the east division station opened in february 2016 and houses the east patrol division and juvenile investigations section operations. east division police officers provide law enforcement services to approximately 170,000 residents. measured at 24 square miles, the east division is the largest geographical patrol division of the police department and comprises approximately 46 percent of the city. it is bounded by del amo boulevard to the north; the pacific ocean shoreline to the south; orange county cities to the east; and, cherry avenue and the city of signal hill to the west. the east division is home to the long beach airport, california state university, long beach, the east anaheim street corridor, long beach towne center, belmont shore, 4th street "retro row" and a number of historic and idyllic neighborhoods and parks, including naples islands, belmont heights, rancho los alamitos historic ranch and gardens, bixby park, rose park, and el dorado regional park and nature center.