Taft Police Department

Taft Police Department
Abbreviation	TPD
Patch of the Taft Police Department
Agency overview
Formed	1910
Employees	25
Volunteers	2
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of Taft in the state of California, US
Map of Taft Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size	15.113 miles (24.322 km)
Population	9,327 (2010)
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction.
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian agency
Operational structure
Headquarters	320 Commerce Way Taft, California
Officers	16
Civilian employees	12
Agency executive	Chief of Police, Edward Whiting
Units	List (1)Administrative Secretary (1)Animal Control Officer (1)Animal Shelter Technician (2)Community Service Officer (5)Dispatchers (11)Patrol Officers (1)Police Chief (1)Lieutenant (5)Reserve Officers (3)Sergeants
Facilities
Type 1 Detention Facilitys	1 Taft Modified Community Correctional Facility (MCCF)
Website
Taft Police Department
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Taft Police Department (TPD) is the agency responsible for law enforcement within the City of Taft, California. The department contains 16 sworn officers, 12 civilian employees, and 2 volunteers. The headquarters is located at 320 Commerce Way. The department also operates the Taft Modified Community Correctional Facility(MCCF) through a State Contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and a type 1 Jail. The facility contains 616 beds and houses Medium 2 inmates from the California Department of Corrections.^[1]

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

• List of law enforcement agencies in California

References

External links

• Taft Police Department