The Springfield Police Department serves residents of Springfield

Springfield, Oregon

Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area...

, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, the ninth largest city

City

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 in Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, and second largest city in Lane County

Lane County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...

. The Springfield Police Department is a city law enforcement

Police

The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

 agency that handles 9-1-1 calls whithin the city of Springfield. The current Chief of Police

Chief of police

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is Chief Jerry Smith.

Patrol Division

Patrol is the uniformed component of the police department. It provides 24 hour, 7 day response to calls for service. The average shift consists of 1 Sergeant and 4 to 6 patrol officers. Services include traffic law enforcement, report taking, preliminary investigation, selected follow-up investigations, accident investigation, response to public disorder complaints. Calls for service are prioritized based upon the seriousness and immediacy of a threat to life or property of the reported incident.

The Patrol Division is made up of a number of special teams including:

• Communications
• Community Services
• Traffic & MAIT Team
• Parking Enforcement
• Canine Unit (K-9)
• Animal Control
• School Resource Officers

SWAT Team

Special Weapons and Training/Negotiations Team: Made up of 19 department members who apply to serve on this team, members are trained in crises intervention, building entry and the use of special weapons. 3 of the members are negotiators. The team is deployed for the service of high risk search warrants, or any situation where suspects are likely to be armed and dangerous. The team trains once a month and training consists of firearms, physical agilities or scenarios.