Staffing & Equipment

Staffing

The Harrisonville Police Department consists of 27 full-time commissioned police officers, 10 full-time civilians and 17 volunteer, who make up the department's VIPS Program (Volunteers in Police Service).

The organizational breakdown for the department is as follows:

• 1 Police Chief
• 2 Lieutenants (Field Services, Support Services)
• 4 Sergeants (Shift Supervisors)
• 4 Corporals
• 16 Police Officers (includes specialized assignments listed below)
• 3 Detectives
• 2 School Resource / DARE Officers
• 8 Full-time Dispatchers
• 1 Full-time Record Clerk
• 1 Full-time Evidence Tech
• 1 Volunteer Police Chaplain - The Volunteer Police Chaplain program was established within the department in 2005 to provide emotional, moral and spiritual support to employees, and to assist the department with victims and their families when deemed necessary
• 1 Police K-9

Equipment

Police vehicles and the equipment to operate the dispatch center constitute the most expensive items utilized by the department.

Listed are the vehicles assigned to the department:

• 16 marked police vehicles utilized for patrol
• 5 unmarked police vehicles utilized for detective assignments and surveillance function
• 1 chief's vehicle for administrative purposes, surveillance, and patrol functions in poor weather conditions
• 1 Chevy truck used for hauling evidence
• 1 Cushman scooter used for parades and other non-enforcement related purposes
• 1 1977 DARE Corvette used for DARE activities
• 1 VIPS vehicle
• 1 Pool Training Cev.