The Patrol Division is responsible for law enforcement activities that preserve public peace, prevent crime, and protect life and property.
Patrol Officers are highly trained and adept in responding to emergency and other calls for service and are committed to a mission of preserving the peace and protecting the public.
Canby Police Officers provide primary law enforcement services and emergency response to the city 24 hours a day. As the first responders to emergency and non-emergency calls for service, Police Officers also:
The Traffic Unit is committed to improving traffic safety through education and enforcement.
Pedestrian safety, supporting neighborhood traffic and enhanced enforcement of high-risk traffic zones are all duties associated with the Traffic Officers.
The Traffic Unit also targets other problems such as seat belt enforcement, child safety seat enforcement, curtailing driving under the influence of intoxicants, and traffic accident investigations.
The purpose of a cooperative School District and Police Department School Resource Officer (SRO) program is to increase safety within the schools and promote a positive environment where education can occur.
The Canby School District and the Canby Police Department share in the funding of the SRO positions at Canby High School, Baker Prairie Middle School and Canby Elementary Schools. During the summer months, the SROs work Patrol shifts or assist with the Detective Unit.
The Records Department is staffed by civilian personnel responsible for data entry, and the control, maintenance and retrieval of police reports and documents.
Police Reports & Public Records
Much of the information that the Canby Police Department stores is routinely available to the public for a fee:
The Property & Evidence Unit maintains the integrity and security of evidence that is seized at a crime scene by department personnel, found property turned in to locate the owner, relinquished property, and property for safekeeping.
The Detectives Unit of the Canby Police Department conducts preliminary and follow-up investigations with a high level of leadership, professionalism, effectiveness, organization, and customer service.
The members of this unit are dedicated, experienced, and highly-trained professionals with specific investigative skills in the areas of homicide, arson, child abuse, fraud and internet based crimes, robbery, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Detectives work hand-in-hand with the Patrol Unit to identify and apprehend criminal offenders.
