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Main Department of Internal Affairs of Moscow Common name Moscow Police Abbreviation GUVD Moscow Motto служа закону, Служим народу serve the law, Serve the people Agency overview Formed 1722 Preceding agency Municipal Police Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction* City of Moscow in the region of Moscow, Russia Population 11,514,300 Legal jurisdiction As per operations jurisdiction. Governing body MVD General nature Operational structure Headquarters Petrovka 38, Tverskoy District Police Officers 50,500 (2010) Elected officer responsible Vladimir Kolokoltsev Units List- Aviation
- Crime Scene
- MUR
Website Official Site Footnotes * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. 
Moscow Police HQ, Petrovka 38, Tverskoy District.
The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Moscow (Russian: Главное управление внутренних дел по городу Москве) or just Moscow Police (Russian: Московская полиция), established in 1722, and is currently the largest municipal police force in the Russian Federation with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the Moscow City. The Muscovite Police is one of the oldest police departments established in Russia. It has its headquarters in famous Petrovka 38 street in Tverskoy District, central Moscow.
The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Moscow is the Moscow's executive agency, part of the system of Internal Affairs of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police public safety is also subordinate to the Moscow government. The main responsibilities are the internal security, human rights and freedoms, suppression and detection of crime, and protection of public order.
The Police department of Moscow headed by the chief, who appoints and removes from office by the Presidential decree on the recomandetion of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Before he suggest a nomination, the president turns the view of Moscow Mayor.
Currently, a police chief, General-Lieutenant Vladimir Kolokoltsev (was appointed in September 7, 2009 instead Vladimir Pronin).
The Control over the activities of the police are carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Mayor, the Government of Moscow and the Moscow City Duma.
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History
The first municipal police was born in January 19 1722.
In October 28, 1917 by the direction of People's Commissars, was issued a decree "On the workers "Militsiya" as the new soviet police. Workers' militia was renamed to the Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies militia.
In 1946 a law was passed on the transformation of the Council of People's Commissars to the Council of Ministers, in connection with which the People's Committee of Internal Affairs was reorganized into the Ministry of Interior, respectively, the city committee of the NKVD was reorganized into the Office of Internal Affairs.
In 1973, the Office of Internal Affairs of Moscow City is transformed into the Main Department of Internal Affairs (GUVD), and regional offices - in the Interior Department.
In 2011 the Militsiya becomes to Politsiya (Полиция) - and the Russian police reform began as effort that initiated by President Dmitry Medvedev to improve the efficiency of Russia's police forces. As part of that he resigned some high police officers from Moscow police.
Structure
1st operational regiment (mounted police)
The first operational regiment (mounted police) (Russian: Первый оперативный полк (конная полиция)) is responsible for patrolling parks, preventing crime and maintaining order at public events (invasion, and other major music and sporting events). In the "mounted police" in Moscow are about 1,000 policemen and 255 horses.
The HQ Located on Airport Street, Viktorenko 10.
2nd Regiment of operational police
Two operational regiment of militia police in Moscow (Russian: 2-й оперативный полк полиция ГУВД по г. Москве) - formed in 2004 merging the three regiments of militsiya operating in Moscow, responsible for patrol services. The main task is to ensure public order during mass events in Moscow. Also, staff of the 2nd Regiment of operational police are devoted to power support various departments of the criminal police.
The unit reports directly to the police leadership and the Mocsow Police Directorate of public order Directorate for Public Order (Russian: Управление обеспечения общественного порядка) (UOOP). It is the second largest unit in the Moscow Police after the Moscow riot police.
Zonal center for dogs trainers
Zonal dog service center (Russian: Зональный центр кинологической службы) - is the largest center for the training of dogs in Moscow. Dogs are trained for different purposes: search for narcotics, explosives, firearms and the search for the detention. The dogs are in the nursery not far from Moscow in two-story cages, separated by areas of work. Dogs who are seeking weapons of living apart from the dogs involved in detention. Used breeds - German Shepherd, Giant Schnauzer, Doberman, Labrador, Setter, and others.
The center is located in Veterinary part, a platform for training at the detention area for training to find explosives, Veterinary part, "maternity hospital" and "Kindergarten" and "nursing home" for dogs who retired. On the one dog running a dog specialist. They work all their lives together.
MUR
Moscow Criminal Investigation Department (Russian: МУР, Московский уголовный розыск) is a division of the Main Department of Internal Affairs in Moscow, Includes Criminal Investigation Department of the Moscow police and the criminal investigation division of district and municipal law enforcement agencies. The Head of the department is Oleg Baranov (Since 2011).
The Moscow CID's roots are from the Moscow detective prikaz (Russian: Сыскной приказ) of the Grand Duchy of Moscow who was established in 1619 replacing the interrogation mission (Russian: Розыскная экспедиция established in 1763.
In 1782 the Bureau of Criminal Affairs (Палата уголовных дел) established and it was the Moscow department of the Russian gendarmerie.
Divisions
Directorate for Public Order
Directorate for Public Order (Russian: Управление обеспечения общественного порядка). Managing the maintenance of public order in Moscow. Head of Department - Colonel Alexander D. Blagov. Main Purposes:
- Organization of the patrol service orders;
- Organization to ensure security for the cultural and socio-political activities;
- Organization to ensure safety during sports activities.
Riot Police unit
Riot Police making arrests during the Dissenters March, 2007On October 23, 1987 on the basis of the 2nd Regiment patrol by the order of USSR Interior Ministry was created a special police squad assignment - OMON. The main tasks - providing security for the various events, saving lives during emergencies and disasters and epidemiological aggravations and etc.
Moscow City police chief
Oberpolizmeister
Heads of Internal affairs of Moscow City Committee
- Samokhvalov Vadim G. (1973 - September 1979)
- Trushin Vasily Petrovich (1979 - January 1984)
- Borisenkov Vladimir G. (1984 - August 1986)
- Peter S. Bogdanov (1986 - April 1991)
- Myrikov Nikolai Stepanovich (April - September 1991)
Heads of the Moscow Internal Affairs Main Dept.
- Murashev Arkady (September 1991 - November 9, 1992)
- Pankratov, Vladimir I. (1991 - 2 March 1995)
- Kulikov Nikolay (1995 - December 4, 1999)
- Shvidkin Viktor Andreevich (1999 - 2001)
- Vladimir Pronin (July 24, 2001 - April 28, 2009)
- Ivanov, Alexander Kuzmich (April 4, 2009 - September 7, 2009)
- Vladimir Kolokoltsev (September 7, 2009 - March 24, 2011).
Moscow Police Commissioner
- Vladimir Kolokoltsev (since March 24, 2011)
References
- Official website (In Russian)
External Links
Categories:- Government of Moscow
- Law enforcement in Russia
- Organizations based in Moscow
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