The St. Cloud Police Department Patrol Division also oversees a four person Traffic Unit consisting of three full time traffic officers who are each assigned a traffic motorcycle, and one full time sergeant who supervises the unit. Their main function is to respond to all traffic related calls that are received by the department. The secondary function of the Traffic Unit is to concentrate on high vehicle crash locations, using statistical data, in an effort to reduce the number of crashes. The traffic unit also targets areas with traffic concerns by the citizens of the City of Saint Cloud.

Motorcycle Officers

Motorcycle officers patrol the City of St. Cloud on Harley Davidson Police Edition motorcycles. This type of vehicle allows the officer to move more easily through traffic when enforcement action is taken. It is also less conspicuous when addressing neighborhood traffic complaints. Motorcycle officers are required to pass a 40 hour operators course before using the motorcycle on-duty and they are required to attend an eight hour training session each month. All officers within the Traffic Unit are certified traffic homicide investigators that respond and investigate all traffic crashes involving fatalities. The goal of the Traffic Unit is to be able to be on the proactive side of traffic enforcement in an effort to reduce crashes and citizen traffic complaints.

Crossing Guards

The Traffic Unit coordinates the school crossing guards.




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