Gladstone Police Department | |
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Abbreviation | GPD |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1911 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Police Officers | 15 |
Civilians | 5 |
Agency executive |
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Website | |
www.ci.gladstone.or.us/gladstonepolicechief |
Gladstone | |
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Crime rates* (2013) | |
Violent crimes | |
Homicide | 1 |
Rape | 5 |
Robbery | 1 |
Aggravated assault | 16 |
Total violent crime | 23 |
Property crimes | |
Burglary | 44 |
Larceny-theft | 220 |
Motor vehicle theft | 34 |
Arson | 3 |
Total property crime | 298 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. 2013 population: 11,699 Source: 2013 FBI UCR Data |
The Gladstone Police Department (GPD) is the law enforcement agency of Gladstone, Oregon, United States. [2]
The Gladstone Police Department provides many services to the citizens of Gladstone and the surrounding communities, [2] including:
GPD currently shares a building with City Hall, and is located on Gladstone's main street, Portland Avenue. [5]
Title | Insignia |
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Sergeant | ![]() |
Police Officer/Detective | |
The Gladstone Police Department was founded the same year as Gladstone itself, in 1911. [6] In a state that was only a little more than 50 years old, early Gladstone was very rural, and its police force spent much of its time dealing with rural problems, such as rounding up escaped livestock. [7] In 1913, a large, rabid bulldog was reported to have been menacing the Gladstone's citizens. [8] Chief Miller's last official act as chief, before leaving the position to be a full-time postmaster, was to kill the bulldog. [9] In 1918, GPD appointed a "special woman policeman" to help with combating the 1918 flu pandemic. [10]
Gladstone fired officer Lynn Benton due to the murder of his wife in May 2011. [11] Benton was fired in December 2011, and was later charged with the murder. [12] [13] [14] The department eliminated its canine unit in April 2014. [15] In 2014, GPD received accreditation for attaining a high standard of professionalism, making it one of only 20% of Oregon law enforcement agencies to have received accreditation at that time. [16] Chief Jim Pryde retired early in 2015 after issues with the city council over his paid consulting work. [17] [18] [19]
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