Wheat Ridge Police Department

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About Us

The Wheat Ridge Police Department (WRPD) has 87 sworn personnel and 24 professional staff. WRPD operates three watches, or shifts, to cover operations 24 hours a day. Each watch is staffed by two sergeants and between eleven and twelve officers. Officers are assigned to one of four beats in the City.

The Wheat Ridge Police Department focuses on relationship-based policing which is defined as strengthening connections between the Wheat Ridge Police Department, City government, and the community through interactions and dialogue that build mutual respect and trust. Together we share the responsibility to develop strategies to decrease crime and increase quality of life for everyone who lives, works, plays, and travels within the City of Wheat Ridge.

Contact Us

If you need to reach a staff member, please refer to the contact information on the right-hand side of your screen (bottom of the page if you're visiting us on your mobile device). Understand more about who to reach out to and when by clicking on the individual or entity's name.

Customer Survey

Have you interacted with our staff? Please let us know how we are doing and what we could do to improve! Take our Customer Survey here-- it will only take a few minutes and will impact how the Wheat Ridge Police Department responds to you and your neighbors in the future.

Community Partnership for Improving Traffic Safety

The Wheat Ridge Police Department launched a new campaign entitled Community Partnership for Improving Traffic Safety (CPITS) to address speeding and other concerns in area neighborhoods. The program will offer community members an opportunity to gather with a minimum of five neighbors who share traffic concerns and make a report here.

After the concerns are compiled and reviewed, officers will contact neighborhood groups and schedule a time to meet in order to understand the issues and talk about possible enforcement and calming tactics that may be deployed. Officers can provide a traffic laser to allow residents to estimate speeds and learn about the actual pace of traffic movement in their area.

Initial Evaluation: Once a minimum of five neighbors have met, compiled locations of concern and shared them with WRPD on WhatsUpWheatRidge.com, a member of the Crash and Traffic Team (CATT) will respond and schedule a meeting to begin the process of evaluating the area. If this is a location already known to police, officers will conduct enforcement to educate drivers and issue warnings as well as tickets.

Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP): The CPITS program will work in collaboration with the NTMP, a long-standing community-driven program that provides traffic calming measures like signage and speed humps for areas identified in studies conducted by the city’s Engineering Division. Residents can be referred to this program during initial conversations with police.

About Us

The Wheat Ridge Police Department (WRPD) has 87 sworn personnel and 24 professional staff. WRPD operates three watches, or shifts, to cover operations 24 hours a day. Each watch is staffed by two sergeants and between eleven and twelve officers. Officers are assigned to one of four beats in the City.

The Wheat Ridge Police Department focuses on relationship-based policing which is defined as strengthening connections between the Wheat Ridge Police Department, City government, and the community through interactions and dialogue that build mutual respect and trust. Together we share the responsibility to develop strategies to decrease crime and increase quality of life for everyone who lives, works, plays, and travels within the City of Wheat Ridge.

Contact Us

If you need to reach a staff member, please refer to the contact information on the right-hand side of your screen (bottom of the page if you're visiting us on your mobile device). Understand more about who to reach out to and when by clicking on the individual or entity's name.

Customer Survey

Have you interacted with our staff? Please let us know how we are doing and what we could do to improve! Take our Customer Survey here-- it will only take a few minutes and will impact how the Wheat Ridge Police Department responds to you and your neighbors in the future.

Community Partnership for Improving Traffic Safety

The Wheat Ridge Police Department launched a new campaign entitled Community Partnership for Improving Traffic Safety (CPITS) to address speeding and other concerns in area neighborhoods. The program will offer community members an opportunity to gather with a minimum of five neighbors who share traffic concerns and make a report here.

After the concerns are compiled and reviewed, officers will contact neighborhood groups and schedule a time to meet in order to understand the issues and talk about possible enforcement and calming tactics that may be deployed. Officers can provide a traffic laser to allow residents to estimate speeds and learn about the actual pace of traffic movement in their area.

Initial Evaluation: Once a minimum of five neighbors have met, compiled locations of concern and shared them with WRPD on WhatsUpWheatRidge.com, a member of the Crash and Traffic Team (CATT) will respond and schedule a meeting to begin the process of evaluating the area. If this is a location already known to police, officers will conduct enforcement to educate drivers and issue warnings as well as tickets.

Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP): The CPITS program will work in collaboration with the NTMP, a long-standing community-driven program that provides traffic calming measures like signage and speed humps for areas identified in studies conducted by the city’s Engineering Division. Residents can be referred to this program during initial conversations with police.

  • Meet and Greet

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    Meet the Wheat Ridge Police Department Division Chief Candidates!
    Tuesday, July 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center (4005 Kipling Street)

    Want to have a say in who is selected to be second in command of the Wheat Ridge Police Department?

    We are in the process of hiring a new Division Chief, who-- alongside our current Division Chief Lorentz-- will work to support the city we are proud to serve and exemplify our mission statement: the highest standards of service in partnership with the community.

    Meet the six candidates tomorrow night from 6 to 7:30pm at the Wheat Ridge Rec Center. Chat them up. Ask them tough questions. Then tell us what you think by scanning a QR code that will be provided at the event and connect you with a survey.

    So it's not just for show; we actually want your opinion, so don't be shy. Be honest.
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