Everett Police Department
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OPERATIONS DIVISION

The Everett Police Department’s Operations Division consists of one Captain, six Lieutenants, eight Sergeants, and approximately fifty-four Patrol Officers. Patrol shifts rotate and consist of four ten hour shifts consisting of the day shift, evening shift and the over night shift. Each shift is comprised of a Lieutenant, one Sergeant and a squad of eight to ten Patrol Officers. The Lieutenant commands each shift and the squad is led on the street by the Sergeant (Patrol Supervisor).

All of our shifts overlap by forty five minute between the day shift and evening shift with a five hour overlap between nine p.m. and two a.m. This period is our busiest and our manpower levels are doubled to address the increase in calls for service.

The Operations Division is the largest Division in the Everett Police Department. It operates year round, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. It includes the Uniformed Patrol Division, Traffic Unit, Maritime Unit, Business Liaison Officer and  K9 Units.

The function of the Patrol Division is to provide uniform patrol coverage to all areas of the city. Officers conduct patrols on foot, bicycle and in motor vehicles. They respond to crimes in progress, motor vehicle crashes, directed patrols, injuries, illnesses and fires. They routinely arrest offenders, investigate citizen complaints, provide traffic control and enforcement, appear in court, and attend community based meetings. Officers perform Directed Patrols for specific issues brought forward by the community or through crime analysis and mapping by the department’s Crime Analyst. Officers are engaged during down time with "Walk and Talks" directed towards areas of concern to the community and report writing.

The primary goal of the Operations Division is the prevention of crime and disorder by adhering to community policing principals which have been adopted by the Everett Police Department. Under this philosophy Officers are assigned to designated areas of the city, called sectors and each Officer has a responsibility to address the concerns in the area with the assistance of specialized units, other City Departments and community members.

Select the links to the left for more information on specialized units that are under the command and control of the Operations Division.