Brunswick Police Jurisdiction

The Brunswick Police have the primary responsibility of enforcing city ordinances, state traffic and criminal law violations that occur within the city limits.  Officers have the responsibility to patrol and concentrate their activities to areas within the city limits of Brunswick.  The city of Brunswick lies within the boundaries of Glynn County, Georgia. 

The Brunswick Police Department is divided into four distinct groups with each having different responsibilities.  These groups work together to ensure that the day-to-day operations of the department run smoothly.  The Commanders of each of these divisions reports directly to the Chief of Police.

The Patrol Services Division handles most of the daily police work and are the people that come in contact with citizens most often.  The patrol officers, who work twelve hours shifts,  respond to calls from citizens and patrol assigned zones.  The Crime Analyst is also a part of this division.  

The Criminal Investigation Division  of the department is responsible for the follow up investigation of crimes committed against persons or property and certain financial crimes.  Some of these crimes include homicides, sexual assaults, burglaries, armed robberies, counterfeiting, identity theft and stalking.

The department's  Special Services Division brings many of the specialized operations of the department under one commander.  Included in this division are the G.R.E.A.T. program, the Traffic Section, canine officers, C.A.P.A.C. unit, bicycle patrol, and the S.P.E.A.R. team.  Also included in this division is  GBNET, the Glynn Brunswick Narcotics Enforcement Team, which was created in December of 2000 by combining the drug units of the Brunswick Police Department and the Glynn County Police Department.  These units were officially combined in an effort to better combat drugs and drug related crimes in both the City of Brunswick and Glynn County.  Both agencies contribute specially trained officers to the team.  This team is a highly specialized unit involved in the prevention, detection and investigation of criminal activity related to drugs, as well as other vices including prostitution, major theft, fencing rings and organized crime.

The Professional Standards Division includes such varied areas as the Records Department, Training, Internal Affairs, Certification, Evidence, the Terminal Agency Coordinator, Code Enforcement, Weed & Seed, Planning and Research, Parking Enforcement, Animal Control,  and Recruitment and Public Information.  This division also handles most of the financial affairs of the department including budgets, purchases and applications for various law enforcement grants which supplement the department's annual budget.  These officers and civilian employees provide important behind-the scenes support to the entire department.