Operations Bureau

The Operations Bureau of the Pueblo Police Department consists of the Patrol Division, Traffic Section, Pueblo Law Enforcement Chaplain Corps, Crisis Intervention Team, Honor Guard, Peer Support Team, Code Enforcement, Internal Affairs Section, School Resource Officer Section, and Training Section.

Questions or concerns regarding the Operations Bureau? Contact Deputy Chief Zach Ballas at: 719-553-3216

Patrol Division

The Patrol Division and the officers who staff it are the uniformed personnel who respond to initial reports of crime and perform the initial investigations that set the tone for the success of a case. The officers respond to a plethora of issues that include order maintenance and community service efforts, crime and disturbance reports, traffic accidents, and runaways, to name a few. When a citizen needs help with almost any issue, it is the Police Department they call and the uniformed patrol officer who responds.

Patrol Shifts

  • Watch I: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Watch II: 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  • Watch IV: 10:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Traffic Section 

The Pueblo Police Department Traffic Section is responsible for the following:

  • Abandoned Vehicles
  • Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement
  • DUI Enforcement
  • Handicap Parking Enforcement
  • Hit and Run Accident Investigations
  • Impounded / Towed Vehicles
  • Parking Enforcement
  • Parades and Public Education About Safe Driving Behaviors
  • Red Light Cameras
  • Seat Belt Enforcement
  • Speed Enforcement
  • Vehicular Accident Investigations
  • VIN Inspections

Questions or concerns regarding the Traffic Section? Contact: 719-553-2934

Internal Affairs Section

The Internal Affairs Section exists to ensure the integrity of the Pueblo Police Department. It is the responsibility of the Internal Affairs Section to ensure that intensive, impartial investigations of complaints are conducted in a manner that provides for objectivity, fairness, and justice for all parties associated with the complaint. The Section is staffed by 2 sergeants who are responsible for the internal affairs function and who perform their duties with the authority of the Chief of Police.

Questions or concerns regarding the Internal Affairs Section? Contact: 719-553-2414

School Resource Officer Section

The officers assigned to the School Resource Officer (SRO) Section are responsible for safety and law enforcement at 34 schools in Pueblo. There is 1 SRO assigned to each of the 4 high schools and 6 middle schools in Pueblo City Schools. Those officers also have the responsibility for assigned elementary schools within the city.

The SRO Section is responsible for the following:

  • Conflict Resolution with Students
  • Handle All of the Schools' Law Enforcement Needs
  • Implementation of Safety Crisis Plans and Conducting Lock-Down Drills
  • Investigate the Cases they Generate to a Successful Completion
  • Weekly Check-ins With Surrounding Elementary Schools

Questions or concerns regarding the SRO Section? Contact: Sergeant Stephen Perez at 719-553-3311

Training Section

The mission of the Training Section is to provide or facilitate training opportunities for all employees of the Pueblo Police Department. The Training Section consists of 1 sergeant, 2 officers and assigned clerical staff.

The Training Section is responsible for the following:

  • Department Training Functions
  • Keeping Track of Outside Training
  • Pueblo Police Department Law Enforcement Academy
  • The Citizen's Academy (in both English and Spanish)
  • The Park Ranger Academy
  • The Pueblo Police Department Explorer Academy
  • Quarterly In-Service Training

Code Enforcement Unit

The Code Enforcement Unit is tasked with the enforcement of Municipal ordinances that deal with quality of life issues pertaining to health and sanitation.

The Code Enforcement Unit is responsible for the following: handling complaints about solid waste (litter), junk vehicles, and weeds, abatement of the properties in violation, issuance of summons into Municipal Court, and rendering assistance to other units of the Police Department and other city departments.

Questions or concerns regarding Code Enforcement? Contact the Code Enforcement Office at: 719-553-2592

Chaplains Corps 

The Pueblo Police Chaplains Corps is a volunteer unit made up of pastors from local churches and other organizations. The mission of the Pueblo Law Enforcement Chaplain Corps is 2-fold: the Chaplain Corps is a resource for area law enforcement officers and their families in times of plight and grief, and it provides comfort, assistance and/or spiritual guidance to citizens during times of victimization, crisis, and distress.

Questions or concerns regarding the Chaplains Corps? Contact: 719-553-6059