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The Patrol Bureau is responsible for carrying out the primary mission of the Police Department by providing around the clock protective service to the citizens of North Ridgeville. While emergency calls for service are the first priority, all calls are answered in a timely and professional manner. When not tasked with these calls, officers actively patrol the city. While on patrol, officers are vigilant to detect and prevent threats to the community, whether the threat is criminal activity, a natural disaster, or breaches of the public order and safety.
To provide constant service, the Patrol Bureau operates three, eight hour shifts throughout each twenty-four hour period. Each shift is led by a Lieutenant who is the shift commander. Each shift is further assigned two patrol supervisors at the rank of Sergeants who assist in supervising the patrol activity.
In order to facilitate complete and efficient service, the city has been geographically divided into three zones. These zones roughly encompass the Northeast, Northwest, and Southern portions of the city. At the beginning of each shift, officers are first assigned to patrol one of these zones. After each Zone has been assigned to one or more officers, the remaining officers are assigned their particular duties. These additional duties may include backing up other officers responding to dangerous calls for service, conducting targeted patrols to counter specific criminal activities, seeking wanted fugitives within North Ridgeville and surrounding communities, and providing additional traffic enforcement in high accident or violation prone areas. 
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