- Sacramento Police Department
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reference = The Sacramento Police Department (SPD) is thepolice department for the city of Sacramento,California . The department was created in 1849. The current Chief of Police is Rick Braziel.History
The City of Sacramento was founded in 1849 to create order out of the chaotic gold rush descending on the Sacramento Valley. In July 1849 Sacramento founded a marshal’s office, which was the beginning of the Sacramento Police Department. The city was chartered in October 1849 and became the first chartered city in California.
Organization
Office of the Chief
Intergovernmental & Legislative Affairs
Media & Public Relations Bureau
Office of Operations
Patrol Division
The City of Sacramento is divided into six patrol districts which each district divided into three beats. Listed below are the Districts and the neighborhood they include.
District One (Northwest)
Beat A - North Natomas
Beat B - South Natomas
Beat C - NorthgateDistrict Two (Northeast)
Beat A - Robla/Del Paso Heights
Beat B - Hagginwood
Beat C - Arden/Old North SacDistrict Three (Central)
Beat A - Downtown
Beat B - Midtown
Beat C - CSUS/East SacDistrict Four (Southwest)
Beat A - Land Park/Curtis Park
Beat B - Hollywood Park/Woodbine
Beat C - South Land Park/Pocket/GreenhavenDistrict Five (South)
Beat A - Meadowview
Beat B - Parkway
Beat C - Valley Hi/North LagunaDistrict Six (East)
Beat A - Oak Park
Beat B - Tahoe Park/Tallac Village
Beat C - South East/Glen Elder/FruitridgeMetro Division
Traffic Enforcement Teams (Motorcycles)
DUI Enforcement Team
Air Operations (Helicopter)
SWAT
Explosive Ordnance Detail (Bomb Squad)
K-9)
Mounted Unit (Horses)Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Teams
Office of Investigations
Office of Technical Services
Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security
Facilities
Police Headquarters (Hall of Justice)
William J Kinney Police Facility (North Station)
300 Richards Facility (Central Station)
Joseph E Rooney Police Facility (South Station)
Communications Center
Memorial
Died or Killed in the Line of Duty
1858 George C. Chapman; Killed in the Line of Duty
1878 Joseph Scott; Killed in the Line of Duty
1935 Erskin Fish; Killed in the Line of Duty
1951 Frank F. Mello; Died in the line of duty due to a motorcycle collision
1954 Francis M. Rea; Shot and Killed in the Line of Duty
1963 Arnold Gamble; Shot and Killed in the Line of Duty
1963 Eugene McKnight; Killed in the Line of Duty
1970 Bernard Bennett; Shot and Killed by a sniper in the Line of Duty
1972 Andrew Collins; Died in the line of duty due to a motorcycle collision
1974 Doyle Popovich; Killed in the Line of Duty
1975 Rodney Butts; Died in the Line of Duty
1991 Michael Gartrell; Died in the Line of Duty due to a vehicle collision
1997 Emily Morgenroth; Died in the Line of Duty due to a vehicle collision
1999 William Bean Jr.; Shot and Killed in the Line of DutyDied at work
1981 William Warner; Died of accidental gunshot
2000 Joseph Chairez; Died suddenly at work from an aneurismOfficers from the Sacramento Police Department are listed on the following memorials:
# [http://www.spoa.org/?q=node/6 Sacramento Police and Sheriff Memorial]
# [http://www.camemorial.org/ California Peace Officers Memorial]
# [http://www.nleomf.org/ National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial]ee also
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List of law enforcement agencies in California
*Sacramento Police Officers Association
*Sacramento County Sheriff's Department External links
* [http://www.sacpd.org/ Official website]
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