Greenbelt Police Department (Maryland)

The Greenbelt Police Department (GPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 21,972[1] within 6.5 square miles (17 km2) of the city of Greenbelt.[2]

Greenbelt Police Department
Greenbelt Police Department patch
AbbreviationGPD
Agency overview
Employees69
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGreenbelt, Maryland, USA
Population23,541 (2012 est)
General nature
Operational structure
Officers55
Agency executive
  • Richard Bowers, Chief of Police
Facilities
Headquarters550 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Organization

The GPD is a nationally accredited law enforcement agency. The current chief of police is Richard Bowers. The GPD has an authorized strength of over 70 officers and is divided into three sections:[3][4]

  • Patrol Division- has sworn 31 officers and is divided within the following:
    • Communications
    • Bike Unit
    • Honor Guard
    • Traffic
    • Crash Reconstruction
  • Special Operations- was created in July 1987 with a (then) Tactical Unit and has grown to include the following:
    • Emergency Response Unit (SWAT)
    • K-9
    • Criminal Investigation
    • Evidence Unit (fingerprinting)
    • Narcotics Task Force
    • School Resource (SRO)
  • Administrative Services
    • Media Relations

See also

References
  1. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=greenbelt&_state=04000US24&_county=greenbelt&_cityTown=greenbelt&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today Census Bureau
  2. "Chief's Message". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  3. "Police Home". Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  4. "patrol division". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.