City of Puyallup

The mission of the Puyallup Police Department Operations Division is to protect the lives and property of all citizens. The Operations Division oversees Patrol, Traffic and Problem Oriented Policing. The Operations Division dedicates its personnel and material resources to maintaining public order and safeguarding the individual and constitutional rights of all persons.

For many years the PPD has placed great emphasis on "Community Oriented Policing" (C.O.P.). The C.O.P. philosophy is a commitment to fight crime with the interaction and partnership of the community. In addition to the C.O.P. approach the department has begun to place a great emphasis on proactive policing through the principles of "Problem Oriented Policing" or (POP).

The patrol division has a four squad configuration, working four twelve hour shifts with four days off on a rotating basis. Each squad has a sergeant who supervises seven patrol officers.  In addition to the patrol squads the department has established a Problem Oriented Policing Unit that can focus on specific problems with the community. The department has three tracking canines and one narcotics canine (K-9).