Greenbelt Police Department (Maryland)

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Abbreviation GPD Officers 55 Number of employees 69		Population 23,541 (2012 est) Phone +1 301-474-7200 Sworn members 55
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Operations jurisdiction* City of Greenbelt in the state of Maryland, USA General nature Law enforcementCivilian police Address 550 Crescent Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA

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

Organization

The GPD is a nationally accredited law enforcement agency. The current chief of police is James Craze. The GPD has an authorized strength of over 70 officers and is divided into three sections:

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

References

Greenbelt Police Department (Maryland) Wikipedia

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