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The LAPD DRE Unit

In this area you will find information on the LAPD DRE Unit. This website also has a listing of the state coordinators and the states that are affiliated with the DRE program.

The LAPD DRE Unit

The LAPD DRE Unit
227 North Lake Street, Room #201
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 485-8565
Fax (213) 485-8551
Our e-mail

Sergeant Thomas E. Page: Officer in Charge, LAPD DRE Unit
Officer John Mott: Training Coordinator, LAPD DRE Unit
Officer Kathy Hill: Training Coordinator, LAPD DRE Unit
Officer Clarence Metcalfe: Training Coordinator, LAPD DRE Unit
Clerk Typist Cynthia Valencia: Office Manager, LAPD DRE Unit
LAPD Reserve Officer Michele Sapper: MADD Representative and Speaker, LAPD Reserve, LAPD DRE Unit
The Los Angeles Police Department: A list of some of our LAPD instructors

If you want to leave a message for the LAPD DRE unit, drop us a note in our e-mail. If you have a question about the DRE program, look into our frequently asked questions page.

You can see the LAPD DRE unit as it was in 1994.

The Los Angeles Police Department

Officer Joey Bailey: LAPD South Traffic Division
4125 South Crenshaw Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(213) 485-7336
Detective William Eddens: LAPD Pacific Division
Sergeant Gary Fredo: LAPD Wilshire Division
(213) 485-4022
Sergeant Art Haversat: LAPD Retired; Assistant Officer in Charge, LAPD DRE Unit
Officer Teri Moore: LAPD Resigned, Extended leave; Assistant Training Coordiantor, LAPD DRE Unit
Lieutenant Ronald Newton: LAPD Retired
Officer Gregory Nichols: LAPD Training Division
Firearms Training Section
1880 Academy Road
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Sergeant Steven Nielsen: LAPD Central Traffic Division
251 East Sixth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 485-3122
Officer Bryce Spafford: LAPD Central Division
251 East Sixth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 485-7404
Sergeant Gary Tetzlaff: LAPD Narcotics Division
227 North Lake Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 485-9608
Officer Mark Winter: LAPD Central Traffic Division
251 East Sixth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 485-3122

DRE Unit Picture

This photograph appeared on the LAPD's Premier Edition trading card series. About 50,000 sets of these cards were produced. This photograph depicts the DRE Unit as it was constituted in 1994. From left to right, Clarence Metclafe, Joyce Banuelos, Clark John, Bessie Moore, Thomas Page and Arthur Haversat. Joyce, Bessie and Clark are no longer in the unit.