Livermore Police Department

On Saturday, April 24th, 2021, from 10-2pm, The Livermore Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is honored to provide the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. **Sites cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked!** This collection site will be drive-thru and will follow COVID-19 guidelines and regulations. Visit DEA’s website at www.deatakeback.com or email [email protected] for further details!

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and The Livermore Police Department encourages drivers to give the phone a break and focus on the road. In the month of April, L.P.D. will have additional officers on patrol specifically looking for drivers who violate the state’s hands-free cell phone law.... When you are driving, give the phone a rest, Livermore Police Sergeant Justin Lash said. A driver’s number one focus should be on the road. Anything that distracts you from the task of driving, especially a phone, puts yourself and others at risk. According to the 2020 California Statewide Public Opinion Survey, more than 75% of surveyed drivers listed Distracted Driving because of TEXTING as their biggest safety concern. Not driving distracted is a simple, but significant behavior change, Sgt. Lash said. The goal is to increase compliance with the hands-free cell phone law and keep people safe. Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or other electronic device while behind the wheel. Drivers under 18 are not allowed to use a phone for any reason, including hands-free. If you need to make a call or send a text, pull over and park at a safe location. Drivers should silence their phones or put the phone out of reach, such as the glove box or trunk. Funding for distracted driving enforcement operations are provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Livermore Police Department is excited to announce our newly approved workout shirts as an incentive for employees to participate in our department’s wellness program. #LPDsFinest #AprilFoolsDay

NATIONAL TAKE DOWN TOBACCO DAY The tobacco industry has a long history of targeting vulnerable communities, especially youth, to sell their products to. Now, cities across the country are taking bold action to take down enticingly sweet but extremely harmful tobacco. Livermore is proud to be one of the first local municipalities in the state to protect our kids from flavored tobacco products and, since then, over a hundred jurisdictions have joined us. We want to ensure that Livermore is a safe and healthy place to live, work, study, and play for all! Learn more about the effects of flavored tobacco at www.flavorshookkids.org

Congratulations and Happy Retirement to Officer Rich Zogaric It has been an honor and a privilege to have worked with Officer Zogaric for the past 20 years. During his 20-year run at this department, Zogaric worked a variety of special assignments (patrol, DARE, youth academy facilitator, narcotics K-9 handler, NetRMS project manager, mall officer, financial crimes detective, etc.). We are very proud of your collective accomplishments that have served the residents of Livermore. Thank you.

Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. Today we stand united in respect for all our veterans. The Livermore Police Department is proud to have many Veterans within our organization. Please enjoy our video highlighting JUST A FEW of our LPD brothers and sisters who have served or continue to bravely serve our Country

Our newly opened Stockmen’s Park hosted a Veterans Day ceremony. Thank you to all who served.

RECORDS and SUPPORT STAFF APPRECIATION You won’t see these teams out on the streets, but they are definitely working hard at the Livermore Police Department! Today is Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Appreciation Day... We want to recognize the Records Division and Property & Evidence for the hard work they do every day to support LPD. Records reviews and approves nearly 8,000 police reports every year. In addition, they assist the public in our front lobby with citation sign-offs, permits, vehicle releases, report requests, and more. The Property and Evidence team processed 7,272 items of property last year. This team handles the organization, storage, and preservation of every item booked by officers; a truly large task! Thanks for all you do!

Running through downtown with the torch.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN Members of LPD and CHP participated in this annual event. We’re always happy to support the Special Olympics.

Since 2002 the Livermore Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association (CPAAA) and the Livermore Police Department have sponsored The Giving Tree program. While we are unable to host this event in the same format as years past, we are proud to announce that the Annual Giving Tree CONTINUES in 2020! We are excited to invite you to take part in helping to spread holiday joy to children, families and seniors in need of a little assistance. https://signup.com/...go/LivermoreGivingTree Questions? Email [email protected]

***NO SHAVE NOVEMBER*** The Livermore Police Department has teamed up with the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District to sponsor the annual Shop with A Cop program. Every year, this program allows LPD employees to adopt a child in need within our community. The child is treated to an unforgettable day of shopping and breakfast with members of LPD and LVJUSD. Donated funds are used to allow each student the opportunity to buy presents for their family members and/...or themselves, helping to ensure a brighter holiday season for the student and their family. Funding for this program is raised in two ways: 1. By community members contribution via GoFundMe at https://bityl.co/4ISw 2. By LPD employees making a personal contribution of $75. For contributing to this great cause, employees are allowed to go the month of November without shaving their facial hair or females are permitted to wear a streak of blue in their hair/blue nail polish. When you see one of our employees sporting a beard or blue hair, know that they contributed to this truly life-changing program, and you can too!

We’re excited to start the reopening process of our City facilities! Beginning Monday, November 2nd, the public may conduct business with the City in person dur...ing specified hours of operation. To view hours and contact information for each facility and the precautions in place for the health and safety of visitors and staff, please visit https://www.cityoflivermore.net/news/displaynews.htm. See more

It’s November 1st, 2020... Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour today!

Happy Halloween Livermore PD Thank you to everyone who shared your holiday spirit this year! Please enjoy a fun and safe Halloween, 2020!

It’s never to early to teach children about crime prevention and staying safe. Officer Taylor Burruss read to children at Free To Be Me School. She passed out badge stickers and teddy bears.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2020 Livermore Police Department Awarded Grant to Improve Traffic Data Reporting... Livermore, Calif. Livermore Police Department received a $80,145.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to streamline processes to collect and report traffic data. Accurate and timely data is critical to the safety of our roads, Livermore PD Sergeant Justin Lash said. This funding will help paint a clearer picture of our biggest traffic safety issues. This program is new for 2021 and is an effort to improve how quickly crash data is collected and reported, OTS Director Barbara Rooney said. High quality safety data is critical. It’s used to determine the nature of our road safety problems and it informs our actions in how best to address them. We are happy to provide local agencies with the necessary tools to develop or enhance their electronic traffic reporting systems. Grant funds will be used to: Develop a new, or update an existing, electronic crash reporting system with software that is able to submit data to the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS). Develop an electronic citation system. The grant program runs from Oct. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Thank you to everyone who registered for the LPD Halloween Decoration Contest. We are looking forward to being entertained this year! We will be driving by the registered homes between 6:15-8:15pm on Thursday 10/29. Check out the map, if you live in the general areas (blue circles) keep an eye out for us coming by! Grab the kids, a friend, and a sweater to wave and shout with your Halloween cheer! We will have four big winners this year, who will receive a custom light up award to display proudly from LPD.

Today is National First Responders Day National First Responders Day on October 28 recognizes the heroic men and women who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster strikes. Not sure what a first responder does? Just think about 9/11 for a moment. Firefighters, police, paramedics, and more rushing into Lower Manhattan. Whether you’ve had your own emergency or not, it’s not hard to understand and appreciate the dangerous and difficult work they do. Liver...more-Pleasanton Fire Department Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighters Local 1974 See more