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The Scottsdale Parks & Preserve Unit is a newly formed unit in 2007 and is currently building its staff to include one full time supervisor with five officers. Each officer will be certified in 4x4 driving, mountain biking, and all terrain vehicle (ATV) riding. The Parks & Preserve Unit’s primary role will be to proactively patrol and enforce criminal code violations in the urban parks and on the over 265 miles of trails in the Preserve and state lands.
Officers will utilize foot patrols, mountain bikes, 4x4 trucks, and ATVs to patrol the areas. Officers will also employ a variety of tactics in patrolling the areas including full uniform and plain clothes details with saturation enforcement and education details. Officers will take an active role during search and rescue operations in the Preserve and state lands.
The Parks & Preserve Unit will work closely with the Parks and Recreation Division to identify and address the needs in the urban parks. The unit will also work closely with the Preserve Director and the preserve stewards to identify issues unique to the Preserve and state lands. Partnerships will be created with the Arizona Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Land Department, and Game and Fish to ensure the unique needs of Preserve and state land areas are met.
