| Elko
Police Department History & Information The
City of Elko was incorporated by an Act of the Legislature
of the State of Nevada March 14, 1917. At that time a Police
Supervisor, W.R. Mayer was appointed to be the executive officer
of his department and had under his special charge the enforcement
of all police regulations. June 2, 1917, George Cotant was
unanimously appointed City Marshall and J.C. Doughty was unanimously
appointed Police Judge for the City of Elko, both with a monthly
salary of $1. each.
Also
on this date, F.H. Sutton was appointed Night Watchman with
a monthly salary of $100. Our department currently has a total
of 42 employees, 35 of those employees are sworn officers.
Of those 35 officers, 28 are assigned to the patrol division,
five are assigned to the Detective Division and two are assigned
to the Combined Narcotics Task Force and Juvenile Task Force.
Of the 28 officers assigned to the patrol division, we have
a K-9 Narcotic Unit, a Bicycle Patrol Unit and a Special Response
Team. The office staff includes five support staff who are
assigned specific responsibilities.
The
Elko Police Department supports a Police
Athletic League for the youth of our community which has
grown from 100 to 1800 children presently involved in the
basketball and volleyball programs.
The
Elko Police Department is a professional and progressive law
enforcement agency that is continually moving forward. We
are always looking for opportunities to improve training,
education, technology and equipment for our staff. |
