Department Divisions

The Arroyo Grande Police Department offers the following programs and services to provide a superior service to our community:

Bicycle Patrol Program

The Arroyo Grande Police Department realizes that the high visibility of uniform Police Officers in the community and the ability of individuals to directly interact with those Police Officers in the field not only build a sound partnership with the community, but also are significant factors in enhancing the community’s ...
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Communications / 9-1-1 Dispatch

The staff of the Arroyo Grande Police Department Communications Section often serves as an individual’s first point of contact with the Police Department, either through 9-1-1 emergency telephone calls at times of extreme stress or through routine telephone calls. In 2009 the Communications Center staff accepted and screened nearly 16,000 ...
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Community Relations

The Arroyo Grande Police Department has a designated part-time civilian Community Relations Technician whose responsibilities include developing, coordinating, and implementing crime prevention programs such as Neighborhood Watch and Business Watch and administering a variety of law enforcement-related programs involving community assistance. But in a much broader sense, the entire Department, ...
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Computer Forensics

The Arroyo Grande Police Department has one word of advice for anyone who is considering attempting a computer crime in the area – DON’T. Reserve Detective Mike Zigelman completed a two-week training seminar on personal computer forensics and advanced investigations sponsored by the Advanced Training Center of the California Department ...
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Investigations

The Arroyo Grande Police Department patrol officers who respond to incidents every day and conduct preliminary investigations are highly trained professionals who are normally fully capable of conducting the appropriate follow-up investigations of the majority of the incidents they encounter. But sometimes patrol officers encounter incidents that they simply cannot ...
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K9s

The Arroyo Grande Police Department began its K9 program in 1985. In the ensuing twenty-five years there have been five police service dogs used by the Department, with two new police service dogs and their officer handlers currently deployed in the patrol force since April 2010. Officer Shane Day has ...
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Parking Enforcement Program

Parking throughout the City of Arroyo Grande, but particularly in the area of the Village with its limited parking options, is an issue that the Arroyo Grande Police Department realizes is a major concern for the community and business owners. Shoppers and business owners both want parking that is convenient ...
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Patrol

There is an age-old axiom in law enforcement that patrol is the backbone of the organization. The distribution of sworn personnel within the Arroyo Grande Police Department is clear testimony to that axiom. Twenty (20) of the twenty-six (26) full-time sworn officers currently authorized in the Department, from the Chief ...
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Records

The Arroyo Grande Police Department Records Unit has a significant responsibility in the organization. It is responsible for receiving, reviewing, filing and managing all the critical written documentation generated by the Department related to not only criminal activities but also most of the “routine” daily activities of the organization. Managing ...
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SLO County Regional SWAT Team

Over 40 years ago the Los Angeles Police Department pioneered the concept of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. Since then, law enforcement agencies throughout the world have copied that innovative concept. San Luis Obispo County is no exception. San Luis Obispo County currently has two Special Weapons and ...
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School Resource Officer (SRO)

The Arroyo Grande Police Department recognizes that the health and safety of the youth in our community is one of our greatest responsibilities. As such, the Police Department has formed a partnership with the Lucia Mar Unified School District to provide a School Resource Officer (SRO) for the schools in ...
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Traffic Enforcement Unit

From the volume of complaints the Arroyo Grande Police Department regularly receives in person, through this website, or on the dedicated traffic complaint “hotline” at 805/473-5136, it is clear that traffic problems are some of the most important issues for the entire community. Responding to those complaints with pro-active and ...
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