National Police of Uruguay

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National Police of Uruguay
Policía Nacional de Uruguay
National Police of Uruguay coat of arms.png
National Police Coat of Arms
Common namePolicía Nacional
Motto"De tu lado"
"On your side"
Agency overview
FormedDecember 18, 1829 [1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Uruguay
Operations jurisdiction Uruguay
Governing body Cabinet of Uruguay
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Montevideo, Uruguay
Officers30.000 (2015) [2]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Website
www.minterior.gub.uy

The National Police of Uruguay is a national and institutional police force of the Republic of Uruguay, founded on December 18, 1829. [5] It depends on the Executive Power through the Ministry of the Interior. Its main mission is to protect the free exercise of rights and freedoms, guarantee order, internal security, ensure compliance with the laws, assist and protect people, prevent the commission of crimes, ensure security in public places and events, repress behaviors that constitute crimes and misdemeanors. [6]

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Creation

On December 18, 1829, the Constitutional and Legislative Assembly of the Eastern State created the office of Political Chief in each of the nine departments. Standing as Political and Police Chief in the whole national territory, Colonel Don Ignacio Oribe. The 18 of December 1829 has been instituted by law, like historical - legal date of "creation of the Uruguayan National Police".

Structure

The Director of the National Police is the fourth in command in the Ministry of the Interior and has as his essential task the professional operational command of the National Police.

The following police units depend on the National Police Directorate: [7]

Equipment

Ground vehicles

Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle. Peugeot301PoliceUruguay2.png
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle.
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle (back view). Peugeot301PoliceUruguay1.png
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle (back view).

Commonly used vehicles:

VehicleOriginTypeIn service
Toyota Hilux Flag of Japan.svg  Japan PatrolUnknown
Nissan Navara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan PatrolUnknown
Hyundai Starex Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea TransportUnknown
Fiat Siena [8] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy PatrolUnknown
Peugeot 301 [9] Flag of France.svg  France PatrolUnknown
Chevrolet Sail Flag of the United States.svg  United States PatrolUnknown
Mitsubishi Mirage (LA MY15)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan PatrolUnknown
Mitsubishi L200 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan PatrolUnknown
JAC Refine S2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PatrolUnknown

Motorcycles

Commonly used motorbikes:

VehicleOriginTypeIn service
KTM Adventure [10] Flag of Austria.svg  Austria PatrolUnknown

Aircraft units

The unit's current inventory includes the following: [11] [12]

AircraftOriginTypeIn service
Robinson R66 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Policing4
Cessna 182 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Policing1

Weapons

Uruguayan police officer in the daily work uniform. Policeofficeruruguay32.png
Uruguayan police officer in the daily work uniform.

Firearms used by the National Police in its different departments: [13]

WeaponOriginType
Glock 17 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Semi-automatic pistol
Glock 19 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Semi-automatic pistol

Uniform

The daily work uniform consists of dark blue cloth combat pants with a dark blue shirt or a long-sleeved button-down shirt, black boots, a plain baseball cap with the national police logo and the bulletproof vest on top. Officers may also wear a reflective vest or winter jacket that says "police" on the back. [14]

Other equipment

Some officers also have body cameras. [15]

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