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Bring the 2011 Amgen Tour of CA to Butte County

2011 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
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KEY STATISTICS

Largest annual spectator sporting event in California and largest cycling event in North America with more than 2 million attending in 2010

  • 16 World Class Teams with 128 riders representing 24 countries
  • National and International Television Coverage, with 1 day, focused on the beauty of Butte County:
    • 27 hours of race coverage on Versus
    • 16+ hours of race coverage Internationally
  • Great Exposure for Butte County
    • With more than 1,650,000 visitors to the official Amgen Tour of California website
    • Over 3.5 billion television, on-line and print impressions worldwide
    • 8,500 Twitter and 10,500 Facebook followers
    • More than 760,000 visitors to the on-line Tour Tracker averaging 31 minutes watching video
  • More than 1,000 person event entourage (including riders, event staff and media)
  • More than 5,000 volunteers
  • 2010 Amgen Tour of California Champion: Michael Rogers, Team HTC Columbia
  • 2010 Overall Team Winner: Garmin Transitions


In five brief years, the Amgen Tour of California has emerged as America’s

most important and popular cycling event. The competition is also considered

one of cycling’s most important and prestigious annual stage races in the

world. The largest cycling event in America, the Amgen Tour of California is

a Tour de France-style cycling road race, presented by AEG, that challenges the

world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course.

 

Next year’s event takes place May 15-22, 2011

 
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About the Police Department Print

 

The Paradise Police Department currently has 50 employees and proudly serves a supportive, diverse community. The police department works around the clock to protect lives and property within the Town of Paradise. The five units (Administration, Patrol, Investigations, Communication / Records, and Animal Control) are designed to provide the most efficient and timely service possible to our citizens. Our dedicated staff is committed to providing exceptional public safety services and taking a leadership role in building partnerships to make our community a better, safer place to live, work and play. Paradise is the second largest city in Butte County and is considered one of the safest communities in the area.

We hope you will find the information available at this site informative and helpful. We have included not only information about the department itself, but also information which we feel will be of benefit to you in becoming a partner in making Paradise a safe and enjoyable place to live and visit. 

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The Paradise Police Department will be celebrating 30 years of service on July 3, 2010.  Look for upcoming information and come celebrate with us!         

               

   School Resource Officer

 The Paradise Police Department, along with the Paradise Unified School District, receives federal funds for the Safe Schools Healthy Student Grant in order to provide a full-time School Resource Officer at Paradise High School and a full-time Community Resource Officer at the Paradise Intermediate School. The grant focuses on increasing academic motivation and achievement; and for reducing school violence, drug use and delinquency.

The purpose of the School Resource Officer program is to be a liaison among the staff, students and parents, promoting healthy and orderly educational environment. 

Dispatch

Everyday, Paradise Police Public Safety Dispatchers answer emergency 9-1-1 calls from the public and sends help to where it is needed.   During the year, this department answers approximately 145,000 phone calls, including over 10,000 9-1-1 call resulting in crimes reported, crimes prevented and lives saved.   

The Public Safety Dispatchers for the Town of Paradise perform an integral part in the day-to-day Public Safety operations in the Town of Paradise.  They receive calls and dispatch for both Paradise Fire and Police Departments.

The Public Safety Dispatchers are hired and professionally trained according to stringent California Standards.  They are on-duty answering your calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year.  The Commnications Center is staffed on all holidays and weekends.

Non-Emergency, 24-hour  

530-872-6241

 

  

If you suspect criminal activity in Paradise,
call the Paradise Police Department TipLine  

 895-7611

Your call can be kept confidential. 

 

Paradise Police Officer's Association - http://paradisepoa.com/index.html         Job Opportunities

 

 

        
Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 11:20
 

Police

Chris M. Buzzard
Police Chief
530-872-6241 office
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Al Billington
Lieutenant - Services
530-872-6241 office
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Gabriela Tazzari
Lieutenant - Operations
530-872-6241 office
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