About the Wallingford Police Department

ABOUT OUR TOWN

A great New England town, located between New Haven and Hartford, as well as New York City and Boston, and home to over 45,000 residents.

OUR DEPARTMENT

Records Division: 

• Serving as the repository for the records of the department and maintains investigatory reports, evidence, found property and criminal history information
• Disseminating any records-related information from the Wallingford Police Department
• Creating and disseminating NIBRS/UCR reports
• Processing and issuing various state and municipal permits
• The administration of the Town of Wallingford’s parking ticket program
• Public fingerprinting

Traffic Division:

• The Traffic Division is a special service support function of the Wallingford Police Department staffed with a Division Supervisor, who is a Sergeant, and uniformed officers.

Investigative Services Division:

• The Investigative Services Division is a special services support function of the Wallingford Police Department staffed with a Division Commander, who is a Lieutenant, and a complement of supervisors, investigators, and clerical support.

Professional Standards & Training Division:

• Maintenance of the Agency’s P.O.S.T. Tier III accreditation
• Internal Affairs investigations
• Coordinating new employee training and orientation, police officer in-service training, and continual P.O.S.T.-mandated review training

Patrol Division:

• Routine patrol to encompass the prevention of crime and disorder
• Handling calls for service
• The enforcement of laws
• Community-oriented / problem-solving activities
• Routine traffic accident investigation
• Assistance to the public in emergency situations

Community Impact Unit:

• Special investigations assigned by the Administration
• The School Officer Program and public schools’ liaison with respect to safety matters
• Crime prevention programs
• Block watch programs
• Community relations initiatives

Communications Center:

• The Communications Center is an operational function of the Wallingford Police Department and shall consist of a number of civilian dispatchers.

Emergency Response Team:

• The Emergency Response Team is a special service support function of the Wallingford Police Department comprised of specially trained and equipped officers responsible for a “team” response to high-risk situations (i.e., hostage situations, barricaded subject).

Field Training & Evaluation Program:

• The Agency’s Field Training and Evaluation Program begins when a recruit police officer graduates from the Connecticut Police Academy or one of the other area POST-accredited academies.
• The recruit will then begin a 16-week training and evaluation program where the recruit rides with an experienced Wallingford Police Field Training Officer (FTO) that teaches the recruit, through hands-on experience, the duties and responsibilities of a Wallingford Police Officer.

The Wallingford Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.