The Iowa State Patrol (ISP) is the state patrol organization in the state of Iowa. Currently, there are just over 267 officers in the patrol, roughly 183 troopers short of their authorized strength of 455.[3] The State is broken into 16 Districts. Their primary concern is enforcing motor vehicle laws, but they also assist with other incidents. These incidents include riots, prison disturbances, labor related disturbances, and providing security at sporting events. The Iowa State Patrol falls under the jurisdiction of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, which also runs the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, also known as DCI.
The State Patrol was created in 1935 (as the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol), after an act creating the Patrol was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Initially the patrol was composed of 50 men.[4] Later that same year, the word Safety was dropped from the name, and the unit became known simply as the Iowa Highway Patrol. In 1972, the word "Patrolman" was replaced with "Trooper", and in 1975, the name had changed again to reflect the change that Iowans felt was needed; the Iowa Highway Patrol became known as the Iowa State Patrol. The change was quickly reflected by the difference in the uniform shoulder patches, and by the wording of the logos on the car doors.
In 1936, Oran H. Pape became the first Iowa State Trooper to die in the line of duty, and was the first member of the Patrol to be murdered in the line of duty. Trooper Pape's murder started the custom of wearing your sidearm on the side opposite of your strong arm. This procedure, called "Cross drawing," would continue with the Patrol until the early 2000s.
In the early days of the Patrol, cars were painted black, with the State Patrol logo on the front doors. In the 1970s, the cars were repainted white, with the logo on the front doors. By the early 1980s, Patrol vehicles had a light tan color with the Iowa State Patrol logo on the sides of the vehicle. In 1998, the Patrol switched to a black and gold color scheme on their vehicles. Blue warning lights began to appear on vehicles beginning in 1999, also. The vehicle color scheme change was not particularly well received, however, with some critics feeling that the new color scheme had turned Patrol cars into moving advertisements for the University of Iowa's Hawkeye sports teams. The Patrol later switched back to the prior color scheme in 2001; however, the 2007 and newer patrol vehicles have been predominantly colored silver or white. The Patrol has mainly used the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor for a number of years. Prior to Chevrolet eliminating the model, Caprices were used as well quite extensively. Recently the Patrol has begun using the Dodge Charger (LX) Police Pursuit Version as well. For a short time, the Patrol also had motorcycle officers until the early 1980s due to the neglect, and later, lack of interest of a motorcycle division within the Patrol. The Patrol also uses several small airplanes for use as air traffic patrol, and to locate suspects fleeing on foot, into the wooded areas, and farm fields of rural Iowa.
RankEdit
Title
Insignia
Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Trooper III (Senior Trooper)
Trooper II
Trooper I (Capitol/Post 16)
Peace Officer Candidate (Capitol/Post 16)
Another symbol of an ISP member's rank is the color of braids they wear on their hat. Trooper III: silver braids Sergeant: silver and black braids Lieutenant: gold braids
Iowa Capitol Police/District 16Edit
In the year 2000, the Iowa Capitol Police Division was placed into the Iowa State Patrol and became District 16. District 16 maintains a highly visible security presence on the 167-acre (0.68 km2) Capitol Complex in Des Moines and the 6.5-acre (26,000 m2) Terrace Hill Governor's Residence, the official residence of the governor of Iowa [5]
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External linksEdit
The State of Iowa
The Iowa State Patrol Web Site
