The
Smithfield Police Department provides professional law
enforcement for the Town of Smithfield. The department is an accredited
agency and maintains the highest standards established for
professional law enforcement agencies. The department consists
of a chief of police, 20 police officers, seven dispatchers, and
Five administrative support personnel. The department is a
full-service agency and provides a wide range of services
normally associated with much larger departments. They include a
variety of specialty teams such as bicycle patrol, police boat,
dive team, and emergency response teams. The department is
capable of responding to a variety of situations that
necessitate a specialized law enforcement response.
The
department is involved in a variety of crime prevention programs
that encourage the use of strategies that eliminate or reduce
the opportunity for crime. These include numerous educational
programs and school resource activities that facilitate
interventive strategies specifically for youth. Additionally,
the department provides a variety of crime prevention programs
tailored for both business and homeowners that emphasize safety
and the reduction of criminal opportunity. The department
maintains strong professional affiliations with federal, state,
and local agencies in a variety of regional and intra-agency
services. These include regional training programs and the
ability to respond to a variety of unusual/critical incident
situations that may be presented to our community.
Communications
is accomplished through an enhanced 911 system that is managed
by the department. Emergency communications officers dispatch
law enforcement, fire, and rescue service for Town and County
residents. The department has taken advantage of the advances in
information technology. The department utilizes a state of the
art computer aided dispatch and records management system. The department
has incorporated computing
technology into patrol vehicles for field reporting and database
accessibility.
