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Cotati police chief presents 2025 annual report, cites 509 arrests and new fixed ALPR cameras
Summary
Police Chief Simmons told the Cotati Police Advisory Committee the department handled 12,882 events in 2025, reported 509 arrests, closed dispatcher vacancies, deployed two fixed Flock ALPR cameras with a 30-day retention policy, and recorded just two procedural complaints for the year.
Cotati Police Chief Simmons presented the departments 2025 annual report to the Cotati Police Advisory Committee, saying the agency handled 12,882 events and recorded 509 arrests in 2025.
The report, Simmons said, highlights staffing gains and targeted traffic enforcement. "We had a total of 12,882 total events in 2025," he said. "There were a total of 509 arrests in 2025." Simmons noted that arrests declined from 557 in 2024 but remain elevated compared with earlier years, and he attributed much of recent arrest activity to proactive DUI enforcement funded in part by a CHP grant that provided a patrol vehicle, equipment and training.
Simmons outlined staffing changes: 13 sworn positions and eight civilian roles, one current officer vacancy (down from three earlier in the…
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