The Vernon Police Department provides a full range of policing services to a very unique community comprised primarily of businesses and industry. The Vernon Police Department Patrol Division is the largest unit in the Police Department. The Patrol Division also utilizes a Bicycle Patrol Team, a Motor Unit, a Canine Team, and a D.A.R.E. Program for the local Vernon Elementary School.

Patrol officers respond to all calls for service from the community. They are responsible for handling a wide variety of duties including responding to emergencies, investigating crimes and filing reports, checking out suspicious persons and vehicles, conducting traffic accident investigations and enforcing all traffic laws. Officers take a very pro-active approach to reducing the opportunity for crime and work closely with members of the business community to ensure a safe environment in which to conduct business. Our officers maintain a high level of visibility within the community and work to identify and eliminate those conditions or situations that may be attractive to the criminal element.

Chief's Message

On behalf of the men and women of the Vernon Police Department, I welcome you to our website. Our website has been developed to provide valuable insight regarding the resources and operational capabilities of our agency.

We are a responsive organization to our unique business and residential community. Since transitioning to Community Oriented Policing, we have made significant strides in working with our community members. Within this philosophy, members of the department work in partnership with the community to prevent crime and solve community problems within Vernon. This is reflected in our department Mission Statement and is characterized by our Values and department goals and objectives. We are very proud of the low crime rate that exists in our City and our partnership with our community leaders has certainly been an asset to maintaining this standard of excellence.

Thank you for taking the time to visit the Vernon Police Department website. We welcome your comments, questions and feedback.

Sincerely,
Robert Sousa
Chief of Police