The police department is commanded by Chief Scott Bendig.  He is assisted by two Lieutenants - Patrol Lieutenant James Kelly and Administrative Lieutenant Kelly Ruddell.  In addition to the command staff, the police department consists of thirty-four sworn officers. Patrol is staffed by four patrol squads of five or six officers, with each squad supervised by a Patrol Sergeant. Our Patrol Sergeants are Sergeant Tim Lynch, Sergeant Jim Robb, Sergeant Pete Ruddell and Sergeant Andrew Clauhs. The UMPD K9 unit works with Patrol and consists of two Officers and their K9 partners. Criminal Investigations is staffed by four detectives and supervised by Detective Sergeant Todd Smith. The Traffic and Community Policing Unit is staffed by Sergeant Pamela Cordura, as well as two Traffic Safety Unit Officers and a Training Officer. The UMPD employs five civilian desk clerks and a command staff administrative assistant who are all supervised by Lieutenant Ruddell.