The Salem Police Department Community Response Section (CRS) currently consists of a Street Crimes Unit, DART, and a Crime Prevention Unit. There is a total of eleven officers, two sergeants, one corporal, and one lieutenant. CRS responds to complaints, such as: Drug Activity Complaints and Prostitution Complaints, as well as to community events, including: Neighborhood Watch, Neighborhood Association Meetings, No Meth, Not In My Neighborhood Task Force, Security Surveys, Safety/Crime Prevention Presentations, and National Night Out. CRS works at all levels, from knock and talk investigations, to drug related search warrants, and undercover drug investigations.
In July 2004, in response to an increase in the use and sale of illegal narcotics within the City of Salem, Salem City Council approved four additional CRS officer positions and one sergeant position to focus specifically on Drug Activity Complaints (DACs). This five-person team, coined by the acronym DART,(Drug Activity Response Team) are a sub-unit of CRS. These uniformed officers will respond to Drug Activity Complaints and conduct knock and talk investigations.
If you would like to submit a drug activity complaint via phone, please call (503)315-2566. If you would like to submit a complaint via U.S. mail, click here to download the form in PDF format. Print out the form, complete it as best you and and send it to the Salem Police Department, ATTN: CRS, 555 Liberty Street SE #130, Salem OR 97301. If you would like to submit a complaint via email, please click here.
The following information will be needed before your complaint can be processed:
Your name; your telephone number; and the exact address where the activity is occurring. Due to the number of drug house complaints and vague information we often receive, we are no longer responding to Drug House Complaints from anonymous complainants. Please keep in mind that all of your information is kept confidential and it is necessary to provide to us so investigating officers can contact you with questions, should the need arise. Also include a brief description of the activity you have observed.
If you would like to know if a certain address has already been identified as a drug house by the Department of Human Services, click on the link below: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/druglab/index.cfm
Thank you for taking the time to report suspected drug activity.
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