The Patrol Bureau is the heart of the Police Department, with all other bureaus providing support to it. The Patrol Bureau is on 24-hour duty, 7 days a week. With around the clock coverage, the majority of the twenty Officers assigned to the Patrol Bureau work on one of three (3), eight (8) hour shifts, with other Officers working overlapping shifts, to provide service to citizens when calls for service are greater. In 2009, the Patrol Bureau responded to approximately 25,370 calls for service, or approximately 2,114 calls for service per month.

In 2009 the department as a whole made 1154 arrests. The vast majority of those were made by Patrol.

Each shift is commanded by a shift Sergeant, and in his absence the shift Corporal is in charge. For questions, extra patrol requests, or other items of importance occurring on one of the three shifts, the corresponding Sergeant can be reached at the numbers to the right.

Auxiliary / Reserve Officers

The Department is currently accepting applications for auxiliary and reserve officers. Anyone with Florida Law Enforcement Certification is encouraged to apply at the Police Department.

Off-Duty Officer Requests

Requests to provide security through Off-Duty Officer assignment should be directed to Officer Jeffery Rossbach at rossbachj@cityofnewportrichey.org or (727) 841-4553.

Shift Supervisor Assignments / Contact Information

7am-3pm
Sergeant William Barrus
barrusw@cityofnewportrichey.org
(727) 841-4550

3pm-11pm
Sergeant Robert Close
closer@cityofnewportrichey.org
(727) 841-4550

11pm-7am
Sergeant Steven Kostas
kostass@cityofnewportrichey.org
(727) 841-4550

K-9 Unit

In 2005, the New Port Richey Police Department received a donation from a local business (Dobies Funeral Home) to purchase its first canine for patrol purposes. K-9 Dobie and Handler Officer J. Case have conducted several tracks and assisted in making several arrests since acquiring him. K-9 Dobie and Officer Case recently graduated from a narcotics detection school, making K-9 Dobie a dual-ceritified canine. The canine unit has also conducted several public demonstrations. Requests for demonstrations can be made through Lieutenant Arthur Madden.

Master Patrol Officer J. Case and K-9 Dobie

Marine Unit

The Marine Unit is a component of the Patrol Bureau. Six certified Marine Officers, who are assigned to different divisions within the Police Department, are assigned to police the Pithlachascotee River during weekends, designated problem times, and special events.

The Marine Unit currently utilizes one police boat. The department also has several officers who are certified divers, trained in search and rescue that comprise the department's dive team.

COMMUNITY SERVICE BUREAU
MAJOR CRIMES / PROPERTY CRIMES

This unit is repsonsible for the investigation of all crimes against property and persons that are not cleared by patrol. The incidents this unit investigates include, but are not limited to: burglary, theft, auto theft, forgeries, frauds, homicides, stabbings, shootings, suspicious deaths and sexual batteries.

NARCOTICS UNIT