The Stillwater Police Department (SPD) Patrol Division
consists of 46 sworn, uniformed officers and five, non-sworn civilians. Whether
voluntarily or by assignment, these men and women provide a number of services and/or
functions for SPD, the city, and/or surrounding communities and agencies. Individual
Patrol units, assignments, and programs include:
PATROL
Individuals assigned to the Patrol Division comprise the uniformed officers who
primarily patrol the City of Stillwater in marked police cruisers. Although the list of
services Patrol officers provide is too lengthy to mention here, in general these officers
are responsible for:
- Enforcing city ordinances, state laws, and federal statutes
- Preserving the public peace
- Preventing, detecting, and investigating crimes
- Protecting lives, property, and individual rights
- Apprehending and prosecuting offenders
Typically, officers are initially assigned to the Patrol Division upon their
employment. See Police Applicant Selection
Process page for a list of qualifications and requirements for employment as a
Police Officer. Once hired, Officers must complete SPD’s 4-week Basic Academy,
graduate from a Council for Law
Enforcement Education and Training (C.L.E.E.T.) Academy (if they do not already
possess C.L.E.E.T. certification), and then successfully complete the rigorous SPD Field Training and Evaluation (F.T.E.) Program.
 Upon completion of their initial training, our officers are then assigned to
one of three shifts: Day Shift (0700-1700 hours); Evening Shift (1600-0200 hours); or
Night Shift (2130-0730 hours). This schedule allows for an overlap between shifts,
particularly during the night time hours when, not only our activity level tends to
increase, but the severity of that activity increases, also. Each officer works a minimum
of 40 hours per week with four days on duty, and three days off duty. This schedule, of course, does not account for
special/off-duty assignments, court appearances, filing charges, or the many other
activities required of our officers in the performance of their duties.
 Duty Weapons
Currently, our officers are issued Glock .45 semi-automatic
pistols. Each patrol car is also outfitted with Remington 870 shotguns which are equipped
with 6 shot, extended tube magazines, Davis speed-feed stocks, laser products forearm
flashlights, nylon slings and are held in place by roll-bar mounted shotgun racks.
 The
Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine is the newest addition to the Stillwater
Police Department arsenal. This weapon is a 5.56 mm (.223 Remington)
caliber gas operated semi-automatic rifle, and it features a removable carry
handle. All officers are individually issued a Colt AR-15 and carry
them on patrol.
Fleet
 SPD’s current Patrol
fleet consists of the following vehicles; model Ford Crown Victoria Cruisers, three
Ford Expedition's, a Dodge Prisoner Transport Van, and two Harley Davidson FGHTP motorcycles. Each Crown Victoria is equipped with Whelen LED and Vector light barsâ
both moving and hand held radar, Sonyâ in-car cameras, Panasonicâ
CF25 touch screen laptop computers, which are designed to interface with SPD’s AS/400 mainframe,
stop sticks, bean bag less-lethal shotguns, Remington 870 lethal shotguns, and all-PVC cruiser Personnel Containment Modules. Furthermore, all units are
currently equipped with both UHF and VHF Motorola Radios with 16
channels.
Special Equipment/Hardware
The majority of our Patrol Division officers are also Intoxilyzer
5000-D
Certified.
Training
Aside from the initial training they receive during SPD’s Basic Academy and
C.L.E.E.T. training, our officers are also required to complete a minimum of 32 hours of
state mandated, in-service training each year. While not an exhaustive list, some of this
training includes the following topics:
- Law Enforcement Driver Training
- Defensive Tactics
- Standard Field Sobriety Testing
- Radar School
- Accident Reconstruction School
- Interviews & Interrogation Methods
- CPR/First Aid
Please visit the Training Division page for
more detailed information about the various types of training which our officers utilize.
Law enforcement, in general, has come a long way in the past few years, even more so in
the area of technological advancements. But SPD’s officers will always have the
advantage, because they know and understand that the basics will never change in the areas
of:
- Vigilantly maintaining pride, professionalism, and dedication
- Proactively developing community partnerships
- Promptly responding to calls-for-service
- Rigorously protecting citizen’s rights
- Aggressively pursuing criminals
- Thoroughly investigating crimes
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
"As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to
safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception; the weak against
oppression or intimidation; and the peace-ful against violence or disorder; and to respect
the constitutional rights of all people to liberty, equality, and justice. I will
keep my private life unsullied, as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face
of dangers, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be consistently mindful of the
welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed, in both my personal and official
life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my
department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or what is confided in me in
my official capacity will be kept secret, unless revelation is necessary in the
performance of my duty. I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings or
prejudices, animosities, or friendships to influence my decision, with no compromise for
crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals. I will enforce the law courteously and
appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill-will, never employing force or
violence, and never accepting gratuity. I recognize the badge of my office as a
symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust, to be held so long as I am true
to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives
and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession...law enforcement."
If you would like more information or details about the Patrol Division, contact:
Capt. Randy Dickerson
Operations Commander
Stillwater Police Department
P.O. Box 1725
Stillwater, OK 74076
(405) 372-4171or email to:
RDickerson@stillwater.org
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