Up to $60,000 Hiring Bonus for Lateral

450 E. Latham Ave.
Hemet, CA 92543

Non-Emergency:  (951) 765-2400
Emergency – Dial 911

Divi Overlays

Derek Maddox

Lieutenant Derek Maddox is the Hemet Police Department’s Community Services Lieutenant and oversees: Community Services Division School Resource Officers Active Engagement Response and Outreach for our Community Team Organized Retail Theft Team Crisis Behavioral...

Gonzalo Alvarez

Lieutenant Gonzalo Alvarez is the Hemet Police Department’s Investigations Bureau Lieutenant and oversees: Investigations Bureau Gang Task Force (GTF) Post Release Accountability Team (PACT) Gang Impact Team (GIT) Cannabis Regulation Task Force (CRTF) Property and...

Josiah Douglas

Lieutenant Josiah Douglas is one of the Hemet Police Department’s Operations Lieutenant’s and oversees: Patrol Bureau Professional Standards Bureau Traffic Bureau Lieutenant Josiah Douglas began his law enforcement career in 1999 when he graduated from the police...

Art Paez

Lieutenant Art Paez is the Hemet Police Department’s Operation Bureau Commander. He currently supervises: Patrol Operations Special Operations Unit (SOU) & Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) Field Training Program K-9 Recruitment Honor Guard Fleet Lieutenant Paez...

K9 Argo

Officer Dominic Del Bono became a K-9 handler in September of 2022 and was matched with his one-year-old partner, K-9 Argo. They graduated from the basic K-9 academy at Adlerhorst International, Inc. in November of 2022.  K-9 Argo is a 75-pound male Belgian Malinois....

K9 River

Sergeant Derek Maddox became the partner of K-9 River in September of 2021. Sergeant Maddox and K-9 River are assigned to Central PACT or Post-release Accountability and Compliance Team supervised by Hemet Police Department.  This Team is made up of officers from the...

K9 Duke

Officer Luke Tabor became a K-9 handler in January of 2021 with his 3-year-old K-9 partner, Duke. They completed the 40-hour Basic Man Trailing course, then were California P.O.S.T. certified through the National Police Bloodhound Association in February of 2021....

K9 Bosco

Officer Dylan Detwiler became a K-9 handler in September of 2021 and was matched with his 3-year-old partner, K-9 Bosco. They graduated the basic K-9 academy at Adlerhorst International, Inc. in October of 2021.  Officer Detwiler and Bosco patrol the City of Hemet as...

fatal stabbing outside local bar-uPDATE

Hemet, California – On Sunday, September 8, 2024, at about 2:03 am, Hemet Police Officers responded to the 200 block of East Florida Avenue, Hemet in regards to a stabbing that had just occurred.  The reporting party informed dispatch someone was stabbed outside the bar.  

Driver Killed in Traffic Collision

On Sunday, 09/08/2024 , at approximately 9:02 PM, Hemet Police Officers responded to an unknown injury traffic collision on Mountain Ave. just west of Soboba St. in the City of Hemet. Officers arrived on the scene and located a silver Kia Forte and a red Hyundai Ioniq with major collision damage within both lanes of traffic.