Costa Mesa Police Department

The CMPD booking dept or whoever you speak with down there are a waste of our money, my brother was detained due to a mental illness and my mom and myself continued to call the PD and remind them that brother had insurance and once he was evaluated he would need to go a hospital because he is insured the hospital was expecting him, since the officers we spoke to did not relay this message to the person evaluating my brother they sent him to the county facility, took all day to locate my brother, if the staff had passed the info to the DR evaluating my brother I would not be writing this, very upsetting that I was told the information would be passed to them. Now the hospital no longer has a bed for him and now he is rotting in the county were they sent them, so much for serving your community. I have grown up in CM my whole life and this is a JOKE, no more respect for those people, all we are is a #!!!

My car got destroyed and they acted like they were going to find the guy who hit it but instead they went and ate donuts and forgot about my car.

The police were so bad last night. They let the rioters get out of control, do whatever they want, terrorize people in cars, attack people who were there just to hear Trump speak. The police should have started arresting people as soon as they were walking in the middle of the streets, destroying public property, spray painting police cars and people’s cars. Why weren’ t the police arresting people? They were loitering, and jumping on people’s cars. Those people were probably so scared in their cars and the police did nothing! Why didn’t the protesters have an assigned area to stand and shout, etc. Why weren’t they kept in a separate area and if they left start arresting them. I noticed at the end as soon as the police started arresting people, the rioters weren’t as bad. It was disgusting to watch. The police chief ought to be reprimanded or demoted.

Costa Mesa PD was on point last night. They did an awesome job, very professional, could tell they knew what time it way. Thank you for keeping us safe

Great job in keeping your residents safe after all the troublemakers invading our OC fair ground for Trump! Go Trump

Terrible police department. I wish I could give zero stars. I had a man follow me home once, he hangs out at the hot tub outside of my door at like 3am. I saw him driving one day and I was able to get his license plate number down, he stopped showing up by my house but he reappeared so I figured that was my chance to report it. They told me the police would call afterwards, nobody called me, the lady was super rude on the phone, and the guy was there the next day. I don’t know if the police showed up or not, but it’s obvious they didn’t. I provided them with a license plate number and they haven’t don’t anything. You have time to pull over people and harass them but you can’t do something to prevent a terrible thing that can possible happen. Seems cowardly to me. I feel like if the man did something to me it would be useless to even call the police department. Nice. I feel so safe in my neighborhood good job pigs

They are doing a great job for the city. They have been hiring and it is showing. Keep up the good work CMPD!

Awful. This is more so because of operations and has nothing to do with the actual officers. Called 911 last night because of an assault on one of my friends at a bar we were at in Costa Mesa last night and no answer. Literally no answer when calling 911. About 5 minutes later we get a call back from an unknown number and it was Newport Beach Police Dept, who said they based on our location, they were unable to help us because they were the wrong department, which begs the question: Why even call us back? Anyway, about an hour and a half later, after driving my friends home to Laguna Niguel, then driving myself and my girlfriend home to Irvine, we get a call from Costa Mesa Police asking about what we needed help with… Really? Thank god this wasn’t a serious emergency. 2 stars because they at least called back.

As a business owner and tax payer recently I had two of my customers car towed from a public St. the bit@#.that lives on church St thinks she dictates who can park there or not. the fact of it is we called to get the car out of storage and the yow yard said that the owner needs to pay his registration charges and get a release letter from the police dpt. I called traffic and was told to speak with the Sgt. Left a message for him to call me back .when I got the call back from Sgt duece bag. I explained the situation and excepted the fine just needed to get the car out he said no way because the owner has to be there I told him that the car was getting repaired he still would not give in. I am so happy that the police help local businesses like when the alarm rings at night they charge you to go and check it out but when a old bitch called they ho running. I guess the next time they want my security camera tapes they can kiss my ass. I know the police are really busy taking down all the crack heads and homeless people the prostitutes .what a joke I am so glad they get pay cuts. And there pensions decreased. P. s the next time my drive way gets blocked by you guys blocking traffic to give inoccent people tickets for red lights I will make sure to use my tow truck to tow your cars. Maybe that old bag and the police should worry about the drug rehab houses on the block with a lot of traffic and and weired people hanging around ohhh never mind costa Mesa makes money licenses.

I called police regarding a domestic issue and it’s been almost 2 hours, still no show. I cannot believe this. This doesn’t seem right.

Love CMPD, great staff and over all great people. I’ve been around the city a very long time and I’ve seen then PD when they had tons if funds and when they gave really struggled. Some of the great officers that I have become friends with are on their way out and I feel that the new officers have big shies to fill.

