The
City of Cypress, located in northwestern Orange
County on the Los Angeles County border, prides
itself as being an ideal place to live coupled
with having a solid and diverse economy supported
by a skilled and educated workforce. Cypress
is sometimes described as one of Orange County’s “Best
Kept Secrets.” The City maintains a very
successful business park which includes many
well known corporations. The park serves as
a key source of commerce for Orange County,
encompassing over 800 acres of master planned,
professional, and high-end industrial development.
The
City of Cypress is just five miles from some
of Southern California’s nicest beaches,
is a community of well-planned and maintained
residential neighborhoods, and has a citizenry
with a strong sense of community pride. For
example, the Cypress Community Festival is
the largest one-day community event in Southern
California. Covering almost 7 square miles,
Cypress has a population of approximately 50,000.
Cypress has 100 acres of park space, and virtually
every resident is within walking distance of
a neighborhood park. Cypress Community College,
which is well known for excellent academic,
theatre arts, and sports programs, is located
within the City. Cypress is also home to the
Los Alamitos Race Track, the largest quarter
horse racing facility in the United States.
With its geographical location being on the
L.A. County border and adjoining 12 different
policing jurisdictions, including the Joint
Forces Training Center, brings challenging
policing issues to the Police Department.
Police
Department Overview:
In addition to the Office
of the Chief of Police, the Cypress
Police Department is divided into two
divisions: Operations and Support
Services. Management and supervision is provided by a Chief, two
Captains, three Lieutenants, eleven Sergeants and a civilian supervisor. Forty-one
of the Department's sixty sworn personnel are dedicated to the delivery of
patrol services. In addition to the sixty officers, the department is supported
by thirty civilian employees and numerous volunteers and an annual budget of
approximately 11 million dollars.
The Department prides itself on the wide range of specialty services it provides
the community, including a detective bureau, canine teams, narcotics team,
vice and intelligence, motorcycle officers, bicycle patrol, School Resource
Officer, Personnel & Training, D.A.R.E. program, S.W.A.T. and a gang detail.
In addition, the Department has established Community Policing, or Cypress
Policing, as the philosophy for providing public safety services.
Police dispatch services for the City of Cypress are provided by the West
Cities Police Communications Center, also known as West-Comm.
West-Comm is a consolidated police dispatch center, formed by a Joint Powers
Authority between the cities of Cypress, Los Alamitos and Seal Beach. Located
at the Seal Beach Police Department, West-Comm serves a combined population
of approximately 100,000 and handles approximately 48,000 calls for service
each year. West-Comm
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