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Chief
of Police: The Chief of Police leads the department
of 31 
officers, 8 reserve officers and 9 support personnel.
The Department
operates on an annual budget, which the Chief of Police must develop
and oversee. The Chief of Police must be responsible for
the daily
operations of the entire department and also maintain the positive
morale of the staff. The Chief of Police must continue to
promote
progress, make effective decisions and work cooperatively with other
department heads within the City and maintain working relationships
with surrounding police agencies. The Chief of Police must continue
to have an open and accessible line of communication with
the officers
and the community. Back to TopCommand Staff: The command staff at present is made up of 2 Captains. One is in the administration and oversees the workings of the entire department. The administrative Captain is in charge of keeping all the personnel records, vacation, sick and compensatory time of all employees in the department. Processes all payroll information and keeps up with all Federal Grants. The other Captain is in charge of all patrol divisions and their activities. Both Captains alternate on call status on weekends. Back to Top First Line Supervision: Currently there are 6 Sergeants, 4 in patrol, 1 in detectives and 1 in training and ID. There is a patrol Sergeant on each shift. They are in command of all the personnel that work their particular shift and make decisions as to activities on their shift. The Detective Sergeant is over the Detective division, which at this time has 6 detectives. He reads, approves and assigns all reports to the detectives. He directs and oversees any covert operations. The last Sergeant is over the Training and ID divisions. This Sergeant makes sure that all the departments training needs are met, as we are mandated to have 40 hours of specific training every 2 years. He also oversees the ID division, which is the one instrumental in collecting evidence at a crime scene and taking photos, if needed. Back to Top Patrol
Division: Our first line of defense, the first
responders. They Detective Division: The detective division is the one that gets most all cases that are taken by the patrol division. These are the officers that have to re-construct crimes scenes, talk with witnesses and suspect to determine what really happened at a crime scene. They are the officers that file most of the criminal charges when they are in control of a case. Back to Top ID Division: These officers are the ones that go out to crime scenes and under the direction of the detectives gather evidence, take fingerprints and photos. They must be very knowledgeable in the art of forensic sciences, processing and gathering evidence. Back to Top Dispatch Division: The dispatcher is the nerve center of the police department. All calls for service come through the dispatch office. The dispatch must answer telephone call, emergency and non emergency, answer 9-1-1 calls, answer the police, as well as the city government, radios. Dispatches police, fire, EMS and wrecker personnel. Must evaluate each call taken and transmit this to the responding division with precise accuracy. Back to Top Records
Division:
This is a support division that is very important to the efficient
operations of the whole department. They are the ones that must
type in all reports into the computer, send reports to the District
Attorneys office and the State, receive and post all subpoenas for
the officers. Type Bike
Patrol: The South Houston Police Bike Patrol is
a logical
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