CMPD is located right across from the OC Fair grounds. Went in here for my livescan fingerprinting with my nursing school group. Pretty quick service. The volunteers were nice and efficient. They got everyone out in less than an hour. Bring your livescan form from work/​school, and a Driver’s License/​Identification Card (ID). They do not accept credit/​debit cards. Only cash or checks! Fingerprint Live Scans have a rolling fee of $ 10 but also have a FBI/​DOJ fee which brings it up to about $ 59. Make sure to make an appointment as well before you go.
Not sure how the other services are, but all the staff seem to be really organized, helpful, and efficient. Thanks Costa Mesa Police Department for making my experience great!

The worst pd ever. No stars
they wouldn’t help you if you were bleeding out I front of them. They’d probably laugh and post pic on their facebooks

Easily accessible from the street, and decent amount of parking. Buildings could use better labeling.
Came here for a live scan fingerprinting session and the staff that was there was very friendly and talkative. Though I will say that I’ve never had my hand handled so much in my life — but they got the job done efficiently. No complaints about my experience here!

Costa mesa police department decides to follow me, the one sober driver within a mile of him trying to find a parking spot at my apartment complex after a long night of driving drunk people around. When i started feeling harrassed by his stalking i parked in my neighbors spot and walked in my apartment. He watched me open the door and sped off through the parking lot angry because he thought for sure i was doing something wrong. Dont you guys have anything better to do?

Great place to get your fingerprint Live Scan done because it’s cheap! The rolling fee is only $ 10 but you have to pay the FBI/​DOJ fee which brings it up to about $ 59. You do have to make an appointment before you go. I was able to make an appointment the day of and stopped by a few hours later to get my fingerprint scanned.

I’ve had nothing but great experiences with them

I’ve called more than a couple times for crime on the property I’m in charge of and in the neighborhood. The police were there within minutes. More than one car dispatched each time and they made a real attempt to locate the criminals by driving and walking the neighborhood. They handled «disturbing the peace» with residents and there has been no re-​occurrence thanks to the professionalism of the police.
I’ve never lived anywhere that the police are at your door withing minutes to assist. In the past 6 months the homeless hanging out, partying and harassing people in the neighborhood has drastically declined and the Costa Mesa Police are there when you need them.
Thanks guys, you’re appreciated!

We have a problem on our street with RV overnight campers! I and many of my neighbors have called about motorhomes that park on our streets. Many motorhomes come to the beach and find out it cost money to park there… so they find some back quite street for their vacation parking. Well we don’t want them on our streets, Walter can go back to Arizona to cook his meth! not Here…
One of the Officers that I met, Jason S.#609, was most helpful. We informed him of the problem we were having and he was more than willing to take control of the problem and is patrolling our streets nightly to keep us safe.
Me and my neighbors want to say THANKS!!!

Once again, I was booked for another bar fight (i.e. — drunk & disorderly), @ the local, Saddle Ranch Chophouse @ Triangle Square…
‘Or was it for shoplifting organic produce @ Mother’s Market… (Hey, that sh*t’s expensive!)
Perhaps, it was for the drug smuggling/​prostitution ring known as the «family business…»
Oh yeh, that’s right, it was for none of the above. (Well, at least not this time.)
I was here for the «Live Scan» Background/​Fingerprinting Procedure — By appointment only.
Usually, when you’re @ a police station, not the BEST of times… ‘Especially if you require a full body cavity search, then it’s a PARTY!
I was here for Live Scan registration for the work I’ve been doing with the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity. (To date, I’ve had two background checks for CJCC but new state requirements require Live Scan processing.)
Before coming to the Costa Mesa PD, I had called 4 — 5 different places that I found via the Live Scan approved centers website but it seems that 10am is far too early for anyone to answer the phone… ‘Not an exaggeration.
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Finally, called Costa Mesa PD, «BINGO!» We have someone that picked up the phone! (I kinda half-​expected it to me an automated recording.)
I briefly spoke w/“Tom” who asked me for the «Live Scan Code”/procedure that I was coming in for.
Note: Depending on what level of processing you need, rates can range from $ 10 — $ 100. (Plus extra «surcharges/​service fees» depending on how much extra $ that particular location wants to up-​charge it.)
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Personally, I think getting the procedure done @ police department is much more reassuring than say, the local UPS Ship & Copy Shop… ‘Just my thoughts.
Arrived @ the police department thirty minutes later. Tom took my paperwork & fee, the entire process was simple & efficient. Perfect.
The Live Scan window is just past the main counter on the left as you walk in.
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If you ever are in need of a Live Scan Background/​Fingerprinting Procedure, I highly recommend the Costa Mesa Police Department… ‘No ridiculous surcharges, great service and quality time w/​Tom. (His hands were surprisingly soft.)
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Fifteen minutes later, done! Now that I’m in «the system,» I’m going to need add gloves to my shopping list… I already have the duct tape & rope.
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— Big Aloha!
Food: n/​a
Ambiance: 3 (It’s a police station… What do ya’ expect?)
Service: 5
Value: 5