Patrol Division

To Serve and To Protect

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The Patrol Division is considered the backbone of the Longmont Police Department. The Patrol Division is the most visible section of the police department, providing around the clock service to the citizens and visitors to Longmont. They are the uniformed Officers who provide the first line of defense for the public's safety. Each law enforcement patrol officer works to protect life & property, uphold the civil rights of individuals, preserve public peace, provide citizen assistance, enforce criminal and motor vehicle laws, and respond to emergency situations. These are dedicated and committed professionals who place their lives and well being in jeopardy for the citizens of Longmont on a daily basis. Almost daily these proud professionals face danger and perform acts of heroism and kindness in our community. This is their job. This is what they do.

The men and women of the Patrol Division are responsible for enforcing state and municipal laws and regulations designed to protect life and property. Maintain order in an assigned district or beat. Patrol the city to preserve the peace and to prevent crime. Take criminal reports and interview witnesses and suspects. Apprehend fugitives and criminals. Collect evidence and give testimony in court. Conduct investigations for all misdemeanor and many felony cases. Direct traffic, issue traffic tickets, investigate accidents, and makes arrests. Participate in crime prevention, public information, and safety programs. Patrol officers maintain closer contact with the public than any other section of the police department.

Most likely, the first person you will see when you are in need of the police will be the patrol officer. The men and women of the Longmont Police Department’s Patrol Division take great pride in serving the citizens of Longmont. Patrol officers handle a mind-boggling mix of calls during their shift. Within a week's tour of duty a single officer might be dispatched to burglaries, robberies, assaults, deranged-disoriented or suicidal persons, bar-room brawls, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, sex assault, medical aid, crowd control, noise complaints, prowlers, traffic accidents, drunk drivers, drug dealing incidents, and intrusion alarms. This crazy quilt constitutes the fabric of patrol work. It is important to realize that in a split second, the most inconsequential and routine activity can develop into a potentially hazardous situation. Patrol officers experience periods of boredom punctuated by moments of trepidation and danger.

Commander Tom Fixmer and Commander Tom Ericson oversee the Patrol Division which currently consists of 53 officers and 9 sergeants. Additionally the division has assigned one Domestic Violence officer and one Mall officer. Patrol officers work four overlapping shifts of ten hours each. Days off overlap. Officers have three days off each week. Officers bid their shifts, beats, vacations and patrol cars once each year. Officers receive two hours of in-service training each week. Annually officers receive regular training and certification in firearms, arrest control and self-defense techniques, crowd (riot) control, pursuit and emergency driving, less than lethal weaponry, and physical fitness.

Below you will see a City Beat Map. The City of Longmont is divided into 14 geographical beats. In addition to responding to calls for service and other incidents throughout the city, each patrol officer is assigned a patrol beat. The officer is responsible for staying in contact with "Neighborhood Group Leaders" and to initiate or assist with problem solving efforts in their beats.

The Longmont Police Department is committed to hiring the "Best and the Brightest" police officer candidates. To that end when hiring potential police officers the department employs an intense and thorough recruitment, screening and testing process. Police recruits are required to complete an intense multi-phased "Field Training Program" under the guidance of veteran field training officers. Recruits are required to pass each phase of the field training program. We believe this process has produced a police department the citizens of Longmont can be proud of. If you are considering a career in law enforcement with the Longmont Police Department we suggest you contact LPOA for information concerning pay and benefits (Contact Us Link). The Patrol Division can be reached at 303-651-8542. (Recruitment Link)

More than 15,000 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty. (Over 7,500 officers killed since 1960).
Every year between 150 and 165 law enforcement officers are killed in the line of duty. (Over 300 children of police officers will need assistance in dealing with the grief of losing a parent.)
Every 57 hours somewhere in America a law enforcement officer dies in service to their community.
Two police officers are shot every day in the United States.
Most officers are killed during arrest situations, disturbances and car crashes.
Most officers are killed between 4:01 P.M. and Midnight 25% of officers killed are killed with their own weapon.
Most officers are killed within 60 seconds of contact with suspect.
40% of the time the officer is alone or has no backup available.
More than 189 police officers are assaulted every day in the U.S. (68,985 assaulted yearly) and rising (that is one out of every nine).
The FBI reports that on yearly average: 380 officers are the targets of unprovoked attacks by ambush, resulting in 21 law enforcement deaths.
We are very confident in saying that if a city manager, mayor, councilperson, judge, senator or congressman was killed every 57 hours, or 69,000 of them were assaulted annually, laws would be enacted overnight to severely penalize the offenders. It is a sad fact that in the majority of states, assaulting a police officer is only a misdemeanor offense.

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