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HOQUIAM POLICE DEPARTMENT – AN OVERVIEW

Currently, the Hoquiam Police Department consists of 29 full-time positions in four basic functions: PATROL, ADMINISTRATION, POLICE SERVICES and INVESTIGATIONS. The department is a member of the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force and currently has a detective assigned to the multi-agency unit.

The backbone of the department is the PATROL function. Most calls for service and law incidents are handled by the 14 sworn officers assigned to Patrol. Officers and sergeants assigned to Patrol work three 12-hour days followed by three days off. Minimum patrol officer staffing is two officers on-duty at all times, except for three officers at night from 6 PM to 2 AM.

Patrol shifts are covered 24-hours a day, 365-days per year to provide immediate assistance to resident calls for service, as well as to accomplish the department’s mission and focus points.

Most members of the division also maintain collateral duty assignments on a regular basis. These additional responsibilities include the Aberdeen Regional Crisis Response Unit, narcotics detection canine handler, firearms instructors, field training program, defensive tactics training, evidence function, patrol scheduling, arson investigation, emergency vehicle instructor, bicycle patrol officer, UAV operator, department quartermaster, computer networking, gang investigations and special patrol/ grant projects (such as county-wide traffic safety patrols).

ADMINISTRATION

Jeff Salstrom

Patrol Lieutenant

Jeff Salstrom – Email

Brian Dayton

Administrative Lieutenant

Brian Dayton – Email

Candi Wertanen

Office Manager

Candi Wertanen – Email

The Administration function consists of the chief of police, an administrative lieutenant, a patrol lieutenant, and a police office manager.

The administrative lieutenant is responsible for supervising the investigations division, internal investigations. fleet management, training, the operation of the municipal jail and staff.

The patrol lieutenant is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the patrol function, including staff scheduling, the MOUD and behavioral health navigator programs, and citizen complaints.

The office manager runs the day to day operation of “front of the house,” including billing, public records, concealed pistol licensing, management of police databases, and all records management functions. She also supervises the records specialist, the person most people see when they come into the lobby of the police department.