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Greenbelt Police Department
Greenbelt Police Department patch
Greenbelt Police Department patch
AbbreviationGPD
Agency overview
Employees69
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGreenbelt, Maryland, USA
Population23,541 (2012 est)
General nature
Operational structure
Officers55
Civilian employees14
Agency executive
  • Richard Bowers, Chief of Police
Facilities
Headquarters550 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770

The Greenbelt Police Department (GPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 21,972[1] within 6.5 square miles (17 km2) of the city of Greenbelt.[2]

Organization

The GPD is a nationally accredited law enforcement agency. The current chief of police is Richard Bowers. The GPD has an authorized strength of over 70 officers and is divided into three sections:[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=greenbelt&_state=04000US24&_county=greenbelt&_cityTown=greenbelt&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today Census Bureau
  2. ^ "Chief's Message". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  3. ^ "Police Home". Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  4. ^ "patrol division". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

External links

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