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La Mesa City Hall
8130 Allison Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91942
619.463.6611

Police Department
8181 Allison Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91942
(non-emergency)
619.667.1400

Police Department

Department Overview

Contact
Alan Lanning
Police Chief

8181 Allison Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91942

Emergency: Dial 9-1-1
Non-Emergency: Dial 619.667.1400
Fax 619.667.1419

Hours
Business Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
City Calendar

The La Mesa Police Department provides general law enforcement services for the City of La Mesa. The Department has 68 sworn peace officers and 31 non-sworn staff. Our non-sworn staff performs functions such as:

The Department has an active volunteer program, made up of members of the Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol and other volunteers who provide a variety of services for city residents.

Through our staff, the Department responds to calls for service on a 24-hour-a-day basis, investigates crimes, and provides a comprehensive community education program in crime prevention. Our crime prevention programs include:

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Police Department Training at 4865 Cypress Street - July 30 The La Mesa Police Department will be holding a police training exercise from approximately 3:30 pm until 5:00 pm. [Read on...]

The Dangers of Texting While Driving - May 20 On April 27th the La Mesa City Council adopted a resolution to educate the public about the dangers of cell phone use and texting while driving. [Read on...]

Neighborhood Update The La Mesa Police Department has some exciting news to share! We have implemented a new system on our website so our citizens can keep up-to-date on current crime in their neighborhoods. [Read on...]

La Mesa is Looking at Ways to Make Our Streets Safer for All Types of Travel You can help us by taking a short survey about walking, biking and taking transit in La Mesa. [Take Online Survey Now!]