The Baton Rouge Police Department, or BRPD, is the primary law enforcement agency in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The current Chief of Police, as of February 26, 2013, is Carl Dabadie, Jr. Carl Dabadie was preceded by former Chiefs Jeff LeDuff, Donald D. White, Pat Englade, and Greg Phares. The city is divided into four police districts.
According to the BRPD's website, "The mission of the Baton Rouge Police Department is to serve with the Baton Rouge community to prevent crime and to promote the safety and well-being of all."
The Baton Rouge Police Department has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) since 1996.
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History
Baton Rouge was incorporated in 1817 and the Baton Rouge Police Department was formally established in 1865, just after the end of the Civil War, with the appointment of the first Chief of Police.
Currently the Baton Rouge Police Department receives about 215,000 service calls. In an average year, city police officers:
- Respond to and write reports on 135,000 non-traffic calls
- Respond to 30,000 false alarms
- Investigate 21,000 serious crimes
- Investigate 17,000 traffic crashes
- Make 8,000 arrests
- Submit 22,000 pieces of evidence or property
- Seize 900 firearms
- Present 200 crime prevention and education seminars (to about 10,000 people)
- Destroy 2,500 pounds of seized illegal narcotics
- License 12,000 bicycles
- Drive 7,000,000 miles (11,000,000 km)
In 2005, due to elevated population levels as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many of these numbers were significantly higher.
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Bureaus and command staff
The BRPD is divided into four bureaus:
- Uniform Patrol Bureau - Captain Archie Lee
- Criminal Investigations Bureau - Captain Wally Cowart
- Administration Bureau - Lieutenant Herbert Anny
- Operational Services Bureau - Major Ernie Brewer
Uniform Patrol Bureau
Uniform Patrol is the largest bureau of the department, and is the primary point of contact for services to the public. The Bureau operates four precinct stations and satellite offices throughout the city. Officers assigned to this bureau perform preventative patrols and respond to public requests for assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Uniform Patrol Bureau consist of the following divisions:
Uniform Patrol Division
Uniform Patrol Division is responsible for patrolling all areas of the city, responding to calls from citizens, conducting preliminary investigations of all crimes, and enforcing both criminal and traffic laws. The Uniform Patrol Division is divided into four (4) geographical patrol sections or districts.
First District Precinct
The First District Precinct is located at 4545 Plank Road and serves what is traditionally known as North Baton Rouge. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north and east by Evangeline and Airline Highway, on the west by the Mississippi River and Scenic Highway and on the south by Florida Boulevard.
Second District Precinct
The Second District Precinct is located at 2265 Highland Road and serves what is traditionally known as South Baton Rouge. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Florida Boulevard, on the west by the Mississippi River, on the south by Bayou Fountain, and on the east by Bluebonnet Highway, Essen Lane, Jefferson Highway, and Lobdell Avenue.
Third District Precinct
The Third District is located at 9000 Airline Highway, and serves the eastern part of the city. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Greenwell Springs Road and the South Choctaw Drive Extension (railroad tracks), on the west by Airline Highway and Lobdell Avenue, on the east by North Stevendale Road, Lively Bayou, O'Neal Lane, Jones Creek Road, and Stumberg Lane, and on the south by Airline Highway and Jefferson Highway.
Fourth District Precinct
The Fourth District Precinct is located at 8227 Scenic Highway and serves the extreme northern part of the city, including the area traditionally known as Scotlandville. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Blount Road and Thomas Road, on the west by the Mississippi River, on the east by Buttonwood Drive, McClelland Drive, and Plank Road, and on the south by Evangeline and Airline Highway.
Traffic Division
The Traffic Division is responsible for parking control, radar speed enforcement, motorcycle escort duty, and assisting the uniform patrol division in selective traffic enforcement and accident investigation, as required, as well as special assignments at the discretion of the Chief of Police. The traffic division carries out its mission with the following sections:
Motorcycle Section
The Motorcycle Section concentrates on traffic enforcement and accident investigation, as well as escorts and other specialized assignments at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
Radar Units
Radar Units are responsible for enforcement of speeding laws, serve as accident investigators during inclement weather and are periodically assigned to special events.
DWI Task Force
The DWI Task Force patrols after dark, enforcing laws relating to impaired drivers under the influence of either alcohol or drugs.
Bicycle Patrols
Bicycle Patrols are utilized for concentrated, more personalized protection of contained areas, such as malls, shopping centers, or areas of high-density pedestrian traffic. Bicycle Patrol officers are also assigned to the Downtown Development District to enforce parking ordinances, contact business owners and residents to check for problems and devise solutions to those problems.
Traffic Homicide Unit
The Traffic Homicide Unit investigates all traffic crashes involving death or life-threatening injuries and fleet crashes as directed by the Chief of Police.
Hit and Run Division
The Hit and Run Division is responsible for the follow-up investigation of hit and run and incomplete accidents as reported by field officers.
Support Services Units
The Support Services Units perform functions that supplement the uniform patrol division.
Housing Authority Unit
The Housing Authority Unit coordinates all security at public housing complexes, working closely with management and residents to enforce laws, resolve problems and provide a safe environment.
K-9 Unit
The K-9 Unit is used for building searches, crowd control, tracking fleeing suspects, or searches for missing persons, or any other missions which could more effectively or more safely be carried out by trained Police dogs than by police officers.
In 2007, the American Kennel Club awarded the K-9 Division with its 2007 Law Enforcement Award for Canine Excellence due to the units work in the year following Hurricane Katrina.
Criminal Investigations Bureau
Criminal Investigations offers some limited first-line response to the public, but is primarily responsible for follow-up investigations of major crimes. Divisions within the Criminal Investigations Bureau include:
Crimes Against Persons
Crimes Against Persons include the following divisions:
Property Crimes
Property Crimes includes the following divisions:
Investigative Support
Investigative Support includes the following divisions:
Administration Bureau
Administration is the Chief's staff bureau, concerned with the overall management of the department's operations and internal controls. Most offices are housed downtown at Police Headquarters located at 9000 Airline Highway. Divisions and Positions within Administration:
Special Response Team, (SRT)
SRT consists of a full-time unit and part-time unit which is composed of officers who are on-call. Their mission is to respond to emergency operations, such as hostage situations, and to provide dignitary and VIP protection. Members of the team competed in the 2008 World SWAT Challenge and finished 5th overall, while also capturing the "Rookie Team Championship" title.
Operational Services Bureau
Operational Services is the most diverse bureau of the department, providing numerous and varied support functions, including serving as the repository for all criminal and traffic records. Divisions within this Bureau:
Rank structure
The Chief of Police is appointed by, and reports to, the Mayor. The Chief is assisted by a Deputy Chief; who is a Colonel. This post has replaced Chief of Staff. All other police positions are promotional and based on seniority, as mandated by state civil service law.
Fallen officers
Since 1911, the Baton Rouge Police Department has lost eighteen officers in line of duty deaths.
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