SERVICES The Morro Bay Police Department (MBPD) provides 24 hours a day, 7 days a week law enforcement services to the City. PERSONNEL First organized in 1965, the MBPD currently consists of the following personnel: - Police Chief Larry Todd - Commander Jody Cox - Support Services Coordinator Bonnie Johnson - Four Sergeants - One Corporal - Two Detectives - Ten Officers (Including four Senior Officers) - One Part-Time Evidence/Property Technician - One Full-Time and One Part-Time Records Clerks - One Part-Time Training Coordinator COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT The Department is highly active in the community and sponsors an annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner, and annual Caroling Cop Cars event. PROGRAMS The MBPD enjoys a variety of programs, including: - Police Volunteer Program with approximately 30 involved volunteers - Police Explorer Program for area youth - Active Neighborhood Watch Program, which further promotes community partnership - Friends of Morro Bay Police Department, a non-profit group formed in 2007 to further promote and assist the MBPD Officer Duties School Resource Officer Detectives Explorer Advisors Regional SWAT Team Bicycle Patrol Field Evidence Technicians