St. Louis County Police Department

Infobox Law enforcement agency
agencyname = St. Louis County Police Department
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abbreviation = SLCPD
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headquarters = St. Louis County, Missouri
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chief1name = Col. Jerry Lee
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website = [http://www.stlouisco.com/police/ St. Louis County Police Department official website]
footnotes = The St. Louis County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving St. Louis County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The department is responsible for law enforcement and investigations within unincorporated St. Louis County and contracted municipalities. The SLCPD offers services to its citizens, including patrol, drug enforcement, bomb and arson investigations, homicide, child abuse, traffic enforcement, tactical operations, flight operations, K9 and more.

Departamental history

The St. Louis County Police Department was established in 1955. The department was created with 95 officers and 18 civilian employees [ [http://www.stlouisco.com/police/history1.html St. Louis County Police History ] ] . The department is divided into four divisions: Patrol, Operationl Support, Special Operations, and Criminal Investigation. It is the third largest local police agency in the state, the only county police department in Missouri and one of only a few in the United States. In 2003, the department started a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), which originated in Memphis, TN, in order to better serve citizens with mental illness. [ [http://www.stlouisco.com/police/cit/index.html Crisis Intervention Team ] ]

Metro Air Support

In 2004, the St. Louis County Police Department, the St. Louis Police Department, and the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department joined together to share resoures and created the Metro Air Support. Metro Air Support, as of July 2, 2007, boasts 4 helicopters, 1 fixed wing airplane, 11 pilots, and 8 Crew Chiefs [ [http://www.metroairsupport.com/protecting.html Metro Airborne Law Enforcement of St. Louis, Mo ] ] . The department also provides officers for the major case squad.

Ranks of the SLCPD

*Police Officer
*Corporal (Note: considered same rank as Police Officer. symbol of rank: 2 chevrons)
*Detective (Note: considered to be the same rank as a Police Officer)
*Sergeant (symbol of rank: 3 chevrons)
*Lieutenant (symbol of rank: 1 gold bar)
*Captain (symbol of rank: 2 gold bars)
*Major(symbol of rank: oak leaf)
*Chief of Police

Line of duty deaths

From April 17, 1975, to July 2, 2007, the Officer Down Memorial Page listed 9 line of duty deaths in the St. Louis County Police Department. The Officer Down Memorial Page also reported that 5 were from gunfire, 2 from heart attacks, 1 struck by a vehicle, and 2 as the result of vehicular assaults [ [http://www.odmp.org/agency.php?agencyid=3689 Officer Down Memorial Page] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.stlouisco.com/police/ St. Louis County Police Department official website]