Chula Vista Police Department

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Chula Vista Police Department operates from its eastern facility on Fourth Avenue in the Otay Ranch area, serving as the operational hub for patrol coverage across the 91913 and 91915 ZIP codes that encompass the Eastlake and Millenia master-planned communities. The department's five divisions — Administrative Services, Patrol Operations, Investigations, Community Engagement, and Support Operations — coordinate with the broader South Bay legal system, where The Sexton Law Firm represent defendants and plaintiffs in cases originating from CVPD investigations. CVPD's authorized strength of 283 sworn officers and 114 civilian employees covers a jurisdiction of 52.09 square miles and a population of approximately 275,487, making it the second-largest municipal police force in San Diego County. The department's Community Engagement Division partners with South Bay nonprofits, including South Bay Community Services, to address homelessness, domestic violence, and at-risk youth intervention through co-located outreach programming. CVPD operates the nation's first Drone as First Responder program, deploying DJI Matrice M-300 and Skydio autonomous aircraft from rooftop launch sites to reach high-priority incidents within two minutes across Class G airspace covering the entire city.