Costa Mesa Police Department

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Costa Mesa Police Department
CMPD Badge & Patch.JPG
Badge and uniform patch of the Costa Mesa Police Department
AbbreviationCMPD
Motto"Honored to Serve"
Agency overview
Formed1953;71 years ago (1953) [1]
Employees196 [1]
Volunteers8
Annual budget$40.25 million [2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCosta Mesa, California, United States
Orange County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Costa Mesa Highlighted.svg
Costa Mesa, CA
Size15.70 sq mi (40.7 km2)
Population110,000 [1]
Governing body Costa Mesa City Council
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters99 Fair Drive
Officers130 [1]
Unsworn members66 [1]
Agency executive
Facilities
Stations2
Jails1
Helicopters1 (contracted from and shared with the Huntington Beach Police Department)
Website
www.costamesapd.org

The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is the police department of the city of Costa Mesa, California.The department is authorized 130 sworn officers plus additional civilian support staff. [3]

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Organization

The CMPD is authorized 147 officers plus civilian support staff. The sworn personnel are represented by the Costa Mesa Police Officer Association. [3] [4]

The department divides the city into Area 1 and Area 2 (subdivided into two patrol beats each), both areas being commanded by an officer in the rank of lieutenant. [5]

The Support Services includes the Detective Bureau, Helicopter Bureau, Traffic Safety Bureau and the Communications Division. [6] Technical Services include the jail, Property and Evidence Bureau, Records Bureau, and a Training and Recruitment Bureau. [7]

The CMPD also operates a SWAT team, a motorcycle unit, and an animal control service. [8]

History

On December 16, 1953, the first officer of the Costa Mesa Police department “hit the streets” [9]

On March 10, 1987 a helicopter from the CMPD collided with another helicopter operated by the Newport Beach Police Department. The two crewmen in the CMPD aircraft were killed, while the other aircraft was able to land safely. [10]

As a result of the Great Recession, the 2011 budget for Costa Mesa included cuts to the CMPD. Items cut included a police helicopter program characterized as a "luxury" by the mayor. [11] Police chief Staveley resigned in protest, claiming that the budget crisis was a fiction created by City Hall for political purposes. [12]

In January 2023, the department launched an internal investigation after a man uploaded a Tik Tok video that allegedly shows an officer using a racial slur during a traffic stop. [13] [14]

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