Boundaries: Mississippi River on the
West, I-55/I-240 on the South, Airways on the East, and South Parkway and Lamar on the
North.
The
Airways Station became fully operational
on July 1,1998. It is located on the former Defense Depot property at 2163 Airways and
originally covered Wards 224, 226, and 231. These Wards were renamed 724, 725, and
726
with Wards 721, 722, and 723 eventually added the following year. Airways
Station covers an area of approximately 19 square miles with a
population of 70,753.
The new Airways Stations
facility opened in 2006.
2006 Stats:
Calls: 89,967
Specials:
98,980
Arrests: 8,781
Offense Reports: 118,651
Citations: 17,324
Avg. Response Time: 3.09 minutes
The Airways Station has
one COACT unit,
Bethel Grove Coact. Their phone number is 743-1046. Their address is 2698 Larose at the
Bethel Grove Community Center. It is staffed by 6 patrol officers and one lieutenant.
Neighborhood Watch:
The
Neighborhood Watch Coordinator is Ms. Mabon. Ms. Mabon can be reached at the
Precinct Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
MPD precincts
Uniform Patrol is the largest division of the MPD
and is responsible for answering calls within the city's eight precincts.