The Pottstown Police Department is organized into four divisions: the Patrol Division consists of 20 Police Officers, 4 Corporals, and 4 Sergeants working 12-hour shifts to provide 24-hour protection and respond to all calls for service and crime reports; the Detective Division handles follow-up investigations and major crime scene processing including evidence collection, fingerprinting, and specialized investigations into arson, sexual assault, and juvenile crimes; the Community Response Unit, formed in April 2001, employs plain-clothed officers to address quality of life and narcotics-related issues in coordination with the District Attorney's Narcotic Enforcement Team; and the Records Division maintains arrest, accident, and incident reports and is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., charging $15.00 per copy of accident reports while restricting release of records related to ongoing investigations, juveniles, and domestic violence incidents.
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