▁the ▁West side ▁Pat rol ▁Division . ▁Are as ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁U . S . ▁ 5 9 ▁are ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁F ond ren ▁Pat rol ▁Division . ▁The ▁portion ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁Pat rol ▁Division ▁was ▁formerly ▁in ▁the ▁West side ▁Pat rol ▁Division . ▁The ▁Mid west ▁division ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Ran chester ▁Store front ▁along ▁B ella ire ▁Bou lev ard ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Ch in at own ▁and ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Sh arp st own . ▁ ▁The ▁Mid west ▁Pat rol ▁Division ▁headquarters ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁The ▁city ▁purchased ▁the ▁building , ▁a ▁former ▁business ▁college , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁facility ▁began ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁the ▁purchase ▁and ▁renov ation ▁was ▁a ▁two - year ▁project . ▁The ▁official ▁grand ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁station ▁has ▁ 1 5 9 ▁police ▁officers ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁pat rol ▁division , ▁one ▁investig ative ▁first ▁res ponder ▁( IF R ) ▁squad , ▁and ▁two ▁n arc ot ics ▁squad s . ▁The ▁facility ▁has ▁available ▁furn ished ▁space ▁for ▁two ▁additional ▁investig ative ▁squad s ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁unf urn ished ▁space ▁for ▁future ▁expansion . ▁The ▁building ▁has ▁a ▁room ▁which ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁public