The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement organization serving Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States. The department is headed by a chief of police, with one deputy chief and three assistant chiefs commanding the major bureaus of the department: the Uniformed Services Bureau, the Investigative Services Bureau, and the Administration and Support Services Bureau.
The police department dates from 1852 and has evolved over the decades. The CPD made Chattanooga one of the first major Southern cities to have black police officers starting in 1883. However, the police officers were subsequently removed from the force and reintroduced on a permanent basis on August 11, 1948. The seven officers, including Officers Thaddeus Arnold, Singer Askins, W.B. Baulridge, C.E. Black, Morris Glenn, Arthur Heard, and Thomas Patterson, were initially restricted to walking beats in black neighborhoods. In 1960, black police officers were authorized to patrol all neighborhoods and arrest white citizens.[2][3][4] Therefore, the Chattanooga Police Department integrated decades earlier than most other Southern police departments.
In the 169 year history of the Chattanooga Police, 24 officers and 1 K9 have died serving the citizens of Chattanooga. [5]
Uniformed Servicesedit
The Uniformed Services Bureau is commanded by an Assistant Chief, and includes the Patrol Division and Special Operations Division, both under the command of a Captain, with Lieutenants and Sergeants acting and unit and shift commanders.[6]
Investigative Servicesedit
The Investigative Services Bureau is commanded by an Assistant Chief, and includes the Property Crimes and Major Crimes units, the Criminal Investigations Division, the Special Investigations unit, and the Intelligence/Computer Crimes unit.[6]
Administration & Support Servicesedit
The Administration & Support Services Bureau is commanded by an assistant chief, and includes a number of support and civilian units, including the technology director, training and recruiting division, operational support division, technical services division, budget/finance director, and the fleet, facilities, and security director.[6]
^"Chattanooga Police Department: 1940s". City of Chattanooga. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^"Chattanooga's History (Great Depression through the Present Day)". NGeorgia.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^Hubbard, Rita L. (December 10, 2007). "Notable Place and Events that had an impact on the United States". African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. pp. 77–78. ISBN978-1-59629-315-1. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
chattanooga, police, department, primary, enforcement, organization, serving, chattanooga, tennessee, united, states, department, headed, chief, police, with, deputy, chief, three, assistant, chiefs, commanding, major, bureaus, department, uniformed, services,. The Chattanooga Police Department CPD is the primary law enforcement organization serving Chattanooga Tennessee in the United States The department is headed by a chief of police with one deputy chief and three assistant chiefs commanding the major bureaus of the department the Uniformed Services Bureau the Investigative Services Bureau and the Administration and Support Services Bureau Chattanooga Police DepartmentAgency overviewFormed1852Jurisdictional structureLegal jurisdictionCity of ChattanoogaOperational structureHeadquarters3410 Amnicola Highway Chattanooga Tennessee 37406Sworn membersc 500Agency executiveCeleste Murphy 1 Chief of PoliceDivisions3 Uniformed ServicesInvestigative ServicesAdministration amp SupportWebsiteOfficial websiteThe Chattanooga Police Department CPD responds to a call in East Lake Tennessee on Sep 7 2015 Contents 1 History and racial relations 2 Uniformed Services 3 Investigative Services 4 Administration amp Support Services 5 Rank structure 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory and racial relations editThe police department dates from 1852 and has evolved over the decades The CPD made Chattanooga one of the first major Southern cities to have black police officers starting in 1883 However the police officers were subsequently removed from the force and reintroduced on a permanent basis on August 11 1948 The seven officers including Officers Thaddeus Arnold Singer Askins W B Baulridge C E Black Morris Glenn Arthur Heard and Thomas Patterson were initially restricted to walking beats in black neighborhoods In 1960 black police officers were authorized to patrol all neighborhoods and arrest white citizens 2 3 4 Therefore the Chattanooga Police Department integrated decades earlier than most other Southern police departments In the 169 year history of the Chattanooga Police 24 officers and 1 K9 have died serving the citizens of Chattanooga 5 Uniformed Services editThe Uniformed Services Bureau is commanded by an Assistant Chief and includes the Patrol Division and Special Operations Division both under the command of a Captain with Lieutenants and Sergeants acting and unit and shift commanders 6 Investigative Services editThe Investigative Services Bureau is commanded by an Assistant Chief and includes the Property Crimes and Major Crimes units the Criminal Investigations Division the Special Investigations unit and the Intelligence Computer Crimes unit 6 Administration amp Support Services editThe Administration amp Support Services Bureau is commanded by an assistant chief and includes a number of support and civilian units including the technology director training and recruiting division operational support division technical services division budget finance director and the fleet facilities and security director 6 Rank structure editTitle InsigniaChief of Police nbsp Deputy chief nbsp Assistant chief nbsp Captain nbsp Lieutenant nbsp Sergeant nbsp Master patrolman non rank nbsp Field training officerPolice officer DetectiveSee also edit nbsp United States portalList of law enforcement agencies in TennesseeReferences edit Administration Chattanooga Police Department 1940s City of Chattanooga Retrieved 9 August 2012 Chattanooga s History Great Depression through the Present Day NGeorgia com Retrieved 9 August 2012 Hubbard Rita L December 10 2007 Notable Place and Events that had an impact on the United States African Americans of Chattanooga A History of Unsung Heroes Charleston South Carolina The History Press pp 77 78 ISBN 978 1 59629 315 1 Retrieved 9 August 2012 https www odmp org agency 622 chattanooga police department tennessee Officer Down Memorial Page a b c Things Have Changed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chattanooga Police Department amp oldid 1171863271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
