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The
City of Senoia Police Department handles any
activity within the Senoia city limits. Under the
direction of Chief Ollita Bennett, the SPD covers
approximately a 5 square mile area to provide public
safety to approximately 3,000 citizens.
This
department is headed by the Chief of Police and is
headquartered in the Police Station at 66 Main
Street. The department has 11 sworn officers, and 1
civilian employee. The department offers a full
range of policing services, including preventive
patrol, traffic enforcement, criminal
investigations, crime prevention, and drug
prevention.
The
department operates under the community policing
concept, which stresses involvement with the
community, and placing resources where they are
most needed. It also stresses trying to remove the
root causes of crime and neighborhood
deterioration. The department is structured
with three main divisions: Patrol, Special
Operations, and Criminal
Investigations.
The
primary division of the department is the patrol
division which is responsible for preventive
patrol, traffic enforcement, and response to calls
for service. The division is divided into four
shifts so that protection is provided 24 hours per
day, 7 days per week. Officers typically work a
42-hour workweek, counting time spent writing
reports and attending the various courts in which
their cases are presented. The division also
includes one K-9 unit capable of drug
detection.
The
Special Operations Unit was designed to attack
specific criminal problems that went beyond the
normal functions of the patrol division. The
unit now consists of two officers. Both Officers are handlers for the
City's two new Dutch Shepherds which are highly
trained police dogs. Click
here to learn more about our dogs.
There
is also one investigator assigned to the criminal
investigations division who is responsible for
in-depth investigations of crimes in order to build
successful cases for prosecution. The investigator
works closely with the district attorney's staff
and investigators from the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
the
Coweta County Sheriff's Office.
All
Senoia Police Officers are also sworn in as Coweta
County Sheriff Deputies which enables the officers
to answer calls and assist the Sheriff's Office
outside of the Senoia city limits. |