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The Prairie Village Police Department is organized into three Divisions; Investigations, Patrol, and Staff Services.
The Patrol Division is commanded by Capt. Joel Porter. The Division is comprised of Animal Control, Patrol and the K-9 and Traffic Units. The Staff Services Division and the Investigations Division are commanded by Capt. Josh Putthoff. The Staff Services Division is comprised of Dispatch, Records, Property, Crime Analysis and Professional Standards. The Investigations Division is comprised of Investigations, the Special Investigations Unit, Crime Prevention, SROs (School Resource Officers) and D.A.R.E.
Investigations conducts criminal investigations into all Part I (felony) and Part II (misdemeanor) crimes within the Cities of Prairie Village and Mission Hills, Kansas. Personnel in this program also conduct juvenile investigations through School Resource Officers (SROs) at Shawnee Mission East High School and Indian Hills Middle School.
The Division is comprised of a Captain, a Detective Sergeant, three traditional Detectives, two School Resource Officers, a D.A.R.E. Officer, as well as a Corporal and Detective assigned to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).