Police Department

Police Department

Police Department Staff

Click on the name of the staff member you want to contact below:

 

Thomas Jackson,

Police Chief

 

Collina Gast,

Administrative Secretary

 

David Dowda,

Lieutenant, Special

Operations Commander

 

Troy Hickson,

Patrol Lieutenant

 

Linda Singletary,

Records Clerk

 

Marilyn Pardo,

Evidence Custodian

 

Herb Stewartson,

Sergeant, Investigations Unit

 

Brittany Kidd,

CID Secretary

 
Special Programs
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

What is CERT?

 

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
 
Child Safety Seat Checks

The Longwood Police Department in conjunction with Safe Kids, Seminole County participates in Child Safety Seat Checks and Education.  Safe Kids Seminole County urges families to buckle up the entire family when traveling. Buckling up is still the most effective way to save lives and reduce injuries from motor vehicle crashes on America’s roadways. Chances are that someone that you know will be involved in a car crash this year. If they are unbuckled, they’re 50 percent more likely to be injured or killed. Unfortunately, many of those who die will be children; since motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death for children in America.

 

On the second Wednesday of each month, a Child Safety Seat Check Station is set-up at the Longwood Police Department, 235 West Church Avenue, Longwood, Florida, from 8:30am to 10:30am.  From 10:30am to 12:30pm, an educational class for child safety seat installation, and a child safety seat at a discounted rate, is held for those who qualify.

 

Please call in advance for an appointment, 407-260-3424.                                         

                                                                                                                                 
 
RuOK

RuOK, Are You Okay -- The mission of the RuOK Program is to provide assitance and resources to the elderly, special needs, and at risk citizens in the City of Longwood by reaching into the community where they live.

 

In 2004, Chief Jackson initiated the RuOK program by assigning Officer Robert Albritton to the task of reaching out to the special needs people in the Longwood Community.  At that time the other officers were advised to immediately contact Officer Albritton should they encounter someone in the community that may have special needs.  Contact would then be made at the residence and emergency information was placed in a report and each residence is then visited.  Through this method many of the citizens that may otherwise be overlooked are now routinely contacted and checked on.

 

The RuOK Program had currently contacted over 130 seniors and is working on the special needs of over 35 elderly, special needs, and at risk people.

 

The following are some of the service providers we are currently working with:

  • Department of Children and Families
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Nursing Homes
  • A home healthcare providers
  • At Risk Management Team (Seminole County)
  • TRIAD
  • Seminole County Mental Health
  • Crisis Intervention Team
  • Guardian Care and Geriatric Service