Assistant Chief
Gary Perkins
A ssistant Chief Perkins is responsible for the daily oversight of the op- erations of the Police Department which includes the Patrol Division, Support Services Division, the DeSoto Regional Jail. The Police Depart- ment is authorized 81 Sworn Officers and 40 full and part time civilian personnel providing Police Services 24 hours a day, seven days a week and serves an area of 21.6 square miles. In 2021 we had an increase in calls for service and reports taken the DeSoto Police Department continued to serve the community and worked with our community partners, residents and businesses toward the goal of keeping the city safe as we continued to overcome the COVID - 19 pandemic impact.
The DeSoto Police Department is divided into different divisions - Administration, Patrol, Support Services and Jail, and some units are divided into sub - divisions by function.
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
The Administration Division consists of the Chief of Police, 1 Assistant Chief of Police, 1 Sergeant in Professional Standards, 1 Training Cor- poral, 1 Reserve Officer, 2 Staff Assistants, 3 Records Clerks and 1 part - time Records Clerk.
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