The Pelham Police Department is a modern, progressive, full-service municipal law enforcement agency dedicated to the ideal of providing superior police services to the community it serves. The department is comprised of four operating divisions: Patrol, Detectives, Staff Services and Communications/Records. Personnel from each of these divisions also staff specialty units that provide unique or specialized services as needed, such as SWAT, Evidence Technicians, Traffic Accident Investigations, DARE, Fingerprint Identification and Polygraph testing. Pelham Police personnel are the highest trained law enforcement officers in Shelby County due to an aggressive field training program for new police personnel as well as regular required in-service training for all officers.