Palm Springs Police Department

The Palm Springs Police Department (PSDP) is the agency responsible for law enforcement within the city of Palm Springs, California. The headquarters is located at 200 South Civic Drive.[1]

Palm Springs Police Department
Abbreviation	PSPD
Agency overview
Employees	93 Sworn Officers
Annual budget	$42.7 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Palm Springs, California, California, U.S.
Population	50,000
Governing body	Palm Springs City Council
Operational structure
Headquarters	Palm Springs, California
Agency executive	Bryan Reyes, Chief of Police
Divisions	19 Police Explorers Aero Squadron Dispatch Crime Lab K-9 Unit S.W.A.T. Citizens on Patrol Police Advisory Board Subpoena Office Animal Control Mounted Enforcement Unit Records Bicycle Patrol Honor Guard Police Reserves Search and Rescue Traffic Bureau Airport Detail Detective Bureau
Facilities
Stations	1
Website
www.palmspringsca.gov/government/departments/police

The mission of the department is "The men and women of the Palm Springs Police Department, empowered by and in partnership with the community, are dedicated to providing professional, ethical, and courteous service to all."[1]

On October 8, 2016, two police officers, Jose "Gil" Vega and Lesley Zerebny, were shot and killed in the line of duty, the first since 1962.[2] In 2017, a section of California State Route 111 was designated the "Officer Jose 'Gil' Vega and Officer Lesley Zerebny Memorial Highway" in their honor.[3]

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in California

References

1. City of Palm Springs: Police Department
2. "Moment by moment, how two police officers were shot and killed in Palm Springs". The Desert Sun. October 3, 2017. Missing or empty |url= (help)
3. ""California Designates Officer Jose "Gil" Vega and Officer Lesley Zerebny Memorial Highway"". KMIR. September 15, 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-29.