Hillsboro Police Department

The DeSoto Police Department works to provide safety and security and protect lives and property through crime prevention and law enforcement. It operates patrol, detective, K-9 and records units. The department employs a code enforcement officer who retrieves at-large animals and enforces health and safety violations in and around residences and businessess. The DeSoto Police Department has a dispatch center that answers police, fire, and medical emergency and nonemergency calls. It supports Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), which is an educational classroom program that helps to prevent drug abuse and violence among children. The department offers fingerprinting services and conducts the ride-along program. The DeSoto Police Department is located in De Soto, Mo.

The Festus Police Department works to provide law enforcement services and ensure the safety and security of citizens. It maintains patrol, investigation and K-9 divisions. The department operates a special response team that handles hostage and barricaded situations, serves high-risk warrants and provides dignitary protection. The Festus Police Department has a communication center that responds to various police, fire, and medical emergency and nonemergency cases. It also supports the LOCATER system, which supplies information through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The department undertakes cases related to homicide, sexual assault, burglary, auto theft, child abuse, fraud and missing persons. The Festus Police Department is located in Festus, Mo.

The Pevely Police Department is a law enforcement agency that protects the lives and properties of citizens and visitors, focuses on preserving peace, prevents crime and disorder, and safeguards personal rights and liberty. The department was established in 1968 and serves more than 4,400 residents. It conducts a neighborhood watch program that encourages citizens to help in law enforcement by reporting suspicious criminal activities. The department provides fingerprinting identification services for children and adults. The Pevely Police Department operates a detective bureau and field operations and patrol divisions. In addition, the department offers vacation house and record checking services. It maintains a location in Pevely, Mo.