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The San
Diego County Sheriff's Department has been providing contract
law enforcement services to the City of Vista since it incorporated in 1963.
In the role of the city's "Police Department",
deputies of the Vista Station provide all aspects of law
enforcement services including patrol,
traffic, COPPS,
crime prevention,
communications, criminal investigations and various management
and clerical support services. Additionally, the Vista Sheriff's
Station provides law enforcement services, excluding traffic
enforcement, to the over 17,000 residents who reside in
the surrounding unincorporated community.
The California Highway Patrol provides traffic control
and enforcement in these unincorporated areas.
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Staffing at the station consists of 116 personnel, under
the command of a Sheriff’s
Captain, assisted by a
Field
Lieutenant, an Administrative
Lieutenant.
Special community services include juvenile diversion program, street
gang investigations, school detectives on middle and high school
campuses, and crime prevention. Additionally, the Community Oriented
Police Teams focus on a non-traditional approach to crime reduction
through interaction with other agencies and local citizens.
Each team consists of one sergeant, four deputies and a
secretary.
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The Sheriff's
Department also provides citizens with a wide variety of
other regional services that includes; Aviation support
(ASTREA), search and rescue reserves, specialized investigations
(homicide, bomb/arson, narcotics, child/elder abuse, financial
crimes, domestic violence), a tactical response team (SWAT),
canine units, modern crime lab facilities and one of the
nation's most modern law enforcement radio communications
networks.
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