St. Louis Police Department

Infobox Law enforcement agency
agencyname = St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
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abbreviation = SLPD
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divname = Missouri
subdivtype = City
subdivname = St. Louis


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legaljuris = St. Louis, Missouri
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headquarters = St. Louis, Missouri
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chief1name = Stephen Pollihan (acting)
chief1position = Lt. Colonel
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website = [http://64.218.68.50/slmpdweb/index/index.htm St. Louis Police Department official website]
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St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving St. Louis, Missouri.

The department is responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the city. The SLPD offers a broad array of services to its citizens, including patrol, mounted patrol, narcotics enforcement, bomb/arson investigations, homicide, child abuse, and others.

Departmental history

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was established in 1808, [http://www.slmpd.org/history/index.htm SLMPD: History] ] only five years after St. Louis became part of the United States as a result of the Louisiana Purchase, and thirteen years before Missouri was admitted as a state. The department was created with only four officers, who received no pay. In 1861, the department was reorganized under state control as the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Line of duty deaths

From April 28, 1836, to February 21, 2007, the Officer Down Memorial Page reported that there were 163 line of duty deaths in the St. Louis Police Department. [http://www.odmp.org/agency.php?agencyid=3691 Officer Down Memorial Page] ] The Officer Down Memorial Page also reported that 90 of these were from gunfire, and only 3 of those were accidental. It was also reported by the ODMP that an additional 38 deaths were caused by automobile-related incidents, and 3 by heart attacks.

References

External links

* [http://64.218.68.50/slmpdweb/index/index.htm St. Louis Police Department official website]