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Fairfield Police Department Mission Statement
The mission of the Fairfield Police Department, in partnership with the community,
is to improve the quality of life by reducing the fear and incidence of crime, to recognize and resolve problems, and to fulfill
the law enforcement needs of the citizens of Fairfield, Illinois.
Seated, left to right: Dispatcher Dorothy Merritt, Dispatcher Jody
Clark, Assistant Chief Cameron Simpson, Chief William B. Winter, Sergeant Silas Eckleberry, Dispatcher Jim Hammack, and Dispatcher
Brad Moore.
Standing, left to right: Patrolman Jayson Murbarger, Patrolman Justin Zurliene, Patrolman First Class
Brent Maguire, Sergeant Steven Sons, Patrolman Charles McMeen, Patrolman Mike Everett, Patrolman Jeffrey Taylor, Patrolman
Keith Colclasure, Master Patrolman Gary Atwood, and Patrolman Warren Musgrave.
Department Information
The Fairfield Police Department employs 13 full-time sworn officers and 4 dispatchers. Two of Fairfield's officers were
hired after obtaining federal grant money. The first officer was hired after the department was awarded a COPS Universal Hiring
Grant. The second officer was hired after the department and the local high school were granted a COPS in Schools grant. This
grant allowed the department to hire an extra officer to take the placed of another officer which was assigned to the high
school as a School Resource Officer (please see related section). Recently the department dedicated an officer to the
full time position of detective.
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