Inspector Bryan Wallace, Commanding Officer 

The Police Services Division is responsible for administering and coordinating community relations, training, the GPD Reserve Officer Program, Citizen Police Academy, employee hiring and recruitment, Neighborhood Watch and special events. For more information, email Inspector Wallace or call (901) 757-7328.

Community Relations
The Community Relations unit coordinates all public presentations and programs. The unit plans and organizes the department‘s efforts at special events including Germantown Charity Horse Show, July Family Fourth Celebration, Germantown Night Out, Germantown Festival, Business and Senior Expos, Germantown Half Marathon, Race for the Cure, Holiday Parade and others.

Community relations officers are available to speak to community groups and also schedule appearances by McGruff the Crime Dog. To request a visit from an officer, call (901)757-7344.

Reserve Officer Program
Interested in contributing to the community? Members of the Germantown Police Reserve Officer Program are directly involved in events that provide a sense of pride in the community. The program also plays a large part in ensuring the fiscal responsibility of the City by reducing the cost of overtime from hours worked by full-time officers during special events.

Reserve police officer recruits attend a twelve-week basic training class. During this time, reserve recruits gain the initial knowledge and skills required to perform the basic duties of a police officer. Reserve recruits are equipped with duty uniforms and boots, duty equipment, safety gear, duty weapons and body armor.  Additionally, a yearly allotment is provided to each reserve officer to replace any duty items. Once training is successfully completed, reserve officers are required to work specific special events throughout the year, attend annual local training classes, and obtain a minimum of sixteen duty hours per month. For information about becoming a Germantown Police Reserve Officer, contact Lieutenant Richard Severs.

Citizen Police Academy
The Citizen Police Academy provides an opportunity for citizens to learn first-hand about police operations. Through classroom lectures, simulated activities, ride-alongs with patrol officers, guest speakers, demonstrations and hands-on experiences, citizens receive training similar to that of a police officer. The program educates citizens about the realities of law enforcement in their community and fosters better cooperation and communication between police and the public. Through 2021, 290 citizens have completed the program.

Classes generally occur each spring and fall. Those who would like to enroll, must submit both an application and a background consent form. For information about participating in the GPD Citizen's Police Academy, email Lieutenant Richard Severs or call (901) 757-7344.
For the application, click here. For the background consent, click here.

Officer Training

The Germantown Police Department strongly emphasizes employee training and continuing education. Through quality training programs, employees gain more competency and confidence in their abilities. 

The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission requires police officers to receive a minimum of 40 hours of training annually. During 2022, Germantown officers attended 12,388 hours of training with an average of 114 hours per officer. These training hours include in-house training conducted by Department personnel and specialized training programs presented by other agencies or private companies.

For more information, email Lieutenant  Jonathan Doleac.