Paragould Police Department

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The Paragould Police Department has been serving our citizens with pride since 1908. We are here to serve and protect the citizens of our fine city.

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The Paragould Police Department currently has 46 sworn police officers and 10 civilians, for a total of 56 employees protecting and serving "The Friendly City" of Paragould. The current officer employee breakdown is: two D.A.R.E. officers, one school resource officer, one traffic enforcement officer, six criminal investigators, including two members of a specialized Street Crimes Unit, a K-9 and handler, 32 patrol officers, and four administrative officers including the Chief of Police.

Our civilian employees include six dispatchers, two data entry clerks, one criminal investigations secretary/coordinator, and one code enforcement officer. The Paragould PD Dispatch Center is the E-911 Primary Public Safety Answering Point (P.S.A.P.) for all of Greene County, Arkansas and actively encourages all residents to create and maintain a Smart 911 profile to assist all Greene County Emergency Services in providing the best possible protection and assistance.

The Paragould Police Department has 17 patrol units with laptop computers that are linked to the Arkansas Crime and Information Center database and the local Computer Aided Dispatch and Reporting system utilized by the Police Department.