Early last year, the Long Beach Police Department relocated South Patrol Division personnel from the Public Safety Building to the West Patrol Division sub-station due to the construction of the new Civic Center Public Safety parking structure at 400 West Broadway. This move helped mitigate parking and operational issues during the construction process.
Construction has been completed, and the five-level parking structure provides 295 parking spots for Police Department and Fire Department personnel. Occupying this new parking structure will help create open parking availability in nearby parking garages for other city employees and provide more availability for paid parking at nearby parking locations.
Effective July 17, 2021, South Patrol Division officers will be back deploying from the Public Safety Building. From this point forward, South Patrol Division personnel officers will deploy from the Public Safety building located at 400 W. Broadway. South Division patrol staffing and operations will not be impacted during the move. Police services to our community will continue without interruptions.
To contact the South Patrol Division, email LBPDSouth@longbeach.gov or call (562) 570-7561.
Original News Release 1/28/20:
PUBLIC SAFETY GARAGE CONSTRUCTION AND TEMPORARY DEPLOYMENT OF SOUTH PATROL DIVISION
Construction is expected to begin next month on a new garage to support public safety operations. As a result, the South Patrol Division will temporarily deploy from the West Patrol Division starting February 1, 2020. This move will be effective until the completion of the construction of the new parking structure, which is anticipated to last 18-24 months.
The South and West Patrol Divisions will continue to operate independently from one another, staffing and service in both divisions will not be affected. South Patrol Division officers will deploy from the West Patrol Division substation at the beginning of each shift and will continue to patrol their assigned beats in the downtown area as normal. All Measure A funded positions will remain in place and will continue to be located at the Public Safety Building downtown.
The proposed five-level parking structure, approved by Long Beach City Council in early 2019, will provide parking to support police operations, and provide more availability for paid parking at nearby parking locations.
To contact the South Patrol Division, email LBPDSouth@longbeach.gov or call (562) 570-7561.