The mission of the Arroyo Grande Police Deptartment is to maintain the public peace, safeguard lives and property, and to provide for quality of life whereby those persons within the city of Arroyo Grande have a sense of security and freedom in their daily activities. To achieve these ends the Arroyo Grande Police Depat. will maintain the capability to provide a superior level of law enforcement and related services which are appropriate and timely. Specifically the Arroyo Grande Police Dept. will maintain a viable proactive organization which recognizes and effectively responds to current and future community needs, and which makes maximum use of available resources, personnel and technology.