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Iowa State Patrol news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Iowa State Patrol ISP is the state patrol organization in the state of Iowa Currently there are just over 267 officers in the patrol roughly 183 troopers short of their authorized strength of 455 3 The State is broken into 16 Districts Their primary concern is enforcing motor vehicle laws but they also assist with other incidents These incidents include riots prison disturbances labor related disturbances and providing security at sporting events The Iowa State Patrol falls under the jurisdiction of the Iowa Department of Public Safety which also runs the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation also known as DCI Iowa State PatrolPatch of Iowa State PatrolFlag of IowaAbbreviationISPMottoCourtesy Service Protection Agency overviewFormed1935 88 years ago 1935 Preceding agenciesIowa Highway Safety PatrolIowa Highway PatrolEmployees485 as of 2004 1 Jurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionIowa USIowa State Patrol DistrictsSize56 272 square miles 145 700 km2 Population2 988 046 2007 est 2 General natureCivilian policeOperational structureHeadquartersDes Moines IowaTroopers355 Troopers as of 2012 1 Civilian employees96 Civilian employees as of 2004 1 Agency executiveColonel Nathan A Fulk ColonelParent agencyIowa Department of Public SafetyFacilitiesDistrictsPost 16Websitehttps dps iowa gov divisions iowa state patrol Contents 1 History 2 Rank 3 Iowa Capitol Police District 16 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe State Patrol was created in 1935 as the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol after an act creating the Patrol was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor Initially the patrol was composed of 50 men 4 Later that same year the word Safety was dropped from the name and the unit became known simply as the Iowa Highway Patrol In 1972 the word Patrolman was replaced with Trooper and in 1975 the name had changed again to reflect the change that Iowans felt was needed the Iowa Highway Patrol became known as the Iowa State Patrol The change was quickly reflected by the difference in the uniform shoulder patches and by the wording of the logos on the car doors In 1936 Oran H Pape became the first Iowa State Trooper to die in the line of duty and was the first member of the Patrol to be murdered in the line of duty Trooper Pape s murder started the custom of wearing your sidearm on the side opposite of your strong arm This procedure called Cross drawing would continue with the Patrol until the early 2000s In the early days of the Patrol cars were painted black with the State Patrol logo on the front doors In the 1970s the cars were repainted white with the logo on the front doors By the early 1980s Patrol vehicles had a light tan color with the Iowa State Patrol logo on the sides of the vehicle In 1998 the Patrol switched to a black and gold color scheme on their vehicles Blue warning lights began to appear on vehicles beginning in 1999 also The vehicle color scheme change was not particularly well received however with some critics feeling that the new color scheme had turned Patrol cars into moving advertisements for the University of Iowa s Hawkeye sports teams The Patrol later switched back to the prior color scheme in 2001 however the 2007 and newer patrol vehicles have been predominantly colored silver or white The Patrol has mainly used the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor for a number of years Prior to Chevrolet eliminating the model Caprices were used as well quite extensively Recently the Patrol has begun using the Dodge Charger LX Police Pursuit Version as well For a short time the Patrol also had motorcycle officers until the early 1980s due to the neglect and later lack of interest of a motorcycle division within the Patrol The Patrol also uses several small airplanes for use as air traffic patrol and to locate suspects fleeing on foot into the wooded areas and farm fields of rural Iowa Rank EditTitle InsigniaColonel nbsp Major nbsp Captain nbsp Lieutenant nbsp Sergeant nbsp Trooper III Senior Trooper Trooper IITrooper I Capitol Post 16 Peace Officer Candidate Capitol Post 16 Another symbol of an ISP member s rank is the color of braids they wear on their hat Trooper III silver braids Sergeant silver and black braids Lieutenant gold braidsIowa Capitol Police District 16 EditIn the year 2000 the Iowa Capitol Police Division was placed into the Iowa State Patrol and became District 16 District 16 maintains a highly visible security presence on the 167 acre 0 68 km2 Capitol Complex in Des Moines and the 6 5 acre 26 000 m2 Terrace Hill Governor s Residence the official residence of the governor of Iowa 5 See also EditList of law enforcement agencies in Iowa State police State patrol Highway patrolReferences Edit a b c USDOJ Statistics Archived 2008 11 20 at the Wayback Machine 2007 Population Estimates Archived 2010 01 03 at the Wayback Machine Fewer Iowa State Patrol troopers means less service to Iowans Iowa Department of Public Safety Iowa Department of Public Safety Iowa Department of Public Safety Iowa Department of Public Safety External links EditThe State of Iowa The Iowa State Patrol Web Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iowa State Patrol amp oldid 1168716658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
