Sacramento Police Department
The Sacramento Police Department (SPD) is the police department for the city of Sacramento, California. The department was created in 1849. The current Chief of Police is Albert Nájera.
History
The City of Sacramento was founded in 1849 out of out of need to create order out of the chaotic gold rush descending on the Sacramento Valley. In July 1849 Sacramento founded a marshal’s office, which was the beginning of the Sacramento Police Department. The city was chartered in October of 1849 and became the first chartered city in California.
Organization
Office of the Chief
Office of Operations
Patrol Division
The City of Sacramento is divided into six patrol districts which each district divided into three beats. Listed below are the Districts and the neighborhood they include.
District One (Northwest)
Natomas
North Natomas
District Two (North)
North Sacramento
Del Paso
District Three (Central)
Downtown
College Greens
District Four (Southwest)
Land Park
South Land Park
Greenhaven
Pocket
District Five (South)
Meadowview
Parkway
Valley Hi
District Six (East)
Oak Park
Tahoe Park
Fruit ridge
Metro Division
Traffic Enforcement Teams (Motorcycles)
DUI Enforcement Team
Air Operations (Helicopter)
SWAT
Explosive Ordnance Detail (Bomb Squad)
K-9
Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Teams
Office of Investigations
Office of Technical Services
Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security
Facilities
Police Headquarters
William J Kinney Police Facility (North Station)
Joseph E Rooney Police Facility (South Station)
Communications Center
Memorial
Died or Killed in the Line of Duty
1878 Joseph Scott; Killed in the Line of Duty
1910 P.F. "Pop" Becker; Killed in the Line of Duty
1935 Erskin Fish; Killed in the Line of Duty
1951 Frank F. Mello; Died in the line of duty due to a motorcycle collision
1954 Francis M. Rea; Shot and Killed in the Line of Duty
1963 Arnold Gamble; Shot and Killed in the Line of Duty
1963 Eugene McKnight; Killed in the Line of Duty
1970 Bernard Bennett; Shot and Killed by a sniper in the Line of Duty
1972 Andrew Collins; Died in the line of duty due to a motorcycle collision
1974 Doyle Popovich; Killed in the Line of Duty
1975 Rodney Butts; Died in the Line of Duty
1991 Michael Gartrell; Died in the Line of Duty due to a vehicle collision
1997 Emily Morgenroth; Died in the Line of Duty due to a vehicle collision
1999 William Bean Jr.; Shot and Killed in the Line of Duty
Died at work
1981 William Warner; Died of accidental gunshot
2000 Joseph Chairez; Died suddenly at work from an aneurism
Officers from the Sacramento Police Department are listed on the following memorials:
- Sacramento Police and Sheriff Memorial
- California Peace Officers Memorial
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
See also
- Sacramento Police Officers Association
- Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
External links
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