Petersburg Police Department

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The Petersburg Police Department provides a range of law enforcement services to the residents of the city of Petersburg, Va. Its police athletic league reduces juvenile crime and delinquency through programmatic strategies that impart the conceptual information on teamwork, goal setting, self-discipline and respect. The department offers the Explorer Posts program, which provides opportunities for young people to obtain knowledge and experience of a career in law enforcement. Its neighborhood watch program unites neighbors and furnishes them with information on how to effectively reduce crime in their neighborhoods. The Petersburg Police Department s Business Watch program works to reduce criminal activities in business areas. Additionally, it has various divisions and units, including investigation, forensics, document service, administrative, communications, records management, operations, traffic management and animal control.