Uniform, Equipment & Fleet Unit

The Uniform, Equipment, and Fleet Unit is responsible for the purchasing of uniforms, officer’s equipment, and the department’s fleet to include police, animal control, and training academy.

The duties and responsibilities of the Uniform and Equipment Officer consist of ordering uniforms and supplies, shipping and receiving of items, maintaining departmental asset records, and issuing related equipment to all Police and Auxiliary Officers, Precinct Information Associates, Emergency Dispatch Employees, and School Crossing Guards.

The Uniform and Equipment Office works closely with various vendors, and the Department of Finance, to maintain an adequate supply of necessary support items and equipment. With a budget that rivals its larger neighboring sister cities, the Uniform and Equipment Office, through continuous effort, projected planning, and ordering for future needs, provides departmental personnel with adequate supplies to function effectively, and to provide the citizens of Chesapeake with the utmost in police services.