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Police Chief
Ed Knutson
E-mail the Chief
Emergency:
911
24/7 Non-Emergency Police Dispatch:
253.798.4721
(then press 1)
Office Phone:
253.952.0275
Due to budget cuts, an Office Assistant is
no longer available to take your calls. If your call is not
answered by volunteers when using the office number, please call the dispatch number
above.
City Hall:
253.952.3299
A Word
from the Chief
It is
important that the citizens of Edgewood are informed about the crime
in their neighborhoods as well as the state of their Police
Department. With the budget cuts of the prior years, the Police
Department’s staffing was cut by 45% in 2009 and 2010. The
Department no longer has a detective assigned to investigate
property crimes. The City does have a contract with the Pierce
County Sheriff’s Department for investigative services for major
crimes. In addition to the loss of the detective, the Department
lost three patrol officers as well as the office assistant. Our
current staffing is one chief and five patrol officers. This is the
same staffing the City had when we became a City in 1996. The
Department also has six wonderful part-time volunteers. Four of the
volunteers try to cover some of the hours in the office, one works
as a reserve patrol officer and the other manages the radar
trailers.
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Program Locates Missing,
Vulnerable People -
Project LOCATE helps find
those with developmental disabilities or medical conditions, such as
Alzheimer's disease, if they become lost. More details about this
important program can be found
on the web or you can call 253.565.2266.
Pierce County
Alert -
Receive
alerts about emergencies and other important news by signing up for the
Pierce County Alert Program. You
choose how you receive the information – phone, text, email, hearing
impaired devices and more.
You may want to save the
numbers below for future
reference:
*Important Numbers
You Can Use*
911
for all Police, Fire
& Medical emergency
situations
For 24/7 non-emergency Police assistance,
call 253-798-4721
(then press 1)
For non-emergency Fire
call 253-863-1800
For Power Outages/Downed Lines call PSE at
1-800-321-4123
Use the
right-hand side bar to get information about crime in your area
For info regarding
Edgewood crimes and police activity, sex offenders, and crime
statistics in Edgewood click the links next to the police cars
(right).
Radar Trailer on the Road
Police
volunteer Richard Morrison places Edgewood’s radar trailer in
various locations throughout the City. This device,
purchased through grant funding, not only shows the current
speed, but also flashes a reminder to
“slow down”
if the
posted speed limit has been exceeded. Additionally, this
radar trailer has the capability to collect data and provide
information about the habits and behaviors motorists display in
various locations in the City. Thank you Richard for your
public safety volunteer efforts.
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Ask the Chief
I've added
links below to share answers to some common questions that
citizens have asked me. If you have a question that you would
like answered, feel free to
send me an email. You may see your question posted!
Need a Copy
of a
Police Report?
The City of Edgewood
contracts police services through Pierce County Sheriff.
As a part of that contract, all police records are handled and
maintained by the County. To request a copy of a police
report or other police record, contact the
Pierce County South Sound 911 (formerly L.E.S.A.)
by calling 253.798.7441 or at 945 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA
98402.
We recognize that not all of our citizens have
access to the web. However, those who are connected can help share
the spread the word by talking with their neighbors about the
information found on the City website.
Thanks for visiting!
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