About the Glenville Police Department:
The Glenville Police Department serves a population of approximately 21,000
and covers 50 square miles of territory. The department is comprised of 26 sworn officers, 11 dispatchers, 2 secretaries and
1 dog control officer. The department received over 14,000 calls for service last year. According to their website, they were: First agency in the Capital District Region to replace sworn police officers with
civilian dispatch personnel;
First agency in the area to install a network of microcomputers to perform
police administrative functions; First agency in the region to implement a system for management of criminal investigations
through employment of "solvability factors", resulting in productive follow-up efforts; First agency in the area to implement
the "Neighborhood Watch" crime prevention program; First agency in the region to install computer based radio communications
in the 800-megahertz frequency range; First agency in the region to transition officers from the traditional police revolver
to new semi-automatic pistols; and, First agency in New York State to install the Law Enforcement Television Network satellite
training system.
Source:
townofglenville.org/Public_Documents
/GlenvilleNY_Police/message
