Police
The mission of the San Jacinto Police Department for the preservation of the public peace, the safety of the residents of the community through crime prevention, and the enforcement of applicable local and state laws. The San Jacinto Police Department continues to strive to make the city a safer community. Officers receive continuous training and testing to insure they are highly qualified and prepared to meet the challenges they encounter. Their superior training not only improves crime responses, but leads to many outstanding crime prevention programs.
The Police Department provides general law enforcement services to the City through specific bureaus and functions:
- Patrol Bureau
The Patrol Bureau provides uniformed patrol seven days per week, 24 hours a day. The Traffic Team specializes in collision reconstruction, traffic enforcement, and collision prevention via public information. The officers assigned to the unit are responsible for investigating all injury and non-injury traffic collisions, investigating property damage collisions and enforcing all state and local traffic laws.
Please contact Sgt. Brian Tonseth at (951) 487-7306 for more information. - School Resource Officer Program
The School Resource Officer Program covers a wide spectrum of juvenile related services, while working hand in hand with the San Jacinto Unified School District Office, principals, and teachers. Prevention through education will be the primary focus of the program.
Please contact Sgt. Rick Garcia at (951) 487-7364 for more information. - Investigations Bureau
The Investigations Bureau consists of two full time investigators. These investigators follow up on all investigations started by patrol and jointly handle major criminal investigations. As an additional supplement, the department has one deputy sheriff assigned to the Allied Riverside Cities Narcotic Enforcement Team (ARCNET).
Please contact Sgt. Brian Tonseth at (951) 487-7306 for more information. - Business Office
The Police Department Business Office staff is instrumental in developing and maintaining a positive relationship between the community and the Police Department. Personnel assist citizens in obtaining information regarding specific reported crimes or traffic incidents, direct the public to available resources within the department, or refer them to appropriate city or government agencies.
Please contact Supervising Office Assistant Dionne Thompson at (951) 487-7348 for more information. - Crime Prevention Unit
The San Jacinto Police Department has a Deputy Sheriff and one Community Services Officer who are assigned to the Crime Prevention Unit. The Crime Prevention Unit hopes to work together with managers of apartment complexes, neighborhoods and mobile home parks in order to decrease calls for service, making the City of San Jacinto a better place to live.
Please contact Deputy Terence Teebken at (951) 487-7379 for more information.
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