Walnut Creek PD Profile
Population: 63,000
Sworn Personnel: 80Alarm Unit Staffing: 1 P/T
Contact Information:
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Chief Richard Gregson Ph: (925) 943-5844 Fax: (925) 256-3582 Email: |
David Rangel Ph: (925) 943-5885 Email: rangel@ci.walnut_creek.ca.us |
Model States Result Summary:
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1996 False Dispatches |
1997 False Dispatches |
1998 False Dispatches |
1996/1997 % Change |
1997/1998 % Change |
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3767 |
3701 (Manual) |
3899 |
-1.7% |
5.3%% |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
31,659 |
33,868 |
33,406 |
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Valid Alarms |
Unk |
Unk |
Unk |
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Total # Alarm Systems: Unk. |
Residential = Unk. |
?? |
Commercial = Unk. |
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| Ordinance Information: | |
| (Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final) | |
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False Alarm Ordinance? Yes How long? 1971, Updated 7/99 Permit Required? Yes Renewal Cycle: One time Calendar/Fiscal Year: N/A Who bills? N/A Permit Fees: Commercial = $0 Residential = $0 |
Degree of Enforcement? Strict Alarm data source? CAD, manual Suspend/restrict response? Yes How many until response suspended? Varies Accept cancellations? Yes Require verification? No Response Priority? High |
| Fine Structure | ||
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1st False Dispatch Free 2nd False Dispatch Free 3rd False Dispatch Free 4th False Dispatch Free |
5th False Dispatch Free 6th False Dispatch Free 7th False Dispatch Free 8th False Dispatch Free |
9th False Dispatch Free 10th False Dispatch Free 11th False Dispatch Free 12th False Dispatch Free |
Comments:
Alarm ordinance updated in July, 1999 – Targets repeat offender.
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