About the Department

Redmond Police Vision, Mission, and Values

Vision

The Redmond Police Department is an organization dedicated to customer service and problem-solving through collaboration and communication. We work to ensure an environment which values trust, excellence, and accountability through leadership. 

Mission

The Redmond Police Department provides law enforcement services to our community in a manner that reflects our core values of Respect, Professionalism, Dedication, and Leadership. 

Values

  • Respect – Willingness to show consideration or appreciation regarding others with honor.
  • Professionalism – Work, deeds, actions, and presentation that demonstrate excellence. 
  • Dedication – Practicing and promoting a high set of standards and values; walking the walk even when no one is looking; organization first.
  • Leadership – The choices we make to inspire others to take positive, decisive courses of action. 
  • Commitment to Service – We are dedicated to seeking solutions for our community. 
  • Integrity – We demonstrate sound, honest, truthful, and consistent actions.
  • Accountability – We take ownership of our actions and responsibilities.
  • Welcoming - All residents are able to fully and effectively access City services, influence City policy, and direction, and feel a sense of belonging in Redmond.
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Patrol

Patrol officers provide emergency police services within the city of Redmond 24-hours a day. They respond to calls for service, crimes in progress, including emergency and non-emergency events. These officers are the most visible in the community and are assigned to one of four patrol districts (PDF) in the city.

Traffic

Traffic officers enforce traffic rules, provide technical collision investigation, DUI enforcement, and traffic safety education.

K-9

The K-9 Unit supports the Patrol Units for specialized responses to serious crimes and when a suspect is present and/or has fled. K-9 helps locate suspects, evidence, and narcotics.

Bike Unit

The Bike Unit responds quickly and with agility to issues in the downtown area. In times of heavy traffic, our Bike Officers often can arrive on scene before patrol cars can weave their way through congested streets. The Bike Team also provides outreach for our City’s homeless population. Officers work closely with the City Homeless Outreach Specialist and Human Services.

Tactical

Redmond Police is a member of North Sound Metro SWAT, providing both Specialized Weapons and Tactics and Crisis Negotiation Team Units. Metro is a regional response team able to address potentially serious incidents such as volatile situations, arrests of violent suspects, hostage situations, barricaded persons, and hazardous search warrants. Both the SWAT and CNT teams work in partnership toward a peaceful outcome.

Detective Unit

The Detective Unit is responsible primarily for investigating felony crimes and certain misdemeanor crimes. The team develops additional leads in an investigation, prepares and services search warrants, prepares suspect composites, gathers and processes evidence, recovers stolen property, provides surveillance, arrests suspects, and prepares cases for presentation in court. A Legal Advocate assists crime victims navigate the criminal justice system and court process.

Financial Fraud & Identity Theft Task Force

The success of ATTACK led to the beginning of a similar concept geared towards fraud and identity theft. In 2010, the Greater Puget Sound Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Task Force approved funding for Redmond Police Department to designate a part-time crime analyst to coordinate regional activities related to fraud and ID theft. The Task Force Analyst provides analytical and investigative support to local and federal agencies and facilitates information sharing to reduce this growing problem.

Personnel & Training Unit

Personnel & Training are responsible for the recruitment, selection, training and record keeping of all department members. Training curriculum is reviewed and modified to ensure that training is accomplished consistent with laws, public policy, agency accreditation, advisory bodies and the department's mission.

Redmond Police Department is seeking lateral and entry-level applicants. For more information, please email our Recruiting and Hiring Unit or go to our Join Our Police Team page.

Community Engagement Unit

Community Engagement coordinates School Resource Officers, volunteers, crime prevention, programs and classes, social media and media relations. This team also works closely with the Block Watch Captain program. This team includes program coordinators and the Public Information Officer (PIO).

Communications Unit

The Communications/911 Unit answers your calls from the Dispatch Center, which is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (366 on leap year!). Dispatchers are responsible for receiving, screening and prioritizing calls for service and orchestrating the appropriate response in an efficient and coordinated manner. This includes radio communication, telephone communication, computer and teletype communication, TTY communication, alarm monitoring, building access and enhanced 911 system equipment.

Records & Evidence Unit

The Records staff is responsible for records maintenance, processing documents and communicating with the public. This includes processing case reports and citations, preparing documents for the prosecutor and court and responding to requests from outside agencies and the public. Records personnel provide customer assistance for people who visit our Public Safety Building. They coordinate and facilitate the authorization of Concealed Pistol Licenses, authorization of Gun Transfers, monthly statistical reports to the State and public record dissemination.

Crime Analysis

Crime analysts conduct research and analyze crime statistics for use in planning law enforcement activities and to track crime patterns and trends. They publish our crime maps and law enforcement bulletins on crimes of interest, wanted persons and officer safety issues. They also work with regional law enforcement agencies to promote the exchange of crime information to help solve cases more efficiently.