Abbreviation MCPD Population 37,821 | Employees 122 | |
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Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Operations jurisdiction* City of Manassas in the state of Virginia, USA Size 10 square miles (26 km) | ||
The Manassas City Police Department (MCPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 37,821 people living in City of Manassas, VA. Located at 9518 Fairview Avenue, the Manassas City Police Department serves a jurisdiction of approximately 10.0 square miles (26 km2). In 2008, the department employed 90 sworn police officers, 12 unsworn police officers. On July 9, 2014, Manassas City Police Department became newsworthy after a local teenager sent explicit photos of herself to her then boyfriend (age 17) who in return sent explicit video of himself to the teen. When the female teenager's mother complained, the MCPD officials chose to create some of their own child-porn in order to investigate a case of "child porn". MCPD held a warrant to chemically induce an erection in the boy and photograph the boy's penis purportedly to compare/measure it with help from a special "Homeland Security software" according to MCPD Detective David E. Abbott.
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Organization
The chief of police is Douglas W. Keen. The MCPD is a nationally accredited law enforcement agency through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
Administrative Services
Captain Tina P. Laguna, Division Commander
The Administrative Services division consists sworn personnel and support staff. Functions of the Police Department that fall under this section are:
Patrol Services Division
Captain Carl Crawford, Division Commander
The Patrol Services Division consists of a team of sworn police officers and support personnel whose function is to provide round-the-clock police services to the City of Manassas and provide the first line of protection in the homeland security efforts. Functions and specialties within the division include:
Investigative Services Division
Captain Carl Crawford, Division Commander
The Investigative Services Division consists of a team of detectives, officers and support personnel whose function is to investigate incidents and criminal reports to lead to the identification and apprehension of criminal offenders. Functions and specialties within the division include:
Animal Control Services Division
Sergeant Chris Perry, Chief Animal Control Officer
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Manassas Police Department, 1 officer has died in the line of duty.