El Cajon Police Department

The El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) is the municipal police agency responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining social order, and ensuring public safety within the city of El Cajon, California.

The current police chief is Mike Moulton who took over for the retiring Chief Jeff Davis on Sept. 13, 2019 who took over for the retiring Chief Jim Redman, on December 5, 2015.

The El Cajon Police Department is a member of the San Diego County-Imperial County Regional Communications System.

The El Cajon Police Department Forensic Science Laboratory is accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).

Divisions

 * Animal Control
 * Crisis Negotiation Team
 * Communications
 * Investigations
 * Mounted Patrol
 * Patrol
 * Records
 * Reserves & Cadets -- for ages 16 to 21 who are interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement // unpaid sworn in reserve officers
 * RSVP & Volunteers
 * Special Enforcement
 * SWAT
 * Traffic

Notable cases

 * Granite Hills High School shooting
 * Operation Shadowbox

Notable members

 * William John Cox (Billy Jack Cox), public interest attorney, author and political activist served as a police officer and detective between 1962 and 1968.