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The Hopland Tribal Police Department came into existence in April, 1997 as a result of an Ordinance created by the Tribal
Council. Chief Wesley M. Clark was appointed as the first Chief of Police. Chief Clark formed an organized the Hopland
Tribal Police Department using the State of California Peace Officer Standards and Training regulations as the method and
model for professional police standards on the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Reservation. Chief Clark remained in his
initial position as Chief of Police until 2001.
The Hopland Tribal Police Department presently has one (1) Chief of Police, (1) Police Lieutenant, (2) Police Sergeants, (2)
Police Corporals, (2) Police Officers, and (1) Police Technician for a total of nine (9) police personnel.
All the sworn officers of the Hopland Tribal Police Department either meet and/or exceed the California POST standards
for peace officers. The Tribal Police Officers have all gone through an extensive hiring and training process. This is the
same process that is required by California POST and used by the vast majority of law enforcement agencies in the State
of California.
In addition, the police officers and supervisors of the Hopland Tribal Police Department are also Federal Police Officers as
outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding/Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Council. As a result, Tribal Officers are granted
Special Law Enforcement Commissions by the federal government. Consequently, the Hopland Tribal Police Department
sworn personnel not only had to go through an extensive hiring and training process to meet California POST standards,
the officers also had to go through additional screening and training provided by the Office of Law Enforcement Services,
Bureau of Indian Affair, Department of the Interior.
In their dual role as both Tribal Police Officers and Federal Police Officers, the sworn officers of the Hopland Tribal Police
Department enforce Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Ordinances, Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Court Orders,
applicable State of California laws, and federal law.
The primary jurisdiction of the Hopland Tribal Police Department is within the boundaries of the over 2000 square acre
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Reservation. If, however, an investigation or violation of law leads a Tribal Police Officer off
the HBPI Reservation, the officer’s status as a Federal Officer allows the officer to carry out his/her duties with the
authority of a Federal Officer outside the boundaries of the Reservation.
At the present time, the Hopland Tribal Police Department, the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Council, the Hopland
Band of Pomo Indians Administration, and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Attorney are negotiating Memorandums
of Understanding, Memorandum of Agreements, and polices with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, the Mendocino
County District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Marshal’s Office, and the U.
S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, to establish protocols and procedures for arrests,
investigations, and prosecution of criminal matters occurring on, or involving, the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians. These
negations are ground breaking and will set precedent for Tribal Law Enforcement in Mendocino County and the State of
California.
Council. Chief Wesley M. Clark was appointed as the first Chief of Police. Chief Clark formed an organized the Hopland
Tribal Police Department using the State of California Peace Officer Standards and Training regulations as the method and
model for professional police standards on the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Reservation. Chief Clark remained in his
initial position as Chief of Police until 2001.
The Hopland Tribal Police Department presently has one (1) Chief of Police, (1) Police Lieutenant, (2) Police Sergeants, (2)
Police Corporals, (2) Police Officers, and (1) Police Technician for a total of nine (9) police personnel.
All the sworn officers of the Hopland Tribal Police Department either meet and/or exceed the California POST standards
for peace officers. The Tribal Police Officers have all gone through an extensive hiring and training process. This is the
same process that is required by California POST and used by the vast majority of law enforcement agencies in the State
of California.
In addition, the police officers and supervisors of the Hopland Tribal Police Department are also Federal Police Officers as
outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding/Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Council. As a result, Tribal Officers are granted
Special Law Enforcement Commissions by the federal government. Consequently, the Hopland Tribal Police Department
sworn personnel not only had to go through an extensive hiring and training process to meet California POST standards,
the officers also had to go through additional screening and training provided by the Office of Law Enforcement Services,
Bureau of Indian Affair, Department of the Interior.
In their dual role as both Tribal Police Officers and Federal Police Officers, the sworn officers of the Hopland Tribal Police
Department enforce Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Ordinances, Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Court Orders,
applicable State of California laws, and federal law.
The primary jurisdiction of the Hopland Tribal Police Department is within the boundaries of the over 2000 square acre
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Reservation. If, however, an investigation or violation of law leads a Tribal Police Officer off
the HBPI Reservation, the officer’s status as a Federal Officer allows the officer to carry out his/her duties with the
authority of a Federal Officer outside the boundaries of the Reservation.
At the present time, the Hopland Tribal Police Department, the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Council, the Hopland
Band of Pomo Indians Administration, and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Attorney are negotiating Memorandums
of Understanding, Memorandum of Agreements, and polices with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, the Mendocino
County District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Marshal’s Office, and the U.
S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, to establish protocols and procedures for arrests,
investigations, and prosecution of criminal matters occurring on, or involving, the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians. These
negations are ground breaking and will set precedent for Tribal Law Enforcement in Mendocino County and the State of
California.
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