General Information

The Sonora Police Department is a full-service, community-policing organization with 25 sworn and non-sworn members. There are also 3 Reserve Police Officer positions and 8 Community Service Volunteers. We also have a very active Police Explorer Post consisting of 10 Explorers. The Department has five divisions, which include: Patrol, Investigations, Animal Control, Parking, and Administration.

Operating out of a police facility located at 100 S. Green Street, the department features a 24-hour Dispatch Center. Last year our officers responded to 12,654 calls for service.

Sonora Police Department
Police Chief, Turu VanderWiel
100 S. Green St.
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 532-8143 Fax (209) 532-4845