West District
Who we are
- led by 1 captain and 2 lieutenants
- 5 patrol sergeants and 1 community policing team sergeant
- home to one of our Sensitive Crimes detective unit (8 detectives)
- 2 neighborhood police officers and 1 neighborhood resource officer
- Community Policing Team (1 sergeant, 5 officers) covering our South, West, and Midtown Districts
- approximately 35 patrol officers covering 24/7
Command Staff
Captain Tim Patton

Patrol Lieutenant Alex Berkovitz

Detective Lieutenant Gregory Esser
gesser@cityofmadison.com
Sensitive Crimes
Out in the Community
Inside MPD
- Chief's Office
- Districts
- Police and Fire Commission
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Units & Teams
- Community Outreach Groups
- Community Outreach and Resource Education (CORE)
- Community Policing Teams
- Crime Scene Investigators (Forensic Services Unit)
- Honor Guard
- Investigative Units
- K9 Unit
- Mental Health Unit
- Mounted Patrol Unit
- Neighborhood Police Officers and Neighborhood Resource Officers
- Special Events Team (SET)
- Special Weapons and Tactics/Crisis Negotiations Team (SWAT TEAM)
- Support Staff/Units
- Traffic Enforcement Safety Team (TEST)
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Find your neighborhood police officer or neighborhood resource officer
More information on your community policing team (CPT)