POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Department Grows Specialized Teams B uilding on the momentum from 2024, the Montclair Police Department continues to expand services to better serve the community. Recruitment and retention efforts continued into 2025, and the Police Department is pleased to announce full-staffing for all positions. “As with any entity, positions become available for various reasons and a major objective of our department is to continue to expand services and opportunities for our members,” said Chief Jason Reed. “These opportunities for specialized assignments lead to more successful recruitment and retention efforts.” In law enforcement, communities have various needs and concerns, and some of those require specialized teams in addition to black-and-white patrol services. In addition to patrol, MPD staffs a full Detective Bureau and Crime Analyst, a complete Dispatch Center, a full-time Special Enforcement Team (SET Team), School Resource Officers, participates in a joint Inland Regional Narcotics Enforcement Team, has a member on the joint US Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force (PSRFTF) and is in the process of establishing a traffic program. In 2025, MPD expanded its level of specialized
It has already been successful in bringing several high-risk situations, including one involving an attempted murder suspect, to non-violent conclusions, Reed said. Lastly, Montclair PD has assigned an officer to the newly established “HIDTA 50” task force that also includes officers from Corona, Ontario, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Upland
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Police Departments, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Established in Los Angeles in 1990, the HIDTA program was created by Congress with the establishment of the Anti–Drug Abuse
Act of 1988. HIDTA provides assistance to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies operating in areas which are determined to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States. HIDTA 50 will have the ability to directly assist the Montclair Police Department with any major problems, assist specialized units such as SET and the Detective Bureau, coordinate and provide specialized training, and assist with operational needs. The Montclair Police Department strives to meet the needs of the community while also providing specialized training and opportunities to officers in this growing city.
services to add a member to the joint High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) team and form a joint Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team with the Upland Police Department. “The addition of these specialized assignments in 2025 in conjunction with those in 2024 has put Montclair PD on the map in San Bernardino County as a full-service highly effective Police Department,” Reed said. The department also added three fully outfitted e-bikes and training for officers with funding from a 2021 Justice Assistance Grant. “There’s no better way to do safety patrols in our renovated parks and along trails, such as the developing San Antonio Creek Trail,” Reed said. “We also use them for high- visibility safety and theft deterrent at the Montclair Place Mall and outreach at community events.” The new joint SWAT team is also an advantageous community builder. “When they bring their equipment out to city events, it helps the community understand why we have a big armored vehicle and green uniforms,” Reed said. “It’s not that we’re the military. It’s designed to protect the community and members of the Police Department. It’s been a very successful outreach and recruitment tool.” The team, which is assembled on an as-needed basis, includes six Montclair officers and 16 from Upland PD currently. The purpose of the team is to respond to high-risk situations, lower liability and provide better safety. All the officers go through extensive training that includes negotiation tactics.
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