Scott Shaw
About the Pocatello Police Department
The department has an authorized strength of approximately 90 sworn personnel
and 36 non-sworn personnel. It is organized into five divisions: Office of the
Chief of Police; Patrol Division; Detective Division; Central Services, Community Services; and, Training and Recruitment. The Patrol Division is the largest of
the police divisions with a complement of 53 sworn officers. Within the Patrol
Division is a specialized Traffic Enforcement Unit consisting of two motorcycle officers and three patrol vehicle officers.
This unit is specifically charged with selective traffic enforcement and accident investigation. The Patrol Division also
has ten officers assigned to the Bicycle Patrol. Members of the Bicycle Patrol primarily work the Old Town Pocatello and Greenway
areas. The Pocatello Police Department also has two specially trained police dogs that are assigned
Source:
pocatello.us/policedept
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