| Gwent Police Heddlu Gwent |
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| Badge of the Gwent Police. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1967 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Gwent in the country of Wales, United Kingdom |
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| Gwent Police area within Wales | |
| Size | 1,554 km² |
| Population | 556,600 |
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| Overviewed by | Gwent Police Authority |
| Headquarters | Croesyceiliog |
| Sworn members | 1,453 |
| Agency executive | Mick Giannasi, Chief Constable |
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A - City of Newport
B - Monmouthshire & Torfaen C - Caerphilly & Blaenau Gwent D - HQ |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 22 |
| Website | |
| http://www.gwent.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Gwent Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gwent) is the territorial police force responsible for policing the local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen in southeast Wales.
It was formed in 1967 by the amalgamation of Monmouthshire Constabulary and Newport Borough Police. In 1974 its area was realigned to cover the new administrative county of Gwent. In 1996, the force's area was expanded to cover the former Rhymney Valley district area as a consequence of it becoming part of the Caerphilly county borough, in order to incorporate the entirety of the county borough in the police area.
The Force has its headquarters at Croesyceiliog in Cwmbran. The Chief Constable is Mick Giannasi.
In 2009 Gwent Police worked with film maker Peter Watkins-Hughes to create the short film "Cow", featuring veteran Welsh actress Margaret John, as part of a campaign to stop texting while driving.[1] The film earned honors in the Advertising Age's weekly Creativity Top 5 video.[2] and became an overnight worldwide internet hit after being shown on the USA The Today Show television show.[3]
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References
- ^ "Cow - the film that will stop you texting and driving" (web). http://www.gwent.police.uk/leadnews.php?a=2172. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Creativity Top 5: August 24 2009" (web). http://creativity-online.com/news/creativity-top-5-august-24/138620. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Graphic film about dangers of texting is internet hit"at Wales-online.co.uk
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