The Greenfield Police Department was established in 1947, when the City of Greenfield

Greenfield, California

Greenfield is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Greenfield is located southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 289 feet . The city was the fastest growing in the county during the 2000s, the population was 12,583 in 2000, increasing to 16,330 in the 2010 census. Its most...

 was incorporated. The Greenfield Police Department provides general law enforcement

Law enforcement agency

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 and emergency services to the Greenfield community.

Type of Services Provided:

•The Patrol Division responds to calls-for-service on a twenty-four hour, seven day-a-week basis.
•Greenfield Police Officers are also trained as Medical First Responders. Each Patrol Unit carries Portable Oxygen tank

Oxygen tank

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s for medical emergencies

Medical emergency

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, and 5 AEDs are deployed.
•Units are dispatched via the Monterey County Emergency Communications Center, Salinas, CA

Salinas, California

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.
•A Canine Unit, certified in Patrol and Narcotics, is assigned to Patrol.
•The Traffic Unit includes Motor Units, DUI Enforcement, Radar Units, and Traffic Safety.
Criminal Investigations
•The Patrol Division, with the assistance of the Investigations Division, investigates all reports of possible criminal activity.
•Assistance with Crime Scene Investigations

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 is provided by the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, Crime Scene Unit.
•The Violence Suppression Unit (VSU) is assigned to suppress Criminal Street Gang Activity
Code Enforcement
•The Police Department is tasked with investigating and abating all complaints of city code violations. This includes complaints about abandoned vehicles, graffiti

Graffiti

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, illegal parking, noise complaints, weed abatement, and any public nuisance

Public nuisance

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.
Animal Control

•The City of Greenfield provides its own animal control

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 services, as of July 1, 2005. We contract with the Monterey County Health Department, Animal Control Services to receive animals at the County Animal Pound.
The direct phone number for Monterey County Animal Control is (831) 769-8850.
•The local Animal Hospital is the King City Veterinary Hospital
•Also, the SPCA

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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 of Monterey County

Monterey County, California

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 and missing pets posters.
•Animal Friends Rescue Project : PAL (Prevent a Litter) provides offers low cost spay and neuter services. Free vouchers are also available for low income households.
Community Oriented Policing

The Police Department offers several programs. These include

Neighborhood Watch
Volunteers in Policing
Police Community Academy
Crime Prevention Surveys (CPTED)
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT)
Police Explorer Post 306
Police Activities League (PAL)

The Police Department processes permits for:

Special Events
Amplified Sound/Music
Parades
Solicitor's License
Dance Permits
Taxi License
CCW Permits