Records Division
 
Name:
Acting Manager D. Fallehy
Telephone Number:
510-238-3021
E-Mail Address:
Fa x:
510-238-2249
Org. Code: 10324X
The Records Division is composed of five operational support units: Records/Warrants, ID, Photo Lab, Fleet Management/Transportation, and Tow Coordinator.
The Records Division functions with a compliment of one Administrative Service Manager, two Police Officers, one Identification Supervisor, four Police Records Supervisors, one Administrative Assistant, five Police Service Technician II's, and twenty–four Police Records Specialists.
Some of the services provided by the Records Division are listed below:
•     Secure police reports and enter data into automated systems.
•     Analyze and disseminate crime pattern information.
•     Coordinate information and technology applications.
•     Process and maintain evidence photos and "mug shot" files.
•     Provide fingerprinting services for citation bookings, to obtain state       criminal records, and/or to meet employment or certification       requirements.
•     Register those who are required to register as felony sex, drug, or       arson offenders.
•     Provide public access to sex offender information (Megan's Law).
•     Control the release of vehicles that have been towed.
•     Manage the Department's fleet of vehicles.
•     Confirm warrants for other agencies and OPD.
•     Maintain teletype for the OPD.
The Records/ Warrant Section is staffed twenty–four hours a day, seven days a week. It is open to the public from 0900 to 1700 hours seven days a week for tow releases.
The Warrant Unit is the central repository for Temporary Restraining Orders against individuals involved in domestic violence. This life–saving duty must be staffed on a 24/7 basis. Trained personnel from both the Warrants and Records Units accomplish the actual data input.