Greenbelt Police Department (Maryland)
Law enforcement agency
- Richard Bowers, Chief of Police
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]
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
Maryland portal
- List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland
- City of Greenbelt, Maryland
- Prince George's County
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Chief's Message". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Police Home". Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ "patrol division". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
External links
- Greenbelt Police Department homepage
- Greenbelt Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #32
- City of Greenbelt official website
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Greenbelt, Maryland
- Greenbelt Park
- Greenbelt Historic District
- Buddy Attick Lake Park
- Greenbelt Museum
- Baltimore–Washington Parkway
- New Deal Cafe
- Old Greenbelt Theatre
- Greenbelt Arts Center
- Greenbelt 15K
- Washington's Birthday Marathon
- Greenbelt Farmers Market
- Greenbelt News Review (1954– )
- Greenbelt Cooperator (1937–1954)
- Greenbelt Metro and MARC Station
- Greenbelt–BWI Airport Line
- Metrobus
- TheBus
- Shuttle–UM
- PGCPS
- Eleanor Roosevelt High School
- Greenbelt Police Department
Goddard Spaceflight Center is adjacent to the city, but not inside its limits.
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