Derek Brummett, Police Lieutenant

Tod Sockman, Police Lieutenant

Dave Delaini, Police Lieutenant

The Office of Operations is comprised of the Patrol Division, Traffic/Parking Safety Unit and the Community Response Team.  The Office is also responsible for additional law enforcement specialty units such as the canine program, reserve police officer program, bicycle patrol, boating safety program, and the school resource officers. The men and women assigned to these Divisions are dedicated to a community involvement philosophy that promotes partnerships within the community and encourages community participation through positive contacts, communications and trust. These efforts produce information that will assist them in solving crime and resolving reoccurring problems, which is essential to enhancing the quality of life for all citizens.

Patrol Division
At the heart of any police agency is the Patrol Division. Typically, these are the uniformed officers with whom the public is most likely to come in contact. They respond to emergencies, alarms, reports of crime and miscellaneous calls for services 24-hours a day, 7-days-a-week. The current shift configuration is built around a three-watch/six team strategy:  graveyard shift, day shift and swing shift.   This deployment strategy allows for an overlap day every Wednesday, which many times is used for training.  Patrol officers are committed to the to the philosophy of community-oriented policing through partnerships with other offices of the Police Department, other City departments, outside agency resources and the citizens of West Sacramento. Officers are trained not only to apprehend criminals, but also to assess neighborhood problems from the root cause point of view and to structure long-term solutions that involve residents as well as allied agencies, as appropriate  Officers establish communication and trust by increasing their accessibility within the community, attending neighborhood meetings and getting out of the patrol car to talk with residents or business owners about issues and problems that are important to them.  These communications help establish personal and familiar relationships, and give officers a sense of ownership within their beat areas.  The use of motorcycles, bicycles and foot patrols by patrol officers further enhance their opportunities to interact with the public in a positive fashion and to be approachable.

Traffic/Parking Safety Unit
The TPSU’s main objective is to keep people safe and improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods. The TPSU utilizes a variety of approaches and strategies; such as motorcycles, low-profile patrol cars, area saturation, surveillance and radar.  In addition the traffic and parking officers conduct directed patrol based upon residents concerns.

The guiding philosophy of our efforts is education, engineering and enforcement. Education, in the form of awareness, is accomplished via such things as speed trailers, seat belt checkpoints, D.U.I. checkpoints, public presentations and informational campaigns. These officers receive a higher level of training in the area of collision investigation and work with city engineers to identify high collision areas and analyze factors to devise solutions. The third leg is enforcement. The purposes of this enforcement are to modify driving behavior and make our community safer. 

The City of West Sacramento is looking forward to working more collaboratively with the community to improve safety and quality of life in our city.

Traffic/parking enforcement issues or concerns can be addressed to the TPSU at (916) 617-4920 or at pd@cityofwestsacramento.org.

Community Response Team

The Community Response Team (CRT) is designed to provide a more strategic response to criminal activities as well as a proactive approach to addressing emerging crime trends and community concerns.  The CRT provides a response to issues and concerns which, because of the volume of calls, are often beyond the capabilities of the officers assigned to traditional patrol duties.  This team has the ability to develop short and long term strategies to resolve problems and commit the necessary time to work through these issues because they do not have the responsibilities of responding to routine calls for service.

Issues the CRT address include but are not limited to: crime suppression, prostitution abatement; street level narcotics; the West Capitol Avenue Corridor; illegal camping; monitoring sex offenders, parolees and probationers; as well as issues relating to neighborhood well being.  Their response strategies often include other city departments as well as regional law enforcement and non-law enforcement partners.  Long term problem resolution is the goal of the team’s efforts, which in turn helps increase community livability and an increased feeling of wellness and safety for our community.

Crime tips can be sent directly to CRT members via email at crimetip@cityowestsacramento.org.  Provide as much detail as possible along with call back information should there be any questions.   All callback information will remain confidential. 

School Resource Officers

The 2 School Resource Officers work in collaboration with the Washington Unified School District, the City's Parks and Recreation Youth Counselor and a Yolo County Juvenile Probation Officer.  The SRO's provide a law enforcement presence on school campuses, which contributes to establishing a safe and orderly environment for students and faculty.  Counseling, crisis intervention, classroom presentations and mentoring are only a few of the services provided by the SRO's.