There are a number of different ways you can reach the various divisions and people within the Walnut Creek Police Department.

Phone Numbers

We've listed a few number below, and others are contained within the specific areas of interest on the site. Remember, if you call and leave a message for an officer, because of the various shifts we work it can be up to 4 days before the officer returns and has a chance to pick up their voice and email messages and get back to you. If there is something going on with your case or report, and you have a question, or think something needs to be done before the assigned officer returns, you can always ask to speak to a supervisor.

VOIP users

If you are using Voice Over Internet Protocol, 9-1-1 may not work from your phone. It is both your and your service provider's responsibility to make sure the necessary arrangements exist within the individual VOIP network to ensure that a 9-1-1 call gets to the right place. Of course, you can always use the (925) 935-6400 number until you are confident that you have 9-1-1 capabilities.

9-1-1, or not?

The 9-1-1 system is designed for emergency communication only. That means, a crime in progress or just occurred, a fire, a medical emergency, and the like. Calls to report matters that are not emergencies or that happened some time earlier, or most anything else where there is no immediate threat or criminal activity going on at the time, should go to the (925) 935-6400 number.

Police/ Fire/ Ambulance Emergency                                                                 9-1-1

Police Business (Non-Emergency )                                                                   925-943-5844

All other calls for police service                                                                       925-935-6400

Records Division - Hours: Mon-Fri (8AM-5PM)                                                   925-943-5890

Messages to Officers                                                                                       925-943-5899

Crime Prevention                                                                                            925-943-5885

Anonymous Tip Line                                                                                        925-943-5865

Chief of Police Joel Bryden                                                                               925-943-5869

Captain Steve Skinner, Administration Commander                                            925-256-3540

Captain Tim Schultz, Operations Commander                                                    925-943-5870

Lieutenant Shelly James, Operations Manager/Detective Bureau Commander       925-943-5883

Patrol Lieutenant Mark Covington                                                                     925-943-5875

Patrol Lieutenant Tim Barrett                                                                           925-943-5899 ext 7685

Patrol Lieutenant Bryan Hill                                                                              925-943-5899 ext 7833

Motor/Parking Sergeant Don Tetzloff                                                                925-943-5830

Detective Sergeant Jay Hill                                                                               925-943-5894

Detective Sergeant Tom Cashion                                                                      925-943-5880

Community Policing Sergeant Sean Conley                                                        925-256-3519

Services Manager, Lieutenant Mark Perlite                                                        925-256-3568

Communications Supervisor Chasity Ledford                                                      925-256-3567

Communications Supervisor Tori Maxfield                                                          925-943-5867  

Records Supervisor Joanne Grisler                                                                    925-256-3566

Parking Lead Services Officer Sandy Mulligan                                                     925-943-5874