Today, the Morongo Tribal Police has 70 employees within the following Divisions: Administration, Patrol, Investigations, Traffic, Communications, Court Services, and Enterprise. In 2020, the Morongo Tribal Police Department was formed by Tribal Resolution as the Tribe’s recognized law enforcement agency. As tribal needs grew on the 54-square-mile reservation, so did the need for a formal law enforcement agency. The first Tribal Reservation Patrol Department was formed in 1998 and consisted of four officers.
It is our obligation and pleasure to safeguard all of those individuals whom we work for and are sworn to protect. The department exists for the purpose of maintaining a safe community for those who reside within the residential areas of the reservation and those who attend and work at the Tribe’s schools, enterprises, administration buildings and TANF offices.
Our goal is to ensure that all Tribal Members, residents, employees and visitors of the reservation feel confident they are living and working in a secure and guarded environment. It is the mission and commitment of the Morongo Tribal Police Department to have a collaborative partnership with the people of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
