General Info

The Newark Police Department maintains constitutional rights and exercises fair and courteous treatment to the residents of the city of Newark, Calif. It has various divisions, including code enforcement, crime prevention, records, traffic, communications, patrol and administration. The department s animal control division responds to various calls related to animal bites, confined and trapped wild animals, barking dogs, excessive animals on private property, stray livestock on roadways and animal cruelty investigations. Its crime prevention unit offers neighborhood watch and citizens academy programs. The Newark Police Department s citizen police academy is a ten-week program that provides instruction on several topics, including crime scene security and investigations, traffic operations, patrol procedures, narcotics gang, K-9 unit and crime prevention. It additionally has a team of car-seat technicians who are certified in children s car-seat inspections.