POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The Officers of the McFarland Police Department provide all of the “basic” police services a citizen might expect including traffic enforcement, answering calls for service, criminal investigations and preventive patrol.  We try to provide the needed assistance whenever called upon and, if we can’t solve the problem, we will refer the citizen to someone who can. Your officers also strive to meet your quality of life needs as well. 

DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE 

The McFarland Police Department’s staff consists on 14 sworn fulltime police officers and 2 non-sworn personnel.  The department is augmented with an additional 3 part-time patrol officers that help maintain shift coverage.  The department provides coverage 24 hours per day seven days a week.  The department’s fulltime patrol staff are assigned a shift rotation of 6 days on 3 days off that provides the 24 hour coverage.  This shift scheduling ensures the assignment of 1 or more police officers on duty at all times.  The non-sworn staff consists of 1 fulltime Administrative Assistant and one Police Clerk.  The office at the Police Department is normally staffed from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.