The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) is responsible for law enforcement in Grenada. The RGPF enforces criminal, immigration, and maritime laws. It is also held responsible for seaport security and fire services. With 14 police stations and over 940 staff members, the force responds to over 15,000 crimes and incidents per year. The Royal Grenada Police Force also has a paramilitary force for national defense.[1]
The RGPF dates back to 1853 as simply the Grenada Police Force. In 1854, the RGPF was based at Fort George, Grenada and supported by the Colonial Government of Grenada. The force grew slowly and by 1923, the police force had 92 soldiers.[2]
During the People's Revolutionary Government's brief revolutionary era in the early 80s, the RGPF was known as the Grenada Police Service. During this period, the police lost virtually all of its authority and was forced to delegate many of its powers with the newly formed People's Revolutionary Army. Its headquarters under the leadership of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was moved from Fort George (renamed by that time to Fort Rupert)[citation needed] to Melville Street on 24 May 1979.[2]
The name was reverted and the police headquarters returned to Fort George following in October 1983 following the military coup that was led by General Hudson Austin with the United States invasion of Grenada.[3] Prior to 1984, officers recruited into the force were trained at the Regional Police Training Centre in Barbados.
Between the 1905–1907, the National Band of Grenada was established in the RGPF as a drum and bugle corps. It was then called the Government Band, which comprised volunteers including tradesmen. On 1 August 1967, the band was renamed RGPF band having Mr. Switch De Couteau as its first Inspector of Police as bandmaster.[4]
Today, the RGPF is the sole law enforcement agency for the country. The RGPF is permitted up to 1,025 sworn members, however, currently only has 940 members. Approximately 14% of the force is female.[2]
Additionally, there is a department dedicated to providing security for the Government House, workplace and residence of the Governor-General of Grenada and a Special Branch for diplomatic and other governmental security.[5]
Finally, there is a Special Services Unit for high profile cases.[6]
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Royal Grenada Police Force RGPF is responsible for law enforcement in Grenada The RGPF enforces criminal immigration and maritime laws It is also held responsible for seaport security and fire services With 14 police stations and over 940 staff members the force responds to over 15 000 crimes and incidents per year The Royal Grenada Police Force also has a paramilitary force for national defense 1 Royal Grenada Police ForceLogo for the RGPFAbbreviationRGPFAgency overviewFormed1853Jurisdictional structureNational agencyGrenadaOperations jurisdictionGrenadaSize348 5 square kilometres 134 6 sq mi Population124 610General natureCivilian policeOperational structureHeadquartersFort George St George s GrenadaSworn members940 out of 1025 permitted by statue Agency executivesEdvin Martin Commissioner of PoliceFranklyn Redhead Deputy Commissioner of PoliceJessmon Prince Assistant Commissioner of PoliceMichael Francois Assistant Commissioner of PoliceFacilitiesPolice stations14Websitehttps rgpf gd Royal Grenadian Police station Grand Anse St George s Grenada Contents 1 History 2 Departments 3 Commissioners 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe RGPF dates back to 1853 as simply the Grenada Police Force In 1854 the RGPF was based at Fort George Grenada and supported by the Colonial Government of Grenada The force grew slowly and by 1923 the police force had 92 soldiers 2 During the People s Revolutionary Government s brief revolutionary era in the early 80s the RGPF was known as the Grenada Police Service During this period the police lost virtually all of its authority and was forced to delegate many of its powers with the newly formed People s Revolutionary Army Its headquarters under the leadership of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was moved from Fort George renamed by that time to Fort Rupert citation needed to Melville Street on 24 May 1979 2 The name was reverted and the police headquarters returned to Fort George following in October 1983 following the military coup that was led by General Hudson Austin with the United States invasion of Grenada 3 Prior to 1984 officers recruited into the force were trained at the Regional Police Training Centre in Barbados Between the 1905 1907 the National Band of Grenada was established in the RGPF as a drum and bugle corps It was then called the Government Band which comprised volunteers including tradesmen On 1 August 1967 the band was renamed RGPF band having Mr Switch De Couteau as its first Inspector of Police as bandmaster 4 Today the RGPF is the sole law enforcement agency for the country The RGPF is permitted up to 1 025 sworn members however currently only has 940 members Approximately 14 of the force is female 2 Departments editThe RGPF has 18 distinct departments with different purposes These departments include a fire department police headquarters a prosecution department immigration department drug squad police band coast guard training academy traffic and transport department criminal records office criminal investigation department community relations department port police department information technology unit and a special victims unit Additionally there is a department dedicated to providing security for the Government House workplace and residence of the Governor General of Grenada and a Special Branch for diplomatic and other governmental security 5 Finally there is a Special Services Unit for high profile cases 6 Commissioners editStephen Bascombe 1969 1970 R King 1970 1971 Rugent David 1971 R L Barrow 1971 1973 Nugent David 1973 1974 Osbert James 1974 1975 J Usen 1975 1976 Osbert James 1976 Adonis Francis 1976 Osbert James 1976 1978 Anthony Bernard 1978 Osbert James 1978 1979 Raphael Stanislaus 1979 James Clarkson 1979 1981 A B Bernar 1981 Major Ian St Bernard 1981 Major Patrick McLeish 1981 1983 Fitzroy Bedeau 1995 2005 7 Winston James 2015 2018 Edvin Martin 2018 Present See also editMongoose Gang a quasi independent branch which operated from 1967 to 1979 under the control of Sir Eric Gairy the Premier and later Prime Minister of Grenada and head of the Grenada United Labour Party 8 References edit Royal Grenada Police Force Archived from the original on 2009 04 22 Retrieved 2009 01 18 a b c Overview rgpf gd Retrieved 2023 03 09 Royal Grenada Police Force RGPF RGPF HTML https www mgovernance net rgpf police band Government House rgpf gd Retrieved 2023 03 09 Special Services Unit SSU rgpf gd Retrieved 2023 03 09 Vote Grenada 2008 New National Party candidate Fitzroy Bedeau www caribbeanelections com Archived from the original on 2017 03 30 Retrieved 2017 03 29 Eric Gairy Biography Archived from the original on 2013 10 09 Retrieved 2013 10 08 External links editOfficial website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Grenadian Police Force nbsp This law enforcement agency article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Grenada related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Grenada Police Force amp oldid 1143658571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
