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Police and Fire – Patrol/Uniform Division

 

PATROL/UNIFORM

 

The Patrol/Uniform section of the Police Department consists of 2-12 hour shifts of A & B platoons.  There is a Sergeant over each platoon.  Each shift has several officers assigned to it.  Officers are responsible for taking initial complaints, assisting citizens with criminal complaints, deterring crime in the City and monitoring the roads for traffic violations.  By patrolling the streets of the City, these officers can oversee activities in neighborhoods and respond to persons in need of help.  The uniformed officers work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and handle all calls for assistance.

 

Extra Police Patrols

If you live or work in Plymouth City and feel that the police should be aware of certain information (such as on-going problems, suspicious activity, inability to protect property, stalking or continued victimization of a crime), you should call the Plymouth City police at 734-453-8600 and provide the information to Communications.  This information will be provided to every patrol officer prior to going on duty. 

 

Contact Information

 

Al Cox

Lt./Acting Chief of Police

201 S. Main
Plymouth, MI 48170

(734) 453-1234, x219
Fax: (734) 455-1664

Emergency - 911
Non-Emergency/Dispatch - (734) 453-8600

Police Records
(734) 453-1234, x219
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Nixle Website

Bicycle Patrol

 

Use of bicycles by police officers provides for speed and mobility in areas that would normally be too congested for a patrol vehicle.  Officers on patrol on bicycles can get in and out of areas quickly that would be prohibited by a vehicle.  Bike patrols get officers more closely interacting with citizens and visitors to the City.  By using bicycles at events, officers are able to promote bicycle safety to children in real situations.  Officers that are assigned to bicycle patrol have completed specialized training to assist them in their duties.  They have all of the same equipment as a road patrol officer and are capable of making arrests.  When bike patrols are used at functions, it allows for the officers to “blend” more into the activities and thereby allows for more proactive policing.  There can also be an extensive area covered, which would otherwise be prohibited by foot patrol and where traffic-flow is restricted.  Officers on bike patrol are usually approached more by kids and citizens, as their presence is more casual.