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The Administrative Services Bureau is under the command of an assistant chief of police. The Bureau is responsible for the administrative support of the department and actively works to identify ways and means of providing enhanced services and functions that translate to improved customer and community service. The bureau is comprised of the following divisions:
The Communications Division is under the command of Division Manager Jacqi Yeager. This is a citizen's first point of contact when calling the police department. The division is responsible for the following:
The Communications Division also houses the:
In 2007, the Communications Center received 442,336 calls, of which 294,039 were non-emergency calls; 87,367 were emergency 911 calls;, and an additional 60,930 calls were received on the internal administrative lines. INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIVISION The Information & Technology Services Division is under the command of Division Manager Dr. E. Eugene Webb. The Division's Mission Statement is 'Serving Those Who Serve.' The Division supports over 500 desktop computers, 450 mobile computers, a large scale fiber optic network and wireless data communications system. The Division is responsible for:
The Fiscal Services Division is under the command of Division Manager Regenia E. Williams, MBA. The Division is responsible for the following:
Planning and Accreditation Unit The Planning and Accreditation Unit is responsible for:
Records and Identification Division The Division is commanded by a Division Manager and is responsible for: Responding to public records requests under the provisions of the Florida Public Records Act (FSS 119.07), which essentially states that everything generated by a governmental entity is a public record unless specifically exempted by law. Most requests involve obtaining copies of Accident and Offense Reports. Please remember that Accident Reports can generally not be provided to anyone other than the persons involved, their insurance companies or their Attorneys until 60 days after the accident. Most accident reports are not available for 10-14 days after they are turned in due to the many quality control and data entry requirements involved in their processing. Any Offense Reports involving criminal activity with suspect information may be subject to being excised, depending on whether or not the case has been closed and/or until such time as the status of any other judicial actions have been ascertained. Other reports and documents, by their sensitive natures, may not be public records and can not be released per a variety of Florida State Statutes. Our Clerks will provide individual report release related guidance as requested or needed in person or by calling 893-7538 or visiting us in the Main Lobby of the Headquarters at 1300 First Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33705.
Processing and storing over 22,000 new items and disposing of over 17,000 items each year. The Property & Evidence Section is open from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM on Mondays and 8:00AM until 4:00 PM Tuesdays thru Fridays for customer support. They may be contacted by calling 893-7560. Picture ID and/or appropriate legal documentation (court orders, notarized agent authority, etc.) is required to receive items that have been cleared for release by the investigating officers. Surplus items are auctioned by the Property Bureau at www.stealitback.com The Bicycle Compound is open from 8:00AM until 4:30 PM Tuesday thru Saturday for registering and obtaining bicycle licenses. The Unit processes about 1,500 bicycles per year. We no longer auction the surplus bicycles on site and have instead, opted to dispose of them in accordance with State Statute requirements. We give them to other governmental and social service entities or donate them to non-profit, charitable organizations to support their clients in obtaining transportation for work, making medical appointments and similar type needs. These requests will generally be handled on a first come, first served basis. Request letters may be hand delivered, mailed or faxed (892-5099) to the Division. We will notify you when you may come to the Department to pick up a bike. The normal waiting time between the request and the notification to pick the bikes up at our Headquarters is two weeks. Questions can be addressed by calling 893-7143.
Operating the Department’s Latent
Fingerprint Examination Unit. They are responsible for
comparing tens of thousands of latent prints "lifted" from
crime scenes with known prints for evidentiary purposes.
They utilize state-of-the art Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (AFIS) technology to assist them in
comparing the lifted prints with known prints. They are
generally not directly involved with the public. Operating the Court Liaison Unit which
interfaces with the State’s Criminal Judicial System. They
annually receive and process over 10,000 subpoenas for
depositions, hearings and trials for Departmental employees.
They also annually schedule over 5,000 State Attorney’s
investigations held at the Department with the officers and
victims of felony crimes. They may be contacted at 893-7557.
Operating one of the two FCIC/NCIC terminals in the Department. This Unit is responsible for conducting official criminal history inquiries for Law Enforcement Purposes, entering/deleting stolen items into/from the FCIC/NCIC system and conducting vehicle inquiries for Towing Companies within the City. They do not do citizen initiated inquiries which should be addressed to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Further information about these services can be obtained by going to http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/ Fee Schedule:
The Training Division is under the command of a police department major. The Training Division is responsible for:
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