Police

The Prescott Valley Police Department works with the diverse citizenry of Prescott Valley to prevent and deter crime and, when that fails, apprehend those who violate the law. The Police Department makes every reasonable effort to recover lost or stolen property, and facilitates the safe and expeditious movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic throughout the town. The department maintains a Field Services Division and Support Services Division, Traffic Unit, Criminal Investigation Unit, Records Unit and Administrative Unit; and provides community policing and crime prevention programs.

Police Department
Dan Schatz
Chief of Police
772-9261
dschatz@pvaz.net

The Police Department provides staff assistance to the following:

• Dispatch

Prescott Valley Police Department Dispatch is now part of a combined communications center that is currently housed at the Prescott Police Department. PVPD dispatchers work alongside Prescott Police dispatchers.

• Field Operations

  Patrol
  The Patrol services are supervised by four Master Police Officers, six Patrol Sergeants, and one Lieutenant who is the Commanding Officer for the Field Services Division.

  Traffic Unit
  The Prescott Valley Police Department is authorized two motor officers and one traffic officer. Currently, one motor officer position is vacant. Officer Rob Brown is assigned as a solo motorcycle officer. His responsibilities include investigating all serious traffic accidents and selective traffic enforcement assignments.

  Animal Control
  The Prescott Valley Animal Control ask that you spay and neuter all animals to help prevent a number of unwanted or abandoned animals.
   

• Support Operations

  This division is supervised by the Commanding Officer for the Support Services Division, which is a Lieutenant. The Support Services Division is comprised of the following sections and units: Investigations Section, Records Section, School Resource Officer Unit, DARE/Community Liaison Unit, and Training/Background Unit.