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    *I am not sure about the M4 but the M16 rifle used in some police departments is much safer than a typical pistol especially in urban areas because the rifle bullet explodes upon impact where is a pistol bullet goes through the target and then blasts through several walls before it stops. Thus the rifle is a safer weapon than a pistol. That and it's an excellent weapon on the range, no kick at all. --["SteveOstrowski"]

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Location
2600 Fifth Street
Office Hours
Mon-Fri 7am-6pm
Sat 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm
Emergency Phone
758-3600 (or 911, which will be transferred to 758-3600)
Non-Emergency Phone
(530)747-5400
Website
[WWW]http://www.city.davis.ca.us/police/ (a.k.a. [WWW]DavisPD.org)]

The Davis Police Department (DPD) provides law enforcement for the town of Davis and investigates crime. On the UC Davis campus police services are provided by the campus police. Chief Jim Hyde joined the department in August 2005. The department has the unenviable job of keeping the peace between long term residents and students in a college town.

Services

Police Community Relations

The City-UCD Student Liaison Commission created a Police-Student Relations Sub-Committee on November 9, 2005 to create sustained dialogues between students and both police deparments. As part of the sub-committee work, the Davis Police Department answered a list of frequently asked student questions of the police - FAQ Student-Police.

The Davis Police Community Advisory Board, created in January 2006 and made up of local residents, business owners, and other community leaders, is charged by the Chief of Police to assist in community outreach efforts.

In the spring of 2006 an unknown group or individual sent out C.A.R.O.L.E. flyers calling for a Police oversight commission.

Racial profiling

On [WWW]Aug 29, 2005, the Sacramento Bee reported that the Davis' Human Relations Commission may call next month for a commission to investigate an alarming number of racial profiling complaints against the Davis PD. The department has one officer assigned full-time to investigating racial offenses.

From January 1st to August 19th 2005:

The "UC Davis Concered Campus Affiliates" released their racial profiling report on November 15, 2005. The report is available at [WWW]http://www.policeracerelationsreport.net/ The Affiliates include Kristee Haggins, Donald Moore, Natacha Foo Kune, Fernando Socorro, Steven Baissa, John Ortiz-Hudson, Carla Lacey, Renee Lopez and Michele Dyke, Jesse Owen, Paul Ratanasiripong, Rahim Reed and Karen Roth.

On May 23rd 2006 a large, mixed group of undergraduates, graduates, faculty and community members [WWW]marched on the police department to protest racial profiling and police misconduct. The march began on the MU Patio and ended at the police department.

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Various people have different opinions about police enforcement no matter where you live. Due to their strict enforcement of Davis' famed noise laws, they are sometimes referred to as "Professional Party Poopers." However, the police department issues almost no "minor in possession" or "distribution to minor" citations for alcohol offenses. Others point out that theirs is a thankless job, and that you can't make everybody happy at once, especially while enforcing laws that you didn't write. The DPD even went as far as producing Davis Police Department Trading Cards to boost their image. The DPD printed and distributed trading cards with interesting information about each officer. Read about them in a Maxim article from April 2000 titled [WWW]"To Serve and Collect".

starbukscops1.jpgAs many as eight Law Enforcement Officers hanging out in front of Starbucks on a Tuesday night in May 2005starbuckscops2.jpgAs many as four police cars park in the University Mall parking lots while officers enjoy their lattes and frappachinos

As you can see, Davis police carry a special device that disrupts the speed of light, causing all pictures of them to become dubiously blurry...Except for this one:

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2005-11-09 12:38:56   While I was biking near a cop car the other day, I noticed that the gun in the front seat wasn't a standard shotgun, but what appeared to be some sort of asult rifle. Are Davis cops rolling with [wikipedia]M4s Carbines?ArlenAbraham


2005-11-09 13:32:42   A few months after the Sterling Riots, a fight broke out in the parking lot. It was broken up by a Davis police officer who got out of his car carrying what looked like and M4 and, strapped to his back, was a shotgun. My room mate noted that he wanted an AWP because the scene was too counter-strike to be real. —MichaelGiardina


2005-11-25 01:35:15   I've had my fair share of gripes about the police, but when I needed them the other night in an emergency, they were there in no time. It turned out to be alright, but they didn't mind rushing out at all and were very cool about it. Its good to know they're there when you really do need them. —DaveCar


2005-12-08 15:56:09   If the police start carring m4's and mp5's i am gona be more careful around them cause those things pack a punch —SeanReedy


2005-12-08 18:11:34   I live in South Davis, and there is this one cop that is always turning on his siren....couple times a night every night. Is that really called for? —DudeNude


2006-01-01 21:29:20   I've lived in the East Bay for about 20 years and always had a high opinion of the law enforcement officers in the various cities I've in. That said, I really dislike Davis cops. And so do all of my friends. They seem to have nothing better to do than hassle people over trivial issues. There's too many of them, they have no connection to community values, and they need to act like people instead of a team of misguided robocops. —GrumpyoldGeek

If the Davis PD were "shut down" to "shift the culture," no longer would students have to deal with traffic cops. Cops wouldn't be busting up parties anymore, and students could drink and/or smoke pot wherever they wanted to. Sounding good so far? How about this: Property crime rates would skyrocket, as well as personal crimes. More people would be injured in traffic accidents, and there would be more pedestrian injuries at elementary, junior high, and high schools. Gangs would get a foothold in Davis. Still sounding good? Your ideas are ridiculous. Just out of curiosity, though: have you ever been on a police ride-along? Going for a ride-along might further your education on the life of a police officer. I encourage you to give it a try.—CameronMenezes

Right! - and if we were to leave Iraq the terrorists would immediately march into Davis and blow up the water towers. The Davis Police might have brain washed you into thinking the gangs are at the doorstep of Davis and they desire to destroy all civilization as we know it. The reality is that very little would change if the entire Davis Police Department decided to take a six month sabbatical.
There are many 90,000 person towns (Davis & UCD combined) with single police departments - having two police departments is inefficient. Obviously, the UCD police staff would have to grow in order to cover the entire city, but much of the administrative duplication could be eliminated. Davis would end up with a better managed police force and would also save money.—SteveHayes


2006-05-19 18:28:44   I really like the police station a lot. It reminds me a great deal of the police stations seen in the game 'Earthbound'. —SteveKent


2006-06-07 21:27:06   The two traits that I have found most disturbing about Davis Police Officers are the lack of honesty and how they cover for each others mistakes. I will never believe another police report after my experience with Davis Police reports. There is no honor there, at all! —SteveHayes


2006-06-14 20:12:20   Did anyone hear about the police chief resigning? —CindySperry


2006-07-30 16:03:10   The DPD’s conduct in general is not appropriate for a small city like Davis, where most of the arrests are alcohol-related, not hardened criminals. DPD use excessive force and come the end of the month, they will pick you up for anything they can possibly muster up. They have created a negative aura around downtown, and I fear for my safety because of the police when I go out to drink at the bars. How are we expected to get home from downtown if we can't drive?. I spoke to the Sheriff at the Yolo Co. Detention Facility this morning, and last night 40 Davis students were picked up. The night before one of my friends got arrested for attempting to break up a large fight near the bars. My friend is huge, and surely intimidating, but was not instigating anything. The DPD are hurting morale in Davis, when people become too scared to go out fearing run-ins with hard-ass cops. This is not the proper environment for police actions that belong on an episode of Cops in Buttholeville, AL. —CamelJoe



2006-07-30 16:24:45   "CamelJoe": WTF? Are you really saying that it should be OK to drink and drive? —GrahamFreeman

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