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MISSION
MISSION STATEMENT
The primary mission of the Highland Heights Police Department
is to lead efforts within the community to preserve the public
peace, protect the rights of persons and property, prevent crime
and provide assistance to citizens in urgent situations. The
department is responsible for the law enforcement of all federal
laws, state statutes and city ordinances within the boundaries
of the City of Highland Heights.
The Department must enforce the law in a fair and impartial
manner, recognizing both the statutory and judicial limitations
of police authority and constitutional rights of all persons. It is
not the role of the Department to legislate, render legal
judgments or punish.
The Department strives to serve the people of Highland Heights
by providing law enforcement in a professional courteous
manner and it is to the people, that the Department is
ultimately responsible.
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