Buena Vista Police Department
Welcome...
Thank you for visiting the My-BV Police Department page. The men and women of the Buena Vista Police Department are proud to serve the citizens of Buena Vista.
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Currently on this page, we're focusing on information related to the building of the new police station. You can click on some of the links to your right for details about this, as well as find some other useful information about the Buena Vista Police Department. You can also click onContinue reading
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New Police Station
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You may have noticed - our police department is currently using a building that was designed as a bank for their police station! Not only is the building itself extremely small for the department's needs, but its security, evidence storage, and access are not adequate either. In addition, having the police station at the East end of Main Street is not ideal for quick and safe responses to emergency situations elsewhere in Town. Check out the specifics in the 2020 Facilities Needs Assessment document linked on the right to get a better idea of what the police department really needs.
Check back on this page often - more information & opportunity for input coming soon!
Now is an exciting time though - we are ready to not only dream of a new police station, but to actually identify where it will be and fully design and build it. This project page is your one-stop-shop to learn everything about where the process is, learn more about the details, and weigh in as we ask your input into your community's new police station.
We will want your participation in the design process, especially around look and feel of the station, as well as if there are opportunities for a community room or other flexible public space.
Who's Listening
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Phone 7195811054 Email jteipel@buenavistaco.gov -
Phone 7193958654 Email dmorgan@buenavistaco.gov
Mission, Chief's Values, and Vision
Mission
It is the mission of the Buena Vista Police Department to ceaselessly pursue criminals, suppress and prevent crime, apprehend offenders, protect lives and property, and maintain order. Our mandate is to do so by being fair, firm, and impartial, to always speak truth, and to act with faith, strength, and honor.
Motto
Fidem vis et honor ad finem or “Faith, strength, and honor, until the end.”
Chief's Values
Being the values of a given chief of police. These are the foundations of our Mission, Vision, and Motto, and those qualities the chief needs to personally exemplify, and those qualities he or she expects from his or her officers. This is a code of honor, and should be considered often and taken seriously.
- Faith: Keeping faith with our community and each other. This means being true to the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and our Mission. This means holding ourselves to a higher standard, and a recognition and respect for the authority that comes with our badge, that “to whom much is given, much is expected.” In good faith, police supervisors will model servant leadership, and officers will reflect this model as public servants. We will not abuse our authority, cases will be investigated thoroughly and properly, and we will conduct ourselves with integrity, on and off duty.
- Strength: Courage in the performance of our duties despite personal danger, animosity, adversity, or ridicule. A willingness and readiness to place ourselves between citizens and harm, with zero tolerance for cowardice. Holding ourselves to high standards of professionalism, that includes physical and mental fortitude so we can excel at the performance of our duties, and maintaining peak physical condition and proficiency in our skills.
- Honor: Treating all with dignity and respect by recognizing both the statutory and judicial limitations of police authority as well as the constitutional rights of all persons. We will respect the traditions of law enforcement and the legacy of those who came before us, and we will honor the fallen. We will always speak the truth and relentlessly pursue law breakers. We will be hard-working, and diligently about the duties for which we are paid. We will love justice, be role-models, and conduct ourselves with humility by putting our citizen’s well-being and safety before our own. We acknowledge that we derive our legal authority from the citizens. We will hold each other accountable to these standards, and not become like the lawless.
- Until the End: Fidelis ad mortem… “faithful unto death.” We will not fear death, and officers are hired with an understanding that they may be called on to lay down their lives for those we’re sworn to protect. The gravitas of these values is that we are true to them, even unto death. As such, our oath and values are sacred and should be considered often. Those that cannot maintain fidelity to these oaths and values will not be hired into our ranks, and cannot maintain brotherhood or sisterhood within our ranks.
Vision
Maintain and enhance the confidence and trust of the people we serve. Strengthen and expand the partnerships between the police and the community. Maximize community participation in identifying problems, developing solutions, and establishing relevant Department priorities and policies. Effectively resolve problems of our community while protecting life and property.
Fidem vis et honor ad finem "Faith, strength, and honor, until the end."
New Training Facility Needs
Colorado police officer certifications are regulated by POST, or Police Officer Standards and Training. POST has numerous continuing training requirements for police officers, and officers must meet these yearly standards and requirements to maintain their certifications. Standards include certain non-perishable skill trainings, such as Anti-Bias in Policing, as well as perishable skills training, to include Firearms, Arrest Control, and Driving. With our current facilities, our officers have consistently lacked proper space to conduct these mandated trainings. The pictures below show us engaging in our arrest control training, which includes defensive tactics and ground fighting. We've often had to do these trainings outside, which is not an ideal or safe environment to practice some of these skill sets, as it exposes officers to injury. We've also relied on the good graces of the Buena Vista High School and High Elevation Wrestling in Nathrop to utilize their mats for some of these trainings. We also lack a good area for classroom trainings. With a new facility, we hope to incorporate training areas where we have the space to place wrestling mats to help us facilitate these required trainings, and a bigger classroom area with dedicated materials to help our officers maintain and improve their skillsets as we strive for excellence.
