SPECIFIC SERVICES

• RECORDS BUREAU
  Public Operating Hours:
  Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. closed Saturday & Sunday
  
  

  Records Bureau staff
  process confidential files,
  police reports, arrest
  records, subpoenas
  and provide data entry.
  Also updates State/Federal databases, including the
  Stolen Vehicle System,
  Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and
  various property systems.

   Fees Handled through the Records Bureau:

   - Report fees: Crime Reports /Property = $0.25 per page)
   - Traffic Accidents = $0.25 per page
   - Vehicle Release Fee = $90.00
   - Repossession Fee = $15.00 (Must be repossessed in Alhambra)

   Fees may be paid in cash, as well as by check or money order
   (write checks and money orders payable to the City of Alhambra).

• TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT PERMITS
  A "Parking Permit Dispenser" is located in the front lobby of the Alhambra Police Department (211 S. First St.). Overnight parking permits are available for purchase
  from the dispenser, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, or they can also be purchased online. The cost per night for a temporary overnight parking is $3. Up to
  ten nights may be purchased from the dispenser at one time, using either coins or
  bills up to $20 in value. Change will be given in five-dollar bills and dollar coins.
  To validate the Temporary Overnight Parking Permit, the complete license plate number, or if there is not license plate, the last four numbers of the Vehicle
  Identification Number (VIN) must be clearly written in the space provided. The
  permit must be displayed face-up on the driver's side of the dashboard and must
  not cover the VIN number on the vehicle's dash board. Exemptions include vehicles displaying a handicap license plate or placard and trailers that are not self-propelled either standing alone or attached to a vehicle. Out-of-state license plates are
  not exempt. Yearly permits can be purchased from the Finance Department
  (626-570-5020).
   
  Note that no overnight parking is allowed on the following streets:
   
  
  • Atlantic Boulevard
  • Fremont Avenue
  • Garfield Avenue
  • Huntington Drive
  • Mission Road
  • Valley Boulevard
     
• ACCOUNTING BUREAU
  Public Operating Hours:
  Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
  closed Saturday & Sunday
   
  The Accounting Bureau handles the Police Department's financial responsibilities including accounts payable, purchasing, and supply maintenance. The Accounting Bureau manages and audits several cash funds including petty cash, parking kiosk revenue, change machine funds, and cash register transactions. All bills that are the responsibility of the Police Department are prepared for payment by the Accounting Bureau and forwarded to the Finance Department for processing.
   
• DISPATCH/COMMUNICATIONS
  This section answers 911 emergency calls and police-related business calls.
  It dispatches Police employees to calls for service, and answers radio traffic from
  police officers who are working those calls for service. Dispatchers are highly trained
  in order to perform the level of multi-tasking necessary to perform the job. They will typically answer over 15,000 phone calls per month. The dispatchers assist officers
  in the field by checking to see if those subjects being contacted have outstanding warrants for their arrest, or if the vehicle that was just stopped is a reported stolen vehicle. They are also responsible for monitoring building security and control
  numerous alarm boards--and keep records and logs of the police department's
  daily activities.
   
• PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
  Daily hours of operation:
  7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

  This section is responsible for the intake of all property booked as evidence,
  safekeeping or found. All property must be verified, properly catalogued and stored
  until needed for court release or other disposition. The property clerk maintains
  property records to ensure that the chain of custody is maintained. Upon receipt of disposition instructions from either investigators or the court, items are pulled for destruction, auction, donation or conversion for City use. All efforts are made to locate
  the owners of found property. All persons requesting items for pick-up must do so by appointment only. For more information, contact the Property Clerk at 626-570-5148. 

• TRAINING SECTION
  This section is responsible for prospective employee recruitment, including
  screening, testing, interviewing and conducting background investigations. It also disseminates training bulletins, operational procedure changes, and additions/
  revisions to the Alhambra Police Department Manual. The Training section oversees training mandates of the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) career development and continuing education, and tracks the job-related training of employees to encourage and maintain Police Department standards.
   
• PERSONNEL
  This section maintains daily police payroll sheets, biweekly payroll calculations,
  bi-weekly benefit leave reports, injury on duty claims, monthly evaluations, and
  other personnel related records. The section also generates personnel files and handles all employee actions for the Police Department.