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National Police of Uruguay

The National Police of Uruguay is a national and institutional police force of the Republic of Uruguay, founded on December 18, 1829.[5] It depends on the Executive Power through the Ministry of the Interior. Its main mission is to protect the free exercise of rights and freedoms, guarantee order, internal security, ensure compliance with the laws, assist and protect people, prevent the commission of crimes, ensure security in public places and events, repress behaviors that constitute crimes and misdemeanors.[6]

National Police of Uruguay
Policía Nacional de Uruguay
National Police Coat of Arms
Common namePolicía Nacional
Motto"De tu lado"
"On your side"
Agency overview
FormedDecember 18, 1829[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyUruguay
Operations jurisdictionUruguay
Governing bodyCabinet of Uruguay
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersMontevideo, Uruguay
Officers30.000 (2015)[2]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Website
www.minterior.gub.uy

Creation edit

On December 18, 1829, the Constitutional and Legislative Assembly of the Eastern State created the office of Political Chief in each of the nine departments. Standing as Political and Police Chief in the whole national territory, Colonel Don Ignacio Oribe. The 18 of December 1829 has been instituted by law, like historical - legal date of "creation of the Uruguayan National Police".

Structure edit

The Director of the National Police is the fourth in command in the Ministry of the Interior and has as his essential task the professional operational command of the National Police.

The following police units depend on the National Police Directorate:[7]

  • National Directorate of Police Education (Dirección Nacional de la Educación Policial) 
  • National Aviation Directorate of the National Police (Dirección Nacional de Aviación de la Policía Nacional)
  • National Directorate of Gender Policies (Dirección Nacional de Políticas de Género)
  • National Directorate of Police Health (Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Policial)
  • National Directorate of Police Assistance and Social Security (Dirección Nacional de Asistencia y Seguridad Social Policial)
  • National Fire Department (Dirección Nacional de Bomberos)
  • National Rehabilitation Institute (Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación)
  • National Directorate of Support for the Released (Dirección Nacional de Apoyo al Liberado)
  • National Directorate of Civil Identification (Dirección Nacional de Identificación Civil)
  • National Directorate of Migration (Dirección Nacional de Migración)
  • National Highway Police Directorate (Dirección Nacional de Policía de Caminera)
  • National Scientific Police Directorate (Dirección Nacional de Policía Científica)
  • Directorate of Investigations of the National Police - DIPN (Dirección de Investigaciones de la Policía Nacional - DIPN)
  • General Directorate for the Fight against Organized Crime and INTERPOL (Dirección General de Lucha contra el Crimen Organizado e INTERPOL)
  • General Directorate for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (Dirección General de Represión al Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas)
  • National Directorate of Information and Intelligence (Dirección Nacional de Información e Inteligencia - DNII)
  • National Directorate Republican Guard (Dirección Nacional Guardia Republicana)

Equipment edit

Ground vehicles edit

 
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle.
 
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle (back view).

Commonly used vehicles:

Vehicle Origin Type In service
Toyota Hilux   Japan Patrol Unknown
Nissan Navara   Japan Patrol Unknown
Hyundai Starex   South Korea Transport Unknown
Fiat Siena[8]   Italy Patrol Unknown
Peugeot 301[9]   France Patrol Unknown
Chevrolet Sail   United States Patrol Unknown
Mitsubishi