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Annual Review
View annual reviews.
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Cadets
The Police Cadet program is a trainee program designed for career development into the law enforcement field as a police officer. The police cadet is under immediate to general supervision and performs non-hazardous duties throughout the police department.
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Carry Concealed Weapon License (CCW License)
Learn about CCW information for Retired West Covina Police Department Officers and West Covina Residents.
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Contact
View contact information for the Police Department, including its service areas, and report various issues online.
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Crime Stats
The West Covina Police Department and LexisNexis Risk Solutions partnered to provide a new way for the public to stay informed about crime in West Covina. The West Covina Police Department now has an online crime map called Community Crime Map that maps and analyzes crime data, allows alerts about crimes in the area, and allows us to alert the public about crimes as they occur.
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Fallen Officers
Learn about our fallen officers: Frederik Jan Ham, Jay Warren Jackson, and Kenneth Scott Wrede.
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Mission Statement & Core Values
The West Covina Police Department’s mission is to serve and protect with excellence, using innovation and proactive strategies to prevent crime and enhance public safety.
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Our History
The City of West Covina was incorporated in 1923 to prevent the City of Covina from establishing a sewage farm within the current city boundaries. In 1936, the City Council decided to hire its own duly sworn police officer, Joseph Fritsch, who is known today as West Covina’s first-ever police officer. Within the same month, a second police officer was hired, Orval Davis. Both officers used their personal motorcycles for the job because there were no police cars in use to date.
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Police Explorers
The Law Enforcement Explorers program provides educational training programs for young adults on the purposes, mission, and objectives of law enforcement. The program provides career orientation experiences, leadership opportunities, and community service activities. The primary goals of the program are to help young adults choose a career path within law enforcement and to challenge them to become responsible members of their communities and the nation.
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Resources
View our policty on Military Equipment and Automated License Plate Recognition.
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Command Staff
The West Covina Police Department is dedicated to protecting and improving your quality of life by providing responsive and caring service. Members of the West Covina Police Department command staff oversee different divisions of the police department and hold special positions to assist in the management of the department.