Atherton Police Department

The Belmont Police Department, established in 1926, is a full-service law enforcement agency that preserves peace, enforces laws, protects lives and properties, arrests violators, and prevents and deters crime. It maintains uniformed patrol, traffic enforcement, investigations, K-9, crime prevention, dispatch and records divisions. The Belmont Police Department supports the Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program, which is a school-based, officer-instructed program that includes classroom instruction and various learning activities. The department maintains the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, which specializes in hostage and barricaded gunman situations and bomb disposal. Located in Belmont, Calif., the Belmont Police Department employs more than 50 sworn officers and civilian volunteers.

The Hillsborough Police Department works to provide public safety services, preserve peace, and enforce local, state and federal laws. It operates patrol, investigation, administration and dispatch units. The department s communication division coordinates responses to calls and dispatches personnel for police and fire emergency and nonemergency services. The Hillsborough Police Department provides alarm monitoring and fingerprinting services, as well as conducts vacation home checks. It offers crime prevention and community awareness programs. The department also provides information regarding animal control, emergency preparedness, missing persons, and identity and mail theft. The Hillsborough Police Department is located in Hillsborough, Calif.