"The men and women of the Coos Bay Police Department join me in welcoming  you to our web site and to the dynamic community we serve.

As a department, we are proud of the spirit of cooperation within our community and we are committed to working together to make certain that our community is a safe and pleasant place to live and work. The officers and staff of the Coos Bay Police Department are dedicated to the highest levels of integrity and professionalism and pledge to continue to work with the community to solve problems which affect the quality of life in Coos Bay.

Our police department is currently staffed with 38 employees that are each committed to providing the highest level of law enforcement services. We accomplish this through a variety of partnerships with the community and other service providers in the Coos Bay area. Our department values emphasize the importance of being leaders in the community and building

relationships built on trust."

I invite you to become our "partner" in the fight against crime and making Coos Bay a safe place to live, work and visit."    Together we can make a difference! 

Meet Our Two Most Recent Additions to the Coos Bay Police Department

Officer Marcia Hughes

Both officers have

been sworn in,

and are ready to

begin their extensive

training program

Welcome to our Department

and our community!

About The CRIME PREVENTION CONNECTION NEWSLETTER

This free monthly newsletter provides crime prevention education and tips, lets you know about crime in our community and alerts you to upcoming police department events.  We look forward to sharing this information with you each month to help you learn how to keep your families, your homes and property safe.

Sign-up to receive your own monthly issue of the CPC NEWSLETTER

We'd be glad to email you a copy every month free of charge.  When the blank e-mail link opens, please type your name and email address into the message field.

Checkout prior 2009 issues of the CPC NEWSLETTER.

Choose a crime prevention topic of interest from a list of previous newsletter articles.

Report Graffiti - Get a $50 reward!

Coos Bay is getting a grip on graffiti, and is rewarding $50 to anyone providing information to Coos Bay Police which leads to the arrest and conviction of graffit vandals.

Read about what to do if you find graffiti or see it happening and how you can be eligible to receive a $50 reward for reporting it.

Email your graffiti report to Coos Bay Police

When the blank email link opens, please type the following information into the message field:

1.  Your full name, address, home phone & cell phone for contact.

2.  Your graffiti information related to a specific incident.

3.  Information regarding when & where the graffiti vandalism occurred .

Police Department staff currently consists of the Chief of Police; two Captains; four Patrol Sergeants; eleven Patrol Officers; two Criminal Detectives; one Narcotics Detective; one Traffic Enforcement Officer; and one School Resource Officer.  The Communications Division is comprised of one Supervisor and eight Dispatchers.  Support staff includes one Supervisor, one Records Specialist; one Civilian Police Assistant, one part-time Evidence Custodian and numerous volunteers.

The School Resource Officer (SRO) is assigned full time to the Coos Bay Schools working with teachers, parents and students.

The Criminal Detectives handle major crime investigations and are members of the Coos County District Attorney’s Major Incident Team.  One Detective is assigned to the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team (SCINT).

The Patrol Division provides twenty four hour a day, seven days a week, emergency response throughout the City.  These officers are divided into four platoons and provide traditional police duties, as well as crime prevention and community problem solving services.

The Communications Division is one of Coos County’s two 9-1-1 Centers and provides police, fire and emergency medical dispatch for Coos Bay Police and Fire Departments, Coquille Tribal Police Coquille City Police and Fire Departments.

The Support Services Division provides state and federal mandated archival record keeping duties, statistical analysis and dissemination of information.  Staff assigned to Support Services works closely with the Courts, District Attorney’s Office and other law enforcement and public agencies to ensure information is collected and disseminated in accordance with State statutory requirements.

The Department’s Volunteer Group is made up of Reserve Police Officers and civilian volunteers.  Typical duties range from working with sworn Police Officers on patrol to enforcing Disabled parking rules and regulations, enforcing special parking districts throughout the City and through a cooperative agreement in the City of North Bend. 

Our agency continuously reviews the way we deploy resources to increase our ability to respond to community needs and advance the use of technology to enhance our efficiency and effectiveness.  However, technology can never replace the value that you, as citizens, have in sharing information with your local law enforcement officers.