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DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS
The Ludington Police Department consists of fourteen sworn police officers and one full-time Administrative Assistant and one part-time Clerical Assistant. Each summer we hire two sworn Seasonal Officers to assist with patrol of the city beach/park and the downtown areas. Uniformed Patrol As depicted in the organizational chart the main component of the Ludington Police Department is Uniform Road Patrol, consisting of three Uniformed Sergeants and six Uniformed Officers. They are divided into two squads each with a dayshift and a nightshift, with all members working a twelve hour work shift. Road Patrol responds to all calls for service, traffic enforcement and complaint investigation. Support Detective The Detective conducts follow-up investigations of serious criminal activity, and works in collaboration with School Resource Officer and the S.S.C.E.N.T. Officer. Drug Enforcement One L.P.D. officer is assigned to the State, Sheriff, and City Enforcement of Narcotic Team (S.S.C.E.N.T.). This drug concept team is supervised by the Michigan State Police and is staffed by a number of local departments. School Resource Officer One L.P.D. officer is assigned to work in the various buildings of the Motorcycle Unit Currently four members of the department are certified police motorcycle operators. These officers utilize two departmental Harley-Davidson Police motorcycles in policing special events, parades, regular patrols and traffic enforcement. Two members are trained and equipped as S.E.R.T. officers. They respond to critical incidents, barricaded subjects and high-risk entry incidents. Police Reserve Unit The Ludington Police Reserve Unit consists of 8 Reserve Officers and assists with the policing of special events, and supplement normal road patrols.
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