The MBPD Traffic team is an all volunteer unit reporting to the Traffic Bureau of the City of Manhattan Beach Police Department. The team provides traffic management support for community events and law enforcement operations. The team has almost 50 active members, a force larger than the sworn compliment of the police department. Team members are trained to organize and manage major traffic events up to complete area shutdowns and stands ready to augment police resources in the event of a major disaster or other emergency.

• Team members have served an average of five years with the department with the most experienced members involved for over a decade.
• Most posess amateur radio operators licenses and key team members have control operator authority over selected area amateur repeaters.
• Many bring considerable business acumen and professional skills to their volunteering activity in between deployments.
• All have passed police background checks prior to being accepted to the team.
• Each attends annual training in traffic control techniques.

The recent term "Volunteers in Police Services" is a citizens involvement category of the Department of Homeland Security. The MBPD Traffic Volunteers service record precedes DHS by at least a decade.

If you are a resident of the South Bay and are interested in volunteering with the MBPD Traffic Volunteers, please contact volunteer coordinator Wendy Crawford for additional information. Current amateur radio operators or person willing to qualify for a Technician Class operators license are always welcome.

If you are a government agency or municipality interested in creating a program similar to the MBPD Traffic Volunteers, please contact Dennis Santiago.