Taft Police Department

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The Taft Police Department is the agency responsible for law enforcement within the City of Taft, California. The department contains 12 sworn officers, 13 civilian employees, and 11 volunteers. The headquarters is located at 320 Commerce Way. The department also operates the Taft Community Correctional Facility, a type 1 Jail. The facility contains 460 beds and houses inmates from the California Department of Corrections.[1]

Taft Police Department
File:Taft Police Department Patch.png
AbbreviationTPD
Agency overview
Formed1910
Employees25
Volunteers11
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTaft, California, USA
Map of Taft Police Department's jurisdiction
Size15.113 miles (24.322 km)
Population9,327 (2010)
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
Operational structure
Headquarters320 Commerce Way
Taft, California
Officers12
Civilian employees13
Agency executive
  • Chief of Police, Edward Whiting
Units
6
  • Administrative Secretary
  • Animal Control Officer
  • Animal Shelter Technician
  • Community Service Officer
  • Dispatcher
  • Patrol Officer
  • Police Chief
  • Reserve Officer
  • Sergeant
Facilities
Detentions
1
  • Taft Community Correctional Facility
Website
ridgecrest.ca.us/police-department

Assignments

Sworn assignments

  • Police Chief
  • Sergeant
  • Patrol Officer

Non-sworn assignments

  • Dispatcher
  • Community Service Officer
  • Animal Control Officer
  • Animal Shelter Technician
  • Administrative Secretary
  • Reserve Officer

See also

References

  1. ^ Police Department. City of Taft. Accessed: 04-10-2012.