Patrol Division

The Patrol Division uses the special abilities of properly trained police dogs to supplement law enforcement services to the public. Duties include tactical response and support, building searches, tracking, narcotics detection and also as a high visibility deterrent. Canine deployment shall be made by highly trained and well supervised handlers operating in strict accordance with the highest ethical standards and safety practices of law enforcement.

The Department has implemented the operation of small Unmanned Aircraft System(s), SUAS, to assist during special events, emergencies, and special operations in order to provide increased situational awareness and enhance officer safety. They will also be implemented to help combat increases in crimes in specific, identifiable areas.

The regulation of traffic and the prevention of collisions are important objectives within the North Little Rock Police Department. The accomplishment of these objectives is largely dependent upon active participation by all patrol officers in traffic enforcement.

The SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team is an elite tactical unit of the North Little Rock Police Department. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers. SWAT team members’ duties include: performing hostage rescues and counter-terrorism operations; serving high risk arrest and search warrants; subduing barricaded suspects; and engaging heavily-armed criminals. SWAT teams are often equipped with specialized firearms and other specialized equipment to protect themselves and the community.

The Crisis Negotiation Team consists of highly trained individuals who negotiate with a person or group of people actively involved in a criminal, domestic, or mental health incident. The CNT’s responsibilities include; but are not limited to:
Deescalating potentially life-threatening situations using verbal crisis management techniques.
Responding to incidents involving suicidal, armed/barricaded, emotionally disturbed, and hostage-holding individuals.
Save lives and mitigates crisis incidents while attempting to avoid unnecessary risk to officers, citizens, victims, and subjects.

The Special Response Team is made up of specially trained officers of the North Little Rock Polcie Department. The SRT’s responsibilities include; but are not limited to: Emergency Service Response such as riots, civil disorder, or other emergency situations. The SRT’s are often equipped with specialized non-lethal weapons and other specialized equipment to protect themselves and the community.

The North Little Rock Police Department is committed to building and fostering positive relationships with the citizens of our community. The department believes that it is imperative to build trusting relationships with the youth, school staff, and the community to create safer schools. The School Resource Officers are dedicated to working with the North Little Rock School District to ensure a safer learning environment, provide valuable resources to school staff, teachers and youth to prevent and solve problems within the school and community.

The North Little Rock Police Athletic League, the North Little Rock Police Department, and a host of community volunteers work together in a public and private partnership to provide quality athletic and educational activities for children at no cost to the participants. In this way, NLRPAL reaches across neighborhood, cultural, and socioeconomic lines to form lasting relationships between our youth and role models in our community.

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The Honor Guard is made up of specially trained officers of the North Little Rock Police Department. The primary role of the unit is to provide funeral honors for fallen officers.  The Honor Guard also serves as the “guardians of the colors” by displaying and escorting the national flag on ceremonial occasions at official city functions.