Get to know your cops
*Began as a security force, and then became a state-certified law enforcement agency.
*Has a 500 yard jurisdiction all around property owned or leased by GCSU. This includes much of the downtown area.
*Is able to respond first to any on-campus emergencies.
*Deals with situations regarding both students and the community of Milledgeville.
*Patrols using bikes, cars, golf carts and foot patrol.
*Also retrieves keys locked in cars, jump starts dead car batteries, maintains SNAP and crime prevention programs.
*Contains a staff of 16 state-certified officers.
Milledgeville Police Department
*Is staffed by 63 people, 42 who are sworn officers.
*Has a budget of about $5 million.
*Operates their own jail. The jail houses 23 people.
*Currently is working on establishing a wireless network in Milledgeville for use in police cars.
*Made 246 arrests for minor in possession of alcohol in 2007 and 146 in 2008. Chief Blue hopes there will be even less in coming years.
*Has jurisdiction over most jail-worthy offenses on city streets.
*Earned state certification. Only 76 agencies are certified in Georgia.
*Patrols in a division made up of four squads: two day and two night.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Apr 3 2009. Filed under News.
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