The Police Department has implemented the Area Commander COPS (Community Oriented Problem Solving) concept of the Community Policing and has expanded the program further into the community.

The Area Commander concept is designed to accomplish several things. First, we want everyone to know who their personal point of contact is in the Police Department. It also assigns responsibility to a specific Lieutenant for problem solving. Second, it facilitates coordination and prevents the duplication of effort on the same problem. Third, in times of shrinking resources, it provides us with a more efficient way of communication with the public on the topics they need and want to hear about.

Each of the Watch Commanders is responsible for problem solving the issues that develop in their assigned districts, by utilizing not only the resources within the Police Department, but also by coordinating services from other City Departments as needed that might be helpful in solving the problem.

The districts are listed as the following:

• District 1, Lieutenant Brian Hagerty 
• District 2, Lieutenant Robert Scheppmann 
• District 3, Lieutenant Alyssa Bostrom 
• District 4, Lieutenant Jaime Martinez 
• District 5, Lieutenant Scott Hess 
• District 6, Lieutenant Iain Miller  

Each month, on a rotating basis, Area Commander meetings are held in each Commander's respective portion of the City.

Although the meetings are geared to community members living in a specific district of the City, the meeting is open to everyone. The meetings are facilitated by the Area Commander responsible for that particular district of the City.

Thank you for your assistance as we work to improve our service to the Community.

Click here to view the City Council District Map

Click here to view the Area Commander Map