Montgomery Police Department (Alabama)

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Montgomery Police Department
AbbreviationMPD
MottoHonor - Duty - Loyalty
Agency overview
Formed1820
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMontgomery, Alabama, USA
Montgomery County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Montgomery Highlighted.svg
Map of Montgomery Police Department's jurisdiction
Size156.6 square miles (406 km2)
Population205,764
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Montgomery, Alabama
Officers524
Civilians200
Divisions
8
  • Administrative
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Municipal Jail
  • Patrol
  • Special Operations
  • Traffic
  • Training and Recruiting
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Montgomery Police Department

The Montgomery Police Department (MPD) was established in 1820. It is budgeted for 490 sworn officers, however currently possess around 220 and around another 80 support staff. It is headed by Interim Chief of Police James N. Graboys. [1]

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History

Civil rights era

Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by MPD Lieutenant D.H. Lackey on February 22, 1956 Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after being arrested on February 22, 1956, during the Montgomery bus boycott.jpg
Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by MPD Lieutenant D.H. Lackey on February 22, 1956
March 7, 1965: Alabama police attack the Selma to Montgomery marchers on "Bloody Sunday" Bloody Sunday-Alabama police attack.jpeg
March 7, 1965: Alabama police attack the Selma to Montgomery marchers on "Bloody Sunday"

Organization

The department is divided into a number of divisions, which in turn have a number of bureaus.

The divisions are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Montgomery Police Department". City of Montgomery Alabama. City of Montgomery Alabama. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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