Located in Maumee, Ohio, the Maumee Police Department is a state-accredited law enforcement agency that preserves peace and safety, enforces laws and ordinances and safeguards constitutional rights. It maintains animal control, patrol, speed enforcement, school resource and dispatch operations divisions, as well as a special response unit and detective bureau. The Maumee Police Department employs a staff of more than 60 full-time, sworn officers, volunteers and civilians. The department operates a communications center that responds to calls and provides emergency police, fire and emergency medical services. The Maumee Police Department supports Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), which is an international education program that seeks to prevent the use of illegal drugs, membership in gangs and violent behavior.