Planning for the new police department began by looking at other facilities and finding out what would provide optimal efficiency and organization within their space. Members from every department within Parker PD were able to work directly with the architects and designers to ensure that each department received exactly the storage solution they needed. With an increase of over 30,000 square feet, the new Parker PD building was designed to be not only open and inviting for the community but also environmentally friendly, incredibly efficient and organized.
Chris Peters, Lieutenant of the investigation department, works with the evidence department to monitor how effectively every piece is stored and cataloged. When he first came to Parker PD, the evidence room was very poorly organized and had no real system for cataloging or keeping track of it all.
While planning for the new Parker PD facility, he and a few other evidence technicians visited agencies like West Minister PD and state boards to learn how to better package, store and manage all of their evidence. The preparation for changing evidence processing and the change in facility was a big challenge but one that needed to happen.