Chief Dan Rary is privileged to lead the dedicated men and women of the Vestavia Hills Police Department, a department striving to be one of the most progressive in the area.
VHPD serves a population of nearly 35,000 residents, with 100 sworn officers and 3 civilian employees organized into task specific units to provide the best service to our citizens. These units are Patrol, Investigations, Narcotics/Vice, Traffic, Professional Standards and Resource Management. The Department has a paramilitary command structure with a chief of police, deputy chief, captains, lieutenants, sergeants, corporals and officers.
Vestavia Hills is consistently rated as one of the safest communities in Alabama and is a wonderful place to raise your family, work and operate/start a business. This is due in large part to the positive relationship between the community and the VHPD. If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact your Vestavia Hills Police Department.
Contact Us
Vestavia Hills Police Department
1032 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
Fax 205.978.0207
Vestavia Hills Police Department – East Precinct (Cahaba Heights)
3241 Cahaba Heights Road, Vestavia Hills, AL 35243
Emergency
911
Non-emergency (Desk Sergeant)
205.978.0140 | desksgt@vhal.org
Dispatch
205.823.1153
Professional Standards/Public Information
Capt. Shane Ware | 205.978.0111 | sware@vhal.org
Lt. Joel Gaston | 205.978.0137 | jgaston@vhal.org
Code Enforcement & Animal Control
Officer Greg Williams | 205.978.0113 | gwilliams@vhal.org
Community Liaison
Sgt. Eddie Crim | 205.978.0119 | ecrim@vhal.org
Training
Sgt. Derek Wilcox | 205.978.0197 | rwilcox@vhal.org
Evidence/Property
Cpl. Rob Wilson | 205.978.0110 | rwilson@vhal.org
Property Custodian
Officer Darryl Fortner | 205.978.0151 | dfortner@vhal.org
Records, Administration & Hiring
Sgt. Kristin Harding | 205.978.0124 | kharding@vhal.org
Criminal Investigation
Lt. Michael Keller | 205.978.0185 | mkeller@vhal.org
Lt. Steve Gurley | 205.978.0230 | sgurley@vhal.org
Capt. Johnny Evans | 205.978.0123 | jevans@vhal.org
Investigators
Sgt. John Clemons | 205.978.0107 | jclemons@vhal.org
Sgt. Bruce Tritt | 205.978.0120 | btritt@vhal.org
Cpl. Jimmy Coleman | 205.978.0113 | jcoleman@vhal.org
Cpl. Matt Peoples | 205.978.0129 | mpeoples@vhal.org
Narcotics Unit
205.978.0117 | narcotics@vhal.org
Patrol Division
Lt. Jared Freeman (7am-3pm) | 205.978.0112 | jfreeman@vhal.org
Lt. Joe Dease (3-11pm) | 205.978.0194 | jdease@vhal.org
Lt. Ken Sherer (11pm-7am) | 205.978.0148 | ksherer@vhal.org
Capt. Sean Richardson (7am-3pm) | 205.978.0118 | srichardson@vhal.org
Traffic Division
Sgt. Steve Evans | 205.978.1226 | sevans@vhal.org