Captain R.L. Pennington,
Patrol Bureau Commander |
The Patrol Bureau is under the command of a Captain who reports directly to the Chief of Police. The Captain is responsible for the overall efficient and effective management and administration of the Patrol Bureau and exercises direct authority over each Patrol Lieutenant. The Patrol Bureau is organized into three divisions which includes the Alpha Patrol Division, Bravo Patrol Division and Field Services Bureau.
Watch 1
The Alpha and Bravo Patrol Divisions each consist of two patrol watches. Each Watch is commanded by a Lieutenant and is supervised by at least one Sergeant. Patrol Lieutenants report directly to the Patrol Bureau Commander. The Patrol Bureau is charged with the primary responsibility of providing line level police services which include preventive patrol; crime prevention activities; response to calls for service; investigation of crimes; accidents, incidents and conditions, including the apprehension of offenders; traffic direction and control; maintenance of public order; provision of emergency services; service of legal process; development of relationships between citizens and the agency; and reporting of information to appropriate agencies and organizational components. |
Watch 2
The Patrol Bureau has functional responsibility for, but not limited to, the following:
- Patrol Operations
- Traffic Operations and Analysis
- Special Event Planning
- Animal Services
- Parking Enforcement Abandoned/Junk Motor Vehicles
- Use of Force and Pursuit Review
- Emergency Operations
- OSHA and Safety Compliance
- Fleet Management
- Agency Property/Logistics
Watch 3
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Watch 4
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SPECIALIZED UNITS
Special Response Team
Law enforcement agencies are often confronted with incidents that are deemed high-risk because of the increased potential for violence. The Department uses specially trained and equipped officers to resolve high risk incidents in a manner that affords minimum peril to persons who may be directly or indirectly involved. The primary goal of the Special Response Team (SRT) in any high-risk situation is to protect human life and apprehend the offender. The preservation of human life is the foremost consideration in any operation. |
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The Huntersville Police Special Response Team is a specifically selected, trained and equipped team of officers that can respond to high-risk incidents and conduct tactical operations. The SRT enables the Department to resolve high-risk situations in the safest manner possible. The SRT also includes the Crisis Negotiations Team (CNT) so that during tactical operations, they can function as one team.
Each officer volunteers for these special assignments and is required to maintain rigorous physical conditioning and special skills with assigned weapons. The SRT and CNT are required to train monthly to maintain their special skills. The team includes officers from the Cornelius Police Department since the SRT and CNT have agreed to respond to critical incidents in their town.
FIELD SERVICES DIVISION
The Field Services Division consists of the Traffic Safety Section and the Animal Services Unit. This Division performs technical operational and support functions for the Patrol Bureau in regards to Traffic and Animal Services. The Field Services Division is commanded by a Lieutenant, who is responsible for managing the Traffic Safety Section, Animal Services Unit and Agency Property and Logistics. The Traffic Safety Sergeant has first line supervisory responsibilities for the Traffic Safety Section and Animal Services Unit.
Traffic Safety Section 
The Traffic Safety Section is responsible for identifying and resolving traffic issues in Huntersville through proactive activity and problem solving. These issues are identified and addressed by evaluation calls for service, traffic accidents, citizen complaints and citation demographics. Other responsibilities include investigating traffic crashes, traffic crash reconstruction, traffic enforcement, preparing and presenting programs to the public and testifying in court.
