Bike Team
ACPD started its Bike Patrol Program in 1995. All officers on the team must successfully complete a demanding 40-hour certification course, including firearms qualifications, which they must maintain annually. Team members provide support to events like Foxfield Races and the University of Virginia football games. They also hold several bike rodeos throughout the County each year, teaching young riders about bike safety and rules of the road.
Field Training Team
ACPD recognizes the importance of having a comprehensive and fully effective Field Training Team (FTT) and its responsibilities to orient, integrate, and field train newly hired, reassigned, or recently promoted sworn officers. Such training, monitoring and feedback are critical to an officer’s development, the quality of their performance, and their contribution toward upholding the mission of both ACPD and the County. All training for recruit officers is in compliance with Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services training mandates for police officers. In addition, this agency requires all newly sworn police officers to successfully complete an additional recruit training program prior to assignment in Patrol.
Honor Guard Team
The mission of the Honor Guard Team is to represent ACPD at public functions and events throughout the state. The unit is routinely called upon to perform at all types of events from parades to the funerals of fallen officers and their families.
Peer Support Team
Policing is a demanding, often stressful career. Daily, officers can be exposed to difficult situations. They are called upon to make life and death decisions in a split-second and the margins for error are slim. The Peer Support Team members have been trained both regionally and nationally to provide encouragement during times of need, whether to members of our agency, regional partners, or beyond. Our mission is to provide words of encouragement to those who will listen. We are committed to the wellness of the members of our agency and continue to place officer wellness at the forefront of our mission.
