Police

The Crisis Negotiations Team’s (CNT) mission is to safely resolve critical incidents involving barricaded and suicidal persons, along with hostage situations.

Throughout the year, CNT members work collaboratively with the Kentucky League of Cities as well as other Crisis Negotiation Teams from across the state to further the mission of the Kentucky Association of Crisis Negotiators (KACN).  The development of KACN is beneficial to our agency as it provides additional training opportunities. 

Assistant Chief Joe Hayes has dedicated his adult life to public service. It started with his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps in 1996. After leaving military service, he continued to support military operations as a contractor.

Assistant Chief Anthony Copeland leads the Support Services Division of the Paducah Police Department. The Support Services Division performs both proactive and reactive duties that serve to deter, prevent, reduce, and solve criminal activity within the City of Paducah. It is comprised of the Records and Evidence Unit, the General Investigations Unit, and the Drug and Vice Enforcement Unit.

Traffic Safety

When it comes to traffic safety, you commonly hear the "E's":  education, enforcement, environment, and engineering.  The officers with the Paducah Police Department spend a great deal of time enforcing traffic laws as they patrol the streets.

Even though Paducah's population is approximately 27,000, the city is a hub of activity for the surrounding region.  The Paducah Chamber of Commerce estimates Paducah's daytime population can exceed 100,000 people.  This creates an increase in traffic and in collisions.

About the General Investigations Unit

The General Investigations Unit (GIU) is responsible for investigating felony cases ranging from larcenies to homicides. The unit's primary responsibility is investigating serious crimes against persons and large scale property crimes. The unit also conducts applicant background investigations and is involved in various community activities such as mentoring and working with victim advocates. 

Citizen Feedback - General

The Paducah Police Department values the comments from the citizens of Paducah. To make a comment, suggestion, or complaint, download the Citizen Satisfaction Survey.  Once completed, please send it to the following address:  

The Paducah Police Department investigates criminal activity; however, in many instances, the information provided by individual citizens allows law enforcement officials to make breakthroughs in solving difficult cases such as cold cases.  DNA and other modern advances in forensic technology, as well as cell phones, computers, and video surveillance equipment have all helped give investigators angles that at one time were not available.  Each cold case is assigned to a detective, and even though the case is cold, it gets reviewed periodically to see if there is anything that may develop ne