members of the department. The training supervisor also supervises the crime prevention function on the department. Additionally, this division is responsible for managing the hiring process of new officers and their subsequent training.

Professional Standards

The Professional Standards Division is responsible for the formulation, distribution and review of the policies and procedures of the police department. Additionally, this division is responsible for performing the department's internal affairs function. Internal Affairs focuses on the investigation of police department personnel due to a complaint made by a citizen against an officer or because of a command directed inquiry.

Community Resource Officer

The Community Resources section is managed by a police officer under the supervision of the Training Division supervisor. Community Resources involves the creation and delivery a various programs for the public, a small sample of these programs include the following:

• Serves as the Police Department's Public Information Officer (Media Relations).
• Coordinated Neighborhood Watch Programs.
• Develop and administer crime prevention programs.
• Department liaison with EPIC and public schools within the City.
• Women Against Crime (WAC) program.
• Tender Care Patrol (TCP) program.

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Last updated: Tuesday July 01 2008

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