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The Oakland Police Department is a community focused, interactive law enforcement agency. In continuing our efforts to answer citizen inquiries and address issues of interest to our community we encourage you to send us any comments or ask questions you may have regarding service we provide. Hearing from you will help us stay up to date with your needs and help direct us toward innovative solutions.

Currently, nine friendly full time Police Officers and up to ten Reserve Police Officers provide police and community services that make the Town of Oakland one of the safest communities in Central Florida.

The Oakland Police Department is dispatched by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Calls for service are then sent to Oakland Officers via radio and Mobile Date Terminals in Oakland patrol units.

The following numbers should be used in order for the Oakland Police Department to respond in a timely manner:
Emergencies: 911
Non-Emergencies: 407-836-HELP (4357) (Orange County Sheriff's Dispatch)

For information of an administrative nature, copy of reports, special needs information, fingerprints, basic questions or directions, please call 407-656-9797 between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday through Friday excluding holidays.

The Oakland Police Department Website should not be relied upon for emergency services and is no way designed to serve as an alternative to the emergency services provided by 911 telephone service. If you have an emergency do not hesitate to contact 911.


You can read more about the history of the Oakland Police Department here: Department History

Current News

Neighborhood Watch Program Continues to Expand in Oakland
Posted on: July 16, 2010, 8:52 am

The Neighborhood Watch Program in the Town of Oakland continues to expand. As "Neighborhood Watch" remains the most successful crime prevention program worldwide, the Oakland Police Department has been encouraging their citizens to become more actively involved. Practicing crime prevention techniques by reporting crime and suspicious activity and working closely with the officers have helped to identify, deter and reduce crime within the community. Citizens are making the effort to take control back from the criminals. Through the dedicated commitment of the Oakland Police Department and the concerned citizens of Oakland, together we have been making a significant impact on crime by implementing Community Oriented Policing as our primary way to conduct business. Our citizens are becoming more wise to crime. During the last year, Winter's Landing and John's Landing subdivisions in Oakland met very specific requirements of the Neighborhood Watch Program. Most recently the Trailside Station neighborhood met all organizational requirements. Seen in the photo to the left as they appear next to one of four newly installed Neighborhood Watch signs are Trailside Station residents Keith Vena and Jose Moux with Oakland Officer Steve Valente, coordinator of the program. We congratulate each of these neighborhoods for their efforts and partnership with the Oakland Police Department and if you are a criminal planning to commit a crime in one of their neighborhoods, beware of trained citizens who will be watching and reporting your illegal activity.

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Third OKPD Citizen Police Academy Graduates
Posted on: June 1, 2010, 9:52 am

The Oakland Police Department completed it third Citizen Police Academy on Saturday, May 22nd. The class which offered comprehensive instruction by certified Oakland police officers over a five week period covered topics of patrol, officer safety issues, officer techniques and patrol tactics, DUI, Criminal Investigations including narcotics and investigative techniques, Use of Force explaining procedures and policies as they associate with firearms, Taser and other weapons, as well as reporting procedures, communications and community policing. Classes were well received by students and continue to be a huge hit with local citizens. The third graduating class also were taken on field trips to the Orange County Emergency Operations Center to learn about how Oakland Officers are dispatched to call for service as well as to the Center for Child and Families, where a class was offered on how crimes are investigated involving juvenile victims. Graduates included Mary and Lee McMillan, Dan Dewoody and Lori-Anne Castineira. The graduation was held at the Apopka Training Center following firearms and use of force instruction. A lunch was provided by Porky's BBQ of Apopka. The photo to the left depicts the class. From left to right, Chief Tim Driscoll, Mary McMillan, Lori-Ann Castineira, Lee Millan, Dan DeWoody, Ofc. Anthony Garcia, Bob Berhard, Lt. Wesner Osselyn. OKPD hosts this class twice annually and is accepting applications for the fall class. If interested, please download the CPA Registration Form of the police web site www.oaklandpd.com and return it to the Oakland Police Department. The class met each Thursday evening for five weeks. Congratulations to all.

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Annual Child Safety Fair Offered at Oakland Avenue Charter School
Posted on: June 1, 2010, 9:34 am

The Oakland Police Department coordinated a Child Safety Fair in the parking lot of the Oakland Avenue Charter School on Tuesday, May 18th. Exhibits and demonstrations were given to approximately 600 K-5th grade students in an effort to help identify the need for safety before leaving school for their summer break. The event is a joint effort from multiple agencies to provide simple and common safety tips to children in an effort to keep them safe during the summer months. Agencies participating in the Safety Fair included the Oakland Police Department, which presented a bicycle safety program; Progress Energy, which promoted safety during storms and around live wires; Health Central Paramedic Services giving first aid information; Orange County Fire demonstrating fire and emergency safety and Winter Garden Parks and Recreation, which spoke about water safety. The adjacent photo identifies Officer Bob Singer, who coordinated the event, speaking with students about bicycle safety while Lt. Wes Osselyn demonstrates in his bike uniform. The annual event proves to be a great success by working jointly to provide safety tips to children.

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