The Operations Division is most visible area of the Albany Police Department. Patrol officers are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To provide around-the-clock public safety services, there are four patrol teams that work rotating, 12-hour shifts. They are usually the first to arrive at the scene of accidents, crimes, or disasters.
Captain
Jerry Drum
Operations duties include:
- Emergency response to 9-1-1 calls for service within the city limits
- Visible police patrol
- Traffic enforcement and accident investigation
- Criminal investigation
- Response to tactical incidents
- Service of search and arrest warrants
- Interagency response and support
Patrol Teams A & B
Lieutenant
Alex Johnson
Patrol Team A
Sergeant
Curtis Bell
8-9 Patrol Officers
Patrol Team B
Sergeant
Kyle Libra
8-9 Patrol Officers
Patrol Teams C & D
Lieutenant
David Vaughn
Patrol Team C
Sergeant
Steve Corder
8-9 Patrol Officers
Patrol Team D
Sergeant
Sam Posthuma
8-9 Patrol Officers
K-9 Officers
The K-9 program has received excellent community support and generous financial donations for our K-9 Replacement Fund. Community donations are always welcomed! K-9 units are available for community demonstrations and education.
If you are interested in these services or making a donation, please contact the Albany Police Department at 541-917-7680.
Chetco
Joined APD: March 2018, at 18 months old
Partner: Officer Ben Arthur
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Certification: Patrol K9, Oregon Police Canine Association
Duties: Tracking and trailing, building and area searches, discarded article searches, suspect apprehension, and officer protection.
Mando
Joined APD: June 2021
Partner: Officer Nate Ard
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Certification: Patrol K9, Oregon Police Canine Association
Duties: Tracking and trailing, building and area searches, discarded article searches, suspect apprehension, and officer protection.
Kovu
Joined APD: April 2020, at two years old
Partner: Officer Perry Baker
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Certification: Detection K9, Oregon Police Canine Association
Duties: Drug detection
SWAT
SWAT members utilize specialty equipment and receive extensive specialized training to deal with a wide variety of high-risk situations such as high risk warrant services, hostage situations, barricaded suspects, and any other critical situations that may require a large number of highly trained officers to safely accomplish the mission. SWAT members are provided with heavy bulletproof vests capable of stopping rifle rounds, ballistic helmets, goggles and gas masks. Each member typically carries 60 pounds of equipment when deployed. They also utilize short rifles for ease of movement inside buildings. Team members are also trained in the use of tear gas and a number of less lethal weapon systems.
Team members are divided into two specialties: entry and perimeter. All members train together for entry duties one or two days each month. The perimeter team members train together for an additional half-day each month because they utilize different weapons systems and train in additional topics. Four Albany Police members are assigned to the entry team and two are trained as perimeter team members. The Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) members often train with the SWAT team and serve a variety of roles on the team, including negotiation and communication, target research, and CNT members take on the majority of driver duties for our armoured vehicles.
