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Chief of Police Ruben Ortiz Jr. Mission Statement: To provide professional law enforcement services using proactive enforcement, community partnerships, problem solving and technology which creates a safe, secure living and working environment for the citizens, visitors and business community of the Lovelock Paiute Tribe Phone: (775)422-2503 |
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The Lovelock Colony Police Department delivers professional policing services to Paiute Tribe and Trust Lands. Although the police department is a full-service law enforcement agency, the department enjoys strong collaborative relationships with its law enforcement partners in the region and leverages those partnerships to provide robust and seamless services to all Lovelock residents, visitors, and employees.
Lovelock Colony Police Department jurisdiction is unique, Enforcing violations of tribal, state, and federal law. Violations of tribal law are adjudicated through the tribe’s court system. Violations of state law are directly filed with the Pershing County District Attorney’s Office.
All of Lovelock Colony Police Department Officers meet the minimum training requirements set forth by the Nevada Commission of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Further, they regularly attend required in-service training programs, including those that sharpen their perishable skills. All of Lovelock’s Colony police officers must also meet the Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement standards
The Lovelock Colony Tribe Police department knows that crime does not recognize tribal land boundaries, thus making it important for the department to continue to work with its community and other public safety agency partners in a concerted effort to identify innovative ways to prevent crime and increase effective policing services.
Lovelock Colony Police Department jurisdiction is unique, Enforcing violations of tribal, state, and federal law. Violations of tribal law are adjudicated through the tribe’s court system. Violations of state law are directly filed with the Pershing County District Attorney’s Office.
All of Lovelock Colony Police Department Officers meet the minimum training requirements set forth by the Nevada Commission of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Further, they regularly attend required in-service training programs, including those that sharpen their perishable skills. All of Lovelock’s Colony police officers must also meet the Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement standards
The Lovelock Colony Tribe Police department knows that crime does not recognize tribal land boundaries, thus making it important for the department to continue to work with its community and other public safety agency partners in a concerted effort to identify innovative ways to prevent crime and increase effective policing services.