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CALL 911 FOR EMERGENCIES

CALL 720-898-6900 FOR ALL OTHER POLICE CALLS.

Communications Center
Your first point of contact with the Arvada Police Department is through the Communications Center. Whether you call 911 or the non-emergency line 720-898-6900, you will talk with a highly trained dispatcher.

Dispatchers obtain critical information in just a few minutes on the phone with callers and relay the details to officers responding to the calls for service. The more specific the information, the better officers will be able to assist those needing help. Dispatchers staff five state-of-the-art phone stations in the Communication Center where they oversee all of components of the department's Patrol Bureau.

Communications Center personnel usually answer more than 100,000 police, fire and medical calls for service each year. They also field hundreds of thousands of telephone requests for information and/or referrals.

When should I call 911?

• 911 should be utilized any time a citizen has an emergency situation that urgently requires police, fire or medical response.
  When should I dial the Arvada Police Department's non-emergency number?
• Any situation requiring the action/response of an Arvada police officer;
• The filing of a crime report; or
• Information or questions related to criminal activity or assistance.

When in doubt, please call 720-898-6900

Interested in a career as a police dispatcher? The Arvada Police Department is currently accepting applications for dispatchers to staff our Communications Center. We're seeking qualified applicants in addition to qualified lateral dispatcher candidates. Please click on the forms link below for more information.

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