Montgomery Police Department (Alabama)

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Montgomery Police Department
Abbreviation	MPD
Motto	Honor - Duty - Loyalty
Agency overview
Formed	1820
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Map of Montgomery Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	156.6 square miles (406 km2)
Population	205,764
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Montgomery, Alabama
Officers	524
Civilians	200
Divisions	8 Administrative Criminal Investigation Municipal Jail Patrol Special Operations Traffic Training and Recruiting
Website
City of Montgomery: Police Department Website

The Montgomery Police Department (MPD) was established in 1820. It employs about 524 sworn officers and another 200 support staff. It is headed by Chief of Police Ernest N. Finley.^[1]

History[edit]

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Civil rights era[edit]

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Organization[edit]

The department is divided into a number of divisions, which in turn have a number of bureaus.

The divisions are:

• Administrative
• Criminal Investigative
• Municipal Jail
• Patrol
• Special Operations
• Traffic
• Training and Recruiting

See also[edit]

• Freedom Riders in Montgomery
• Shooting of Greg Gunn
• Killing of Bernard Whitehurst
• List of law enforcement agencies in Alabama

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Montgomery, Alabama Police Department