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MISSION STATEMENT

 

The Wheeling Police Department is committed to improving the quality of life in our city by enhancing public safety, reducing fear, and maintaining peace and order. We will work to fulfill the department's mission in a way which will inspire public trust and confidence. We will protect the Constitutional rights of every citizen.

Our Department has a complement of 87 full-time sworn officers, civilian support staff, and part-time school crossing guards. The City of Wheeling encompasses approximately 14 square miles, with a population of 32,000. The Wheeling Police Department is the largest Law Enforcement agency in the Northern District of West Virginia.

Our fleet of police cruisers are equipped with the latest technology including Mobile Data Computers, Digital Video Cameras, Encrypted Radio Communications and radar. We also utilize motorcycles, mountain bikes, watercraft, and special purpose vehicles for specific purposes.

Our department includes two divisions with assignments to four patrol shifts, a traffic unit, and investigations. In addition to primary assignments officers have secondary areas of responsibility and receive specialized training in; S.W.A.T., Hostage Negotiations, Canine, Evidence Technicians, Polygraph, Marine Patrol, Advanced Accident Investigation & Reconstruction, Regional Response Team (RRT), Hazardous Material Technician, Neighborhood Watch Resource Officers, D.A.R.E., School Prevention Resource Officers and others. We strive to provide quality service while continuing to develop open communications with our residents.
 




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