Police Department
Phone: (615) 793-7744
The La Vergne Police Department is made up of 46 commissioned officers,
including the Chief, detectives, narcotics/gang unit and patrol officers.
The La Vergne Police Department currently has more than 30 patrol cars
and 2 motorcycles which allow officers to patrol the streets of the city
during the three daily shifts. They patrol streets and business parking
lots to ensure the safety of the residents of La Vergne.
Six detectives currently work in the La Vergne Police Department’s Criminal
Investigation unit. The CID unit works hundreds of cases per year including
domestic and sexual crimes, robberies, burglaries and thefts, assault and
other serious crimes. For more information about the LPD’s CID or to speak
with a detective, please call 793-7744 Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.
The La Vergne Police Department knows that you want yourself and your family
to be safe. For more information on Neighborhood Organizing, keeping your
family safe, drugs, gangs and more, clink on the following web sites:
National Crime Prevention Council
McGruff
We Prevent
TN Sexual Offender Registry
For children, department officers teach the nationally recognized
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
and Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) programs
and the department supports a 100+ member Police
Athletic League (PAL) program.
In addition, the department continues to be active in Community Oriented
Policing, a popular style of policing. Out of this has come the Neighborhood
Watch Program and the Citizen’s Police Academy
(CPA). Officers and Neighborhood Watch programs also host special
community-related informative meetings to discuss issues such as gangs,
drugs and identity theft. The department also participates in
National Night Out.
The department is also heavily involved in the Judicial District 16’s
Domestic Violence program. At Christmas time, the department – along with
local motorcyclists – hosts a Toy Run to collect gifts for needy children.
Public Fingerprinting is available at the La Vergne Police Department
between the hours of 7:00am - 7:00pm, Monday through Friday
(when available). The cost for public fingerprinting is $10.00 per card.
The Police Department can accept checks or money orders made out to the
"La Vergne Police Department".
You must present a valid driver's license, state issued ID card, or
passport. Fingerprint cards can only be given to the subject of the
fingerprints or to a governmental entity. For additional information,
contact the La Vergne Police Department Records Department at
(615) 793-7744.
"Are You OK?"
R U OK takes the fear out of being alone.
The La Vergne Police Department offers a free program called
"Are You OK?" that checks on latch-key children, along with
the elderly, disabled, and the homebound with a daily phone call. The
nationwide telephone reassurance system calls individuals at a specific
time each day to ask, "Are you okay?"
The system can call subscribers more than once a day, and/or at different
times on different days. Additionally, various messages are available
including medication reminders.
If a regular "Are you OK" call is made and there is no answer
or a busy signal after a defined number of retries, a police officer will
be dispatched to the residence to see if the resident is okay.
"Are You OK takes the fear out of being alone", said La Vergne
Police Chief Mike Walker. "We urge people who might be at risk –
whether it’s from extremely hot temperatures or a child being home alone –
to call and subscribe to "Are You OK?""
To subscribe to "Are You OK?" locally, simply call the
non-emergency phone number of the LaVergne Police Department at 793-7744
and give the name and phone number of the person who needs the service.
For more information about the national program, visit the website
www.ruok.com.
City Ordiance #15-604 Prohibits Parking on City Roadways.
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