The La Quinta Police Department
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Thank you for taking time to review the information contained on the pages to follow.
The City of La Quinta has elected to create its own Police Department, with the
assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The mayor, council members,
and city manager set the level of service that they believe meets the needs of the
community and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department provides the personnel,
equipment, and resources to fulfill the cities needs.
Sheriff Stanley Sniff
Contract law enforcement has been in existence for many years, in fact, the Riverside
County Sheriff's department has been providing law enforcement services to the City
of La Quinta since the city was founded in 1982. La Quinta is one of 13 cities in
our county that have asked us to provide law enforcement services.
In addition to the service level set by the mayor and council, the city benefits
by having the resources of the fourth largest law enforcement agency in the state
immediately available. Helicopters, aircraft, Emergency Services Team (SWAT), Central
Homicide Unit, Special Investigation Bureau, Administrative Investigations, Media
Information Bureau, Target Teams, boats, diving teams, and Coroners Facilities are
all available. In addition, the department's special services include the Special
Enforcement Team, Traffic Services Team, School Resource Officers, Motorcycle Enforcement
Unit, Investigations Bureau as well as maintaining two community policing offices.
The Village Station located at 51351 Avenida Bermudas and the Business District
Station located at 79-440 Corporate Center Drive, Suite #119.
I have appointed Captain Rodney Vigue to serve as the Chief of Police for the City
of La Quinta. Captain Vigue serves as my official representative in the community.
I invite you to contact him at (760) 863-8990. Additionally, you may contact me
at (951) 955-2400.
Again, thanks for visiting our website and remember that public safety is everyone's
business and we are here to protect and serve you.
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