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I would like to welcome you to the Glendale Police Department’s Area Command web site. It is my hope that you find this web site useful in both communicating information to you about your community and as a vehicle by which you may exchange your thoughts with us concerning your neighborhood.
On October 11, 2009 the Glendale Police Department implemented an Area Command service delivery model. The objective of this command structure is to address crime issues and improve quality of life through accountability, professional responsibility, and strategic utilization of our limited police resources.
The genesis of the Glendale Police Department’s transition to the Area Command strategy has its roots in the development of the Department’s Strategic Plan in 2008. Glendale’s constituency clearly communicated a desire for enhanced community relations, partnership and outreach. Furthermore, these stakeholders asked for enhanced community policing activities and interaction with operations level police personnel. As part of the Strategic Plan direction and strategy an Area Command service delivery model was proposed as a means to achieve enhanced community outreach, accountability, and to give the public a single point of contact for issues and concerns.
Specifically we have divided the City into four distinct geographic areas and have designated these regions as the North, South, East and West Command Areas. Each Command has one Glendale Police Lieutenant designated as the Area Commander and at least one Community Lead Officer. Each Area Commander is being held accountable for understanding the issues and concerns unique to their service area and for developing strategies and directing resources to solve problems and improve the quality of life for our citizens.
It is important for our residents to understand that the Area Commander is not a substitute for dialing 911 in an emergency or for making a call to our dispatch center should a routine request for police services be needed. Moreover, under the Area Command system all segments of our community will continue to receive the same level of police resources and service as they have in the years past.
In conclusion, the Area Command strategy will use a variety of traditional and community based policing strategies to address crime and quality of life issues. We invite you to meet our Area Commanders and have posted maps and contact information on this website so that everyone understands the service area in which they reside and how to contact your Area Commander. The Area Command policing strategy is just one of the many steps the Glendale Police Department has undertaken to help us achieve our vision of “World Class Policing Through Innovation and Excellence.”
The North Command is comprised of the communities north of Glendale College (Towne St) and north of Verdugo Park (Colina Dr) to the city borders; this includes the Verdugo Woodlands, Montecito Park, Sparr Heights, Oakmont, Montrose and La Crescenta. LEARN MORE
The South Command is comprised of everything below the 134 freeway, including the Business Improvement district. LEARN MORE
The East command is comprised of the communities south of Glendale College (Towne St.) and south of Verdugo Park (Colinas Dr), as well as north of the 134 freeway and east of Brand Boulevard to the city borders. LEARN MORE
The West Command is everything North of the 134 Freeway and West of Brand Blvd. LEARN MORE
We encourage you to visit the “geographic areas” portion of this website by clicking on the map. This will let you meet the Area Commanders and learn more about geographic policing in each area of the City. We are confident that in the coming months you will see the benefits of Geographic Policing as our officers work with you to resolve your problems and concerns.
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