Welcome to the Bismarck Police Department Web Site.
This site was designed to provide the citizens and visitors of the City of Bismarck the general workings of the Bismarck Police Department and to provide information on how to prevent, reduce and report crime.
The Bismarck Police Department has an authorized or funded strength of 117 employees. Of this total, 89 are sworn police officers and 28 are civilian positions.
The Bismarck Police Department has an Administrative Staff and two major divisions. The two divisions are: Field Services and Support Services. The Chief of Police, Field Services Commander and Support Services Commander provide overall direction and control for the department.
The Administrative Staff is made up of the Chief of Police and an Office Assistant III.
The Field Services Division is the largest division of the Department, comprised of 73 sworn and 7 civilian employees. They are the most visible elements of the Department. They consist of: Patrol Section, Traffic Section, which includes Car Markers and Animal Control, and the Investigations Section, which also includes drug, gang and gaming officers.
The Support Services Division has 12 sworn officers and 21 civilian employees. These employees perform the functions that enable the rest of the Department to operate at maximum efficiency. They consist of: Administrative Services, Accreditation/Crime Analysis,Training Section, Crime Prevention/Community Services Section, Police Youth Bureau (PYB), Records Section, Reception, Facility Maintenance Section, LE Domestic Advocate, Police Chaplain and Office Assistant to Support Services.
Our Mission
The men and women of the Bismarck Police Department are dedicated to provide our citizens and visitors with a safe environment to live, work and play. We take pride in being a very responsive law enforcement agency when addressing community needs. We will continue to preserve Bismarck's excellent quality of life by building partnerships with our citizens in resolving community problems. We strive for excellence by providing our employees with a positive, supportive and professional environment, which promotes innovative and creative thinking.
Contact Information
To report a crime or suspicious activity, call 223-1212. To report a crime in progress, or an emergency situation, dial 9-1-1. If you have information about a crime, you can deliver the information anonymously through the Crime Stoppers program. Call 224-TIPS (8477).
Telephone: 701-223-1212
Crime Stoppers: 701-224-8477
Emergency: 911
FAX: 701-355-1927
Postal address:
Bismarck Police Department
700 S 9 St
Bismarck, ND 58504
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Flashing Red Lights? Move to the Right!
Bismarck Police Crime Prevention
You are driving in your car when suddenly you hear a siren…and see flashing red lights. What do you do? Hopefully you’ll make the “Right Move.”
According to State Law, upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle displaying a visible flashing, revolving, or rotating blue, white, or red light, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right of way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in that position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer. (Failing to yield to an emergency vehicle is a $50 fine and two points on your license.)
In other words, when an ambulance, fire truck or police car is approaching with its emergency lights on, pull to the right and stop, without stopping in an intersection, until the emergency vehicle has gone by, unless a police officer directs you otherwise.
Nationwide, nearly 16,000 collisions take place every year because a growing number of drivers fail to pull to the right when emergency vehicles are using their lights and sirens to respond to emergency calls.
While many drivers do pull to the right and let the emergency vehicles pass, others have been seen doing the wrong thing. Some have even been known to slam on their brakes in front of the officer’s vehicle, stopping traffic altogether.
It is unknown why drivers respond the way they do. It may be that they do not realize the emergency vehicle is behind them, they panic when they see the lights and siren or think they are in trouble themselves.
10 Simple Rules to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle:
DO
1. Stay calm.
2. Move as far to the right side of the road as possible and stop.
3. If you cannot move to the right because of another vehicle or obstacle, just stop.
4. Look for other emergency vehicles that may be following.
5. Drivers should stay at least 500 feet behind emergency vehicles using their lights and sirens.
DON'T
1. Don’t stop in an intersection.
2. Don’t pull to the left in the center lane or left turn lane.
3. Don’t try to beat the traffic light or turn before the emergency vehicle gets there.
4. Don’t drive through a red light or stop sign when an emergency vehicle approaches from behind.
5. Don’t disregard the presence of the emergency vehicle by continuing to drive.
When you hear a siren or air horn while driving in a congested area and you DO NOT SEE the emergency vehicle’s flashing lights:
• Slow down.
• Turn your radio volume down.
• Check your mirrors frequently.
• Stay focused and anticipate the emergency vehicle.
• DON’T enter an intersection until it's clear.
Emergency vehicles that can travel quickly and safely to an emergency situation are very important to our community. Time lost by an emergency vehicle stopped in traffic could be the time needed to save a life. Please, remember not to panic, but to pull your vehicle to the right and stop, allowing emergency vehicles using their emergency lights, to pass safely.
For more information, contact Sgt. Mark Buschena, 221-7203.
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