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National City Police Department is a professional law enforcement agency that employs more than 90 sworn officers and over 40 professional staff members. It serves more than 59,000 residents within an area of 9 square miles and has several different divisions and operating units. The city s animal control division inspects various commercial animal establishments and endeavors to protect people from dangers that result from their interaction with domestic animals. Its records division maintains a variety of police-related reports. National City Police Department s K-9 unit utilizes police dogs to track criminals, sniff out illegal materials and search buildings. Its traffic division conducts traffic and parking enforcement activities and investigates serious injuries and fatal collision cases. The police department is located in National City, Calif.