The Mission of the Florence Police
Department is to professionally, with integrity and
honesty, work in partnership with the community to
preserve the public peace, protect the rights of persons
and their property, prevent crime, and generally provide
assistance to citizens in need.
VALUES
1. We value our legal, ethical, and moral responsibility
to serve the needs of the community.
2. We value and respect the dignity and rights of all
people.
3. We value fair and impartial service.
4. We value participation of our officers and the public
in the decision-making process
Florence Police Community Resource
Officers are assigned to the Support Services Division
and work on a wide variety of community related projects
and programs. Currently, three officers are assigned as
CROs. All of these officers teach DARE (Drug Abuse
Resistance Education) in the schools, work on other
special assignments for their respective schools, give
talks to community groups, tours of the government
center, assist regular officers on patrol and perform a
broad array of government and community support
services.
The Criminal Investigation Division
(C.I.D.) consists of a Sergeant and three detectives.
All investigators are subject to be assigned any type of
investigation regardless of their specialty.
Detectives work eight hour shifts five days a week. They
are subject to being on call. Each detective is on call
three times a year.
If you are the victim of a crime and want to know the
status of your case you can call (859) 647-5420.
THE PATROL DIVISION is the most
visible section of the Florence Police Department,
providing around the clock coverage to the citizens and
visitors to Florence. The dedicated men and women in the
Patrol Division work to provide basic police services to
all who live, work, or visit the City of Florence. The
officers are divided into three shifts which are ten
hours in duration. These shifts are scheduled to
maximize the available manpower during the peak periods
when they are needed.
THE BICYCLE PATROL is incorporated into the Patrol
Division. Officers ride on specially equipped mountain
bikes and perform regular patrol duties in an assigned
area. Each officer has a bicycle carrier on their
cruiser allowing them to transport the bicycle to an
assigned area. This allows them to also be available as
a regular response unit if the need arises. The bicycle
officers have been instrumental in reducing grCanine
Officeraffiti and other vandalism related calls. They
also have been used in the area of thefts from parked
vehicles. Because of the increased interaction with the
public the response has been very favorable from the
citizenship.
THE CANINE UNITS consists of two teams (handler and
canine) who are assigned to regular patrol duties as
well. Two teams are used for building searches and
tracking purposes. Both of these teams have been used
throughout Northern Kentucky to assist other agencies in
locating missing or wanted persons. In addition, both of
these canines have been cross-trained in drug detection.
The teams have been used to assist the Federal Drug
Enforcement Administration agents to locate and seize
illegal drugs throughout the tri-state area. All of the
canine teams receive extensive training in their various
specialties.
THE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION TEAM is made up of very
highly trained officers who work normal patrol functions
until needed on serious accidents. These include serious
injury accidents, fatal accidents, and any other
accident of great magnitude, or those accidents that may
require technical assistance. These officers have been
trained at nationally recognized institutions such as
The Traffic Institute at Northwestern University in
Chicago, Illinois, and The Institute of Police Traffic
Management in Jacksonville, Florida. They have received
hundreds of hours of extensive training in all facets of
accident investigation and reconstruction. The team
consists of the Accident Reconstructionists and
Photographers.
Accident scenes are processed, measured, and
photographed in order to allow the officers to determine
the events leading up to the accident and its causative
factors. Once the accident has been reconstructed, the
information is presented to the prosecutor to determine
if criminal and/or traffic charges should be filed. If
charges are filed the team works closely with the
prosecutor with the case preparation and presentation.
They are able to completely investigate and establish
causes for all serious accidents in the City of
Florence. By the thorough investigation of the serious
accidents the Florence Police Department is better able
to provide information necessary to traffic safety
engineers to help increase highway safety.
THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT function is provided by the
Patrol Division. The latest technology is used to reduce
violations which contribute to traffic accidents. Both
the standard radar units and the laser radar are used to
enforce the speed limits on all streets and highways
within the city limits. Accident statistics are
generated that indicate the location, time, and
contributing factors on all injury accidents in the
city. This allows the necessary and efficient use of
traffic enforcement to reduce further accidents at those
locations. The Florence Police Department is very
serious about enforcement of the D.U.I. laws. The
Traffic Alcohol Program (TAP) utilizes specially trained
officers to enforce the laws against driving under the
influence of alcohol, drugs or other intoxicants. Each
year, the officer with the highest number of D.U.I.
arrests is honored by the Governor of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky at a banquet. We are proud of our
enforcement efforts to make the streets and highways as
safe as possible.
Evidence Collection Van THE CRIME SCENE TECHNICIANS are
patrol officers who have received extensive training in
the recognition, collection, packaging, and preservation
of evidence from crime scenes. These officers have
attended training at the local, state, and national
level. They are now instructing other officers around
the United States in evidence collection at crime
scenes.
The crime scene technicians unit was started in 1993.
They assist the detectives and patrol division in
collecting and processing crime scene evidence. The
evidence technician gathers the evidence at the crime
scene, using modern methods of evidence collection,to
aid the investigators in reconstructing the crime. The
technicians use a modified life squad as an evidence
collection unit.
All officers of the Florence Police Department are
dedicated to the principle of Community Oriented
Policing and Problem Solving. By working in partnership
with the community, the Florence Police Department is
better able to provide service the community needs and
wants. In this partnership, the police and citizens work
together to determine the needs of the community and
what steps can be taken to solve the problems that
concern the citizens. This is a two-way interaction in
which all work together for common goals. These include
the reduction of crime, the reduction of the fear of
crime, and the improvement of the quality of life in our
community. It cannot be done without a true partnership
between the police and the community.
Applicants are required to have at
least an Associate's degree or have completed 62
semester hours or 93 quarter hours from an accredited
college, or two years of civilian law enforcement
experience to apply. Applicants must meet additional
criteria as outlined in the information packet available
here.
Interested persons can call (859) 647-5420 for
additional information. The city of Florence,
Kentucky is an equal opportunity employer. Female and
minority applicants are encouraged to apply.
