Welcome back to the Mountain View Police Department’s “Silicon Valley Beat” podcast! Traffic safety in Mountain View is a topic frequently on the minds of residents and police alike. The MVPD traffic unit strives each and every day to reduce the number of traffic incidents throughout our city through education, engagement, working with the traffic […]

See a swarm of motorcycle officers around town? Learn more about our traffic safety efforts

Want to know what goes on at a police department located in the heart of Silicon Valley? Then look no further. Mountain View, California is home to companies like Google, LinkedIn, Symantec, WhatsApp and, of course, the Mountain View Police Department.

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It’s that time of year again! Summer has practically become synonymous with the words “concert season” and we have quite a lineup coming to Shoreline Amphitheatre At Mountain View in the next few months. With each show, our officers take great care to make sure everyone not only has a good time, but also stays […]

The Summer of Rock: Concert season and Safety at Shoreline

It’s time for a new edition of the Mountain View Police Department’s “Silicon Valley Beat” podcast! In this recording, we get to share some behind-the-scenes stories about one of our newest- and furriest – officers, K9 Thor! Thor and his handler, Officer Curtis Lau, stopped by our offices to chat about their paw-sitive partnership, their canine […]

MVPD’s “Silicon Valley Beat” has gone to the dogs … er … K9s

Welcome back, listeners! In this edition of the Mountain View Police Department’s “Silicon Valley Beat,” we are excited to introduce you to our newest unit — the Cyber Crime Unit. As more of our lives are connected to the internet, more cyber crime opportunities arise. Here in Mountain View, we are thrilled to have Det. Britton […]

See a swarm of motorcycle officers around town? Learn more about our traffic safety efforts

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