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The Operations Division of the Overland Police Department is the largest of the three Divisions. The division consists of the following units: Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations, and the Traffic Safety Unit. The Operations Division Commander coordinates the majority of police operations within the City.
The Director of the Division is Captain Richard Brown, a veteran of the police department, serving the community since 1974. Throughout the years Captain Brown has worked his way up through every rank within the Department and served in several leadership positions including Detective Bureau Commander and Field Operations Commander.
The Bureau of Uniformed Patrol is the largest section of the Operations Division and consists of three platoons of uniformed officers. Each platoon is supervised by a Sergeant and assisted by a Corporal. The number of officers assigned to each platoon will vary from time to time depending on the needs of the department. The primary assignment of these platoons is the response to calls for service and normal day to day enforcement issues.
The Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) is the second largest section of the Operations Division. BCI is commanded by a Lieutenant and assisted by a Sergeant. Plain-clothes detectives in this unit are charged with the follow-up investigation of reported crimes and other investigations as required. All full time detectives are also members of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis. This unit also conducts the specialized investigations of juvenile crime and child abuse as well as maintains all evidence collected by officers of the department.
The Traffic Safety Unit is a specialized unit of uniformed officers under the supervision of a Sergeant. The mission of this unit is the reduction of both personal injury and property damage auto crashes. The Traffic Safety Unit uses a number of tactics to reduce crashes in addition to routine patrol. Among these are display radar, radar enforcement, directed patrol, sobriety checkpoints, seat belt enforcement, and public awareness events. Their main goal is the protection of lives and property.
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