General Info

The First Patrol Division is a part of the Norfolk Police Department, which provides protection and police services to the residents and businesses of Norfolk, Va. The patrol division supplements its motorized patrol functions with bicycle and walking assignments. It has a team of school resource officers who are assigned to middle and high schools and handle various school-related police functions, including truancy. The department s K-9 unit is responsible for tracking criminals, finding lost citizens, locating victims of natural disasters and detecting narcotics and bombs. Its animal protection unit is responsible for the enforcement of animal laws, including stray animal apprehension, license and rabies enforcement and cruelty investigations.