The patrol division of the Plainview Police Department provides 24-hour patrol coverage to the city, utilizing 20 uniformed officers. Patrol oversees five dispatchers who work staggered shifts around the clock. The patrol division also supervises seven part-time school crossing guards to protect kids at school crossings.
One uniformed officer is assigned to be a school resource officer for the public school system, which pays for part of his salary and equipment. One uniformed officer is trained as the K-9 officer. He has a police dog and a specially outfitted police unit. This officer usually works a patrol shift and takes calls like other uniformed officers. Specially trained officers from patrol and CID are used for high-risk situations such as drug warrants and barricaded suspects. They are commonly referred to as the Special Weapons and Tactics team or SWAT.
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For more information, contact the Patrol Division by calling (806) 296-1185.