POLICE DEPARTMENT

Pursuant to the Revised Statute of Missouri §85.620 the police of the city may be appointed in such numbers, for such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. They shall have power to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs or other process, and to make arrests in the same manner as the marshal. They may exercise such powers in areas leased or owned by the municipality outside of the boundaries of such municipality. The marshal and policemen shall be conservators of the peace, and shall be active and vigilant in the preservation of good order within the city.

Furthermore, the Police Department promotes a decentralized community policing which creates partnerships between law enforcement and other organizations like government agencies, community members, nonprofit service providers, private businesses and the media. This emphasizes that police officers work closely with local citizens and community agencies in designing and implementing a variety of crime prevention strategies and problem-solving measures. It is understood the media represents a powerful pattern by which the police can communicate with the community. Police alone, cannot solve every public safety problem, so interactive partnerships must be created. The Mountain View Police Department strives to change the role of law enforcement from a static, reactive, incident-driven bureaucracy to a more dynamic, open, quality-oriented partnership.