Hercules Police Department

About

Welcome to the official Facebook page of the City of Hercules Police Department.

Story

The Hercules Police Department is dedicated to our community and to delivering the highest quality Law Enforcement services. This page is NOT monitored all hours.

VISION

"We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does"

We are a full service organization that is committed to:

• Timely and safe response to calls for service
• Conducting professional, thorough and complete investigations
• Intelligence - Community Policing
• Fairness
• Proactive / Hight visibility patrol tactics to detect and deter criminal activity
• Partnership with the community to prevent crime and address community
concerns
• Partnership with other criminal justice agencies to prevent and reduce crime
• Utilizing effective traffic enforcement to reduce collisions and enchance safety
on our roadways
• Effective utilization of resources to successfully resolve crimes of violence
• Utilizing technology to enhance operations and resources
• maintaining a highly trained, well equipped workforce
• Maintaining trust and confidence within the community

HERCULES POLICE DEPARTMENT VALUES

• Duty - Dedicated Service
• Honor-Integrity and virtue to all we do; being truthful, professional and
committed to doing what is right
• Community-Valuing our partnership

CITY OF HERCULES VALUES

• Service Excellence
• Protection
• Fairness
• Trust
• Innovation
• Communication

Mission

"Improving the Quality of Life"

The Hercules Police Department is dedicated to protecting quality of life and providing the highest level of service. We will achieve this with a commitment to our oath of office and the principles of the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics in partnership with the community:

• Conducting professional, thorough and complete investigations

• Intelligence – Community Policing

• Fairness

• Proactive / High visibility patrol tactics to detect and deter criminal activity

• Utilizing technology to enhance operations and resources

• Maintaining a highly trained, well equipped workforce

• Maintaining trust and confidence within the community

General Information

The Hercules Police Department social media presence is coordinated by the Hercules Police Department Facebook Administrator. If you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to post them on our wall. A comment or posting on the Hercules Police Department Facebook page constitutes acceptance of the use terms indicated below.

Hercules Police Department Facebook Use Terms:

This is the official Facebook page of the Hercules Police Department in Hercules, CA. This page was created to provide people who live and work in City, State, or others with an interest in the Hercules Police Department, access to information about the Hercules Police Department and a platform with which to interact with the Department. This page is monitored and managed by the personnel of the Hercules Police Department. Before posting on this page, please review these terms.

A posting on this page constitutes acceptance of these terms.
• In case of emergency, or if you need police assistance, dial 911.

• Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a crime, please call HPD at
(510) 799-8260, or dial 911 for emergencies.

• If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing
yourself in the position of becoming a witness to a crime and subject yourself
to subpoena.

• “Friending” between Hercules Police Department officers and a citizen does
not indicate endorsement of that person’s actions or comments.

• Comments posted by others on the Hercules Police Department Facebook
page(s) are not to be considered the opinion of the Department; nor does the
Hercules Police Department endorse any third-party comments on this page.

• The Hercules Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block
anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the Hercules Police
Department.

• The Hercules Police Department does not allow posting of photos or videos by
anyone other than members of the Department.

• If you have photos or videos you’d like to share on this page, contact the
Hercules Police Department Facebook Administrator at (510) 799-8284.

Take-Down Policy

The Hercules Police Department welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages
posters to keep comments related to content on this page. This page is not a public forum, but rather a chance to engage with our community. The Hercules Police Department reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including comments that:

• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others.

• Include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence, vulgarity.

• Spam or advertise.

• Have personal information about another person or that violate a person’s
privacy.

• Include copyrighted material that belongs to another person.

• Contain links to inappropriate websites.

Comment Moderation

Through use of this Facebook fan page, we hope to offer the community a source of up-to-date information from our Department. This is a great opportunity to not only share information but also to interact with members of our community through conversation.

We encourage you to express your thoughts and opinions on topics through respectful and insightful discussion. The Department reserves the right to refuse to post those comments that contain inappropriate language and/or material. Advertisements and related links will also be removed. All comments will be moderated on a continuing basis. Please see our info ("About") page for complete Hercules Police Department Facebook Use Terms.