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Department head: Jorge Zamora, Chief of Police
215 Union St, Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 768-3300
The Watsonville Police Department is staffed with 68 sworn police officers and 20 professional staff members. The operations division handles more than 50,693 police-related activities a year, and administrative services oversees records, property and evidence, technical support, and crime analysis. Other divisions are Command Staff; Support Services, which handles investigations and human resources; and Community Services, which runs the community policing program.
WATSONVILLE—As the aroma of sizzling meats, tortillas and salsa wafted across the parking lot of Watsonville Police Department May 11, a swarm of retired and current police officers and WPD staff gathered for a friendly send off to Sgt. Bryan …
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police Department has several military-grade weapons that it says it only uses in extraordinary circumstances. That armory includes nearly two dozen high-powered rifles, a few shotguns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and dozens of less-lethal and “crowd control” weapons …