Police Captain
Pleasanton, Ca, Us
Captain Eric Finn has served for nearly a decade as a police commander in both the Operations Division and the Investigations and Services Division and has a broad breadth of experience in all facets of leading a municipal police agency including serving as the Interim Police Chief. He has extensive experience in supervision and management, public policy, human resources, finance and budgeting, internal affairs, recruitment and background investigation and directing major incidents.Division Responsibilities: The Operations Division is currently staffed with 62 Police Officers, 5 Community Service Officers , 1 Animal Services Officer, and Reserve Police Officers. Members of the Division are responsible for a variety of duties, including: Patrol, Traffic, S.W.A.T, Special Enforcement, K-9, Animal Services and Bicycle Patrol. In addition, several members of the division have been trained as Drug Recognition Experts (D.R.E.) and all of the patrol officers have been trained in First Responder First Aid/CPR and in the use of the Automated External Defibrillators, (A.E.D.) which are carried in all of the patrol vehicles.The Investigations and Services Division is divided into four areas of responsibility the Criminal Investigations Unit (C.I.U.), Youth and Community Services Unit (Y.C.S.U.), the Professional Standards Unit (P.S.U.), and Support Services covering Dispatch and Records. Members of the Division are responsible for a large cross section of activities and support functions within the overall effort to provide public safety to our community. Investigations and Support Service personnel are assigned to criminal investigations, Property/Evidence, Crime Analysis, D.A.R.E., School Resource Officers, Crime Prevention, Personnel & Training, Professional Standards, General services, Fleet maintenance, Dispatch and Records management.