Gardendale Police Department

The Gardendale Police Department serves the City of Gardendale, north of Birmingham, with a population of nearly 14,000. Since 2007 the department moved from Gardendale City Hall to a new Gardendale Police Headquarters in the former Food-World location at 1309 Decatur Highway. The Chief of Police is Mike Walker.

Organization

As of 2007, the Gardendale Police Department consisted of approximately 30 full-time employees plus another 29 part-time employees. The full-time employees include the Chief, patrol officers, two bicycle patrol officers, two investigators, and six dispatchers. The part-time employees include eight school crossing guards, eight reserve officers, and 13 Police Explorers. The latter is made up of 14-to-20-year-old youths and is affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America.

Police Chiefs

• Wallace Campbell, –2007
• Kevin Howell (interim), 2007
• Mike Walker, 2007–present

References

• Gardendale Police Department. (April 30, 2016). City of Gardendale. Accessed April 30, 2016.