Patrol Division Community Services Unit Information & Analysis Unit Criminal Investigation Unit Crisis Negotiation Team Evidence Detection Unit Professional Development Unit K-9 Unit Motorcycle Unit Ordnance Disposal Police Athletic League Special Weapons & Tactics Unit Traffic Services Unit Walking and Bike Patrol Mounted Patrol Unit  Patrol Division   The Patrol Division is where everyone starts after graduating from the police academy.  It is the most visible of all the components of the department and, most often, the first contact citizens have with the police.  Their primary duty is working rotating shifts to cover 24 hours 7 days a week response to 911 calls.  Other duties include routine patrol of assigned areas, traffic control, accident response and invistigation, the pursuit and apprehension of felons, and assisting in the investigation of major crimes.  Officers assigned to the Patrol Division have the most citizen contact of any other component of the police department.  Because of this important community contact, the officers are encouraged to to seize the opportunity to interact with the citizens.