- Norman Police Department (Oklahoma)
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Norman Police Department Abbreviation NPD 
Patch of the Norman Police Department. Agency overview Formed 1919 Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction* City of Norman in the state of Oklahoma, USA 
Map of Norman Police Department's jurisdiction. Size 189.5 square miles (491 km2) Population 102,827 (2006) General nature Operational structure Headquarters Norman, Oklahoma Agency executive Keith L. Humphrey, Chief Website Norman Police website Footnotes * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. Norman Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in Norman, Oklahoma. Consisting of over 150 officers and numerous office staff, the department is the third largest in Oklahoma, and serves a population of over 100,000 people. The city can boast one of the lowest per capita crime rates in the nation. The department is headed by Keith L Humphrey, a member of the department since 2011.
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History
The Norman Police Department was established in 1919. Prior to this the law enforcement duties for the community was provided by Deputy U.S. Marshals, then a city marshal.
In 1924, the Norman Police employed four officers. By 1936, the staff had increased to eight officers. These officers worked twelve hour shifts, seven days a week. By the mid 1930s, the department had one car which was operated twenty-four hours a day. There were also three officers who walked a foot beat in the downtown area on a twenty-four hour a day basis. In 1938, four more officers were hired, with the shifts going to eight hour shifts, six days a week.
In 1995 the Norman Police Department adopted Community Oriented Policing as the approach to solving problems in the community. Norman was divided into thirteen police beats with officers being assigned to the beats on a permanent basis. The Community Oriented Policing philosophy centers around building partnerships between the police and members of the community. Working together solutions to problems are discovered and cooperation leads to resolutions.[1]
Specialties
Some of the specialized assignments in the Norman Police Department are:[2]
- Bicycle Team
- Bomb Squad
- Crime Scene Technician
- Criminal Investigations
- Crisis Negotiation
- Emergency Response Team (SWAT)
- Field Training Officer
- Honor Guard
- Physical Fitness Instructor
- Pistol Team
- Special Operations (Narcotics)
- Traffic Enforcement
- K-9
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Norman Police Department, three officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
Officer Date of Death Details Detective Lieutenant Jerry Wayne Bratcher Sunday, November 24, 1963 Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Melvin Oliver Miner Monday, July 31, 1972 Gunfire Sergeant Dale E. DeBerry Tuesday, December 1, 1998 Heart attack See also
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Categories:- Law enforcement agencies of Oklahoma
- Municipal police departments of Oklahoma
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