The men and women assigned to the Palm Desert Police Department are proud to bring you this web site, with the hope that it will foster better relations, communication, and understanding of the role this department has in our community. The Palm Desert Police Department is dedicated to providing the citizens, business owners, and visitors to Palm Desert a safe and pleasant environment in which to live, work, and enjoy the amenities of this fine city.

This web site offers a brief look at the many services the Department provides. It also offers a means of direct contact for those persons who use the Internet daily, at work, at home, and on the road. Be sure to check out the interactive pages, which are designed to help speed the crime reporting process, and to help report problem traffic areas within the city. The use of the interactive pages will speed up the time in which you can receive a report for insurance purposes, or for your own personal records. This method of filing a report will help keep sworn deputies on the streets, looking for criminal activity. The web site also offers you the ability to send direct e-mail to certain officers at the Department. This will often allow for a quicker response time to a question or concern you may have.

There is a links page which will allow you access to many other local, county, state, and federal web sites, all offering law enforcement and government related information.

Captain Dan Wilham serves as the Chief of Police for the City of Palm Desert, he can be contacted at (760) 836-1600.

The Palm Desert Police Department is proudly served under contract by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Contract law enforcement has been in existence for many years, in fact, the Riverside County Sheriff's department has been providing law enforcement services to the City of Palm Desert since the city was founded in 1973. Palm Desert is one of 13 cities in our county that have asked us to provide law enforcement services.

*New* Don't miss the "Police Bulletin" link on the top of this page. Our Web Log, or "Blog" of daily updated facts, figures and information. The link includes the following areas of interest:

• The daily updated "Significant Incident Reports" discussing the daily significant calls for service for all areas covered by the Palm Desert Station. (Including Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells and the County)
• The "Press Releases" link which gives information on cases of high significance that are shared with the media.
• Our "Police Alerts" which gives our citizens facts of high importance.
• We also ask you to look under the "Recovered Stolen Property" link, which includes pictures of stolen property we have seized on specific cases. These photos allow for victims to easily peruse items that may have been taken during reported crimes.

The Palm Desert Police Department is proud to provide quality service to the City of Palm Desert. We are as our slogan reads: "Professionals Who Care" Again, thanks for visiting our website and remember that public safety is everyone's business and we are here to protect and serve you.