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Cruiser Patrol
The Patrol Division of the Webster Police Department is responsible for general patrol of the town as well as answering all calls for service received by the communication center. The patrol division operates twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week and is divided into three eight-hour shifts. The Webster Police Department has twenty-four full time patrolmen that patrol an area of approximately 14.5 square miles and serve approximately 17,000 residents. These officers on average handle 21,000 incidents per year.
The Webster Police Department also conducts specialized patrols on Webster Lake.
Staff
The Patrol Division is overseen by the Deputy Chief of Operations. Patrol supervisors are assigned to each shift, with generally a sergeant being the commanding officer. The Webster Police Department has four sergeants directly responsible for the officers on their shift as well as the enforcement of department procedures. The Deputy Chief and Sergeants are listed below:
- Deputy Chief Tobby Wheeler - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday - Friday)
- Sergeant Joseph Brooks - 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Sergeant Joseph Reed - 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Sergeant Robert Larochelle - 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Vehicles
The department uses ten marked Ford Police Interceptors, one unmarked Ford Police Interceptor, one Ford Expedition, one Harley Davidson Motorcycle, and various mountain bikes for patrol.