Patrol Officers are first responders to all police-related calls for service in Perry Township, as well as some fire and EMS calls for service. Calls for service range from reports of a suspicious person to armed robberies. Officers must solve problems, prepare reports, gather evidence, testify in court, and patrol their districts.

The Patrol Bureau consists of three shifts: A-company (6a-2p), B-company (2p-10p) and C-company (10p-6a). Each shift is supervised by a sergeant. There are two additional shifts which supplement the main shifts: day midwatch (8a-6p) and evening midwatch (6p-4a).

(Images taken by Ofc. Stephanie Schwab)