Terry Bollea Investigation

The investigation into the death of Terry Bollea is now closed, and classified as an attended natural death. The report can be found at the following link:

Bollea Report Files

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About Us

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The mission of the Clearwater Police Department is to consistently provide effective, professional and dependable law enforcement services to every citizen, visitor and business within the city of Clearwater.

Clearwater officers embrace a “preservation-of-all-life” philosophy and practice a community policing approach that is customer-service centric. Clearwater officers make our community better by preventing crime and effectively responding to crime. They are trained to be “community champions” who engage our citizens, solve problems and improve the quality of life in Clearwater.

The strategic plan of the police department adopts a precision policing approach that focuses efforts on:

Tackling Crime
Training/Employee Wellness
Tourism
Trust
Technology/Infrastructure
Traffic Safety

The Clearwater Police Department is honored to serve Bright and Beautiful Clearwater, from Bay to Beach.

Office of the Chief

Meet Chief Eric Gandy and our command staff.

Office of Professional Standards

The Office of Professional Standards is responsible for processing all complaints, investigating allegations of misconduct by agency employees, maintaining compliance with law enforcement accreditation standards, conducting staff inspections, policy development, audits, and more.

Accreditation

The Clearwater Police Department is accredited through the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation as a means to ensure compliance with the highest standards of the law enforcement profession. The police department first attained its accreditation status in 1998.

In Memoriam

We continue to honor the sacrifices of Patrolman Ronald J. Mahony, Patrolman John F. Passer, Patrolman Peter M. Price, Patrolman Harry L. Conyers, Jr.

History

Learn about the Clearwater Chiefs of Police from 1915 to the present.

Patrol Districts

Police patrol operations are divided into three geographic districts. Each district is under the command of a police lieutenant, the District Commander.

Criminal Investigations Division

The Criminal Investigations Division is responsible for the follow-up investigation of crimes occurring within the city of Clearwater, the analysis of crime trends and the provision of support and assistance to crime victims.

Patrol Division

The Patrol Division is responsible for the initial uniformed response to a wide variety of calls for service, ranging from minor traffic crashes to critical incidents involving complex criminal investigations.

Support Services Division

The Support Services Division is responsible for providing fiscal, ancillary, information and other services for police department operations. Specific functions of the division include the communications center, fiscal management, payroll services and records services.