Chesterfield County Police Department (Virginia)

Chesterfield County Police Department (Virginia)
Chesterfield County Police Department
Abbreviation CCPD
Agency overview
Employees 620
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Chesterfield in the state of Virginia, USA
Map of Virginia highlighting Chesterfield County.svg
Map of Chesterfield County Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size 437 square miles (1,130 km2)
Population 316,236
Legal jurisdiction Chesterfield County
Governing body County (US)
Constituting instrument Yes
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Chesterfield, Virginia
Police Officerss 439
Civilians 191
Agency executive Thierry G. Dupuis, Chief of Police
Website
Official Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Chesterfield County Police Department (CCPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 316,236 people within 437 square miles (1,130 km2) of jurisdiction within Chesterfield County, VA.

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Organization

The Chief of Police is Thierry G. Dupuis.

Services Provided

  • Crime Prevention It provides a first choice community by educating citizens on how they may anticipate, recognize, and reduce crime.
  • Project Lifesaver Project Lifesaver helps provide rapid response to save lives and reduce potential for serious injury for adults and children who wander due to Alzheimer’s, Autism, Down Syndrome, dementia and other related disorders.
  • Success Through Education and Proactive Policing It is an educational program for Chesterfield County elementary schools, that teaches respect, stranger awareness, safety at home, peer pressure, decision making, school bus, pedestrian, seat belt and bike safety lessons, crime prevention and numerous drug and alcohol awareness classes.
  • Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) An environmental design strategy that incorporates crime prevention techniques.[1]

Department Services

  • Citizens Academy The Citizens Academy teaches you about the CCPD including presentations, question and answer sessions, tours, a variety of practical exercises, observe communication officers handling 911 calls in the Emergency Communications Center, students watch K-9 officers search for drugs, operate police RADAR and learn about specialized units including the motorcycle patrols and the Emergency Response Team.
  • Community Policing They participate in most neighborhood and business-related events to build trust in the communities.[2]
  • Law Enforcement Explorer Post 609 Law Enforcement Explorer Post 609 is a Volunteer program for young people between the ages of 14 and completed the 8th grade through 21. The program allows the Explorers to learn all about the law enforcement profession. Police Officer "ride a longs", explorer competitions, non-enforcement related work, and community events are some of the details the explorers get to be involved with. These events are exciting, fun and rewarding for the explorers.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Chesterfield County Police Department, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]

Officer Date of Death Details
Police Officer Lamont Edwards
Wednesday, January 5, 1957
Automobile accident
Police Officer John S. Thomas Jr.
Wednesday, October 29, 1969
Automobile accident
Police Officer Craig William Rath
Thursday, May 27, 1999
Automobile accident
Police Officer Ryan Eugene Cappelletty
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Gunfire
Police Officer Gary Jonathan Buro
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Gunfire

See also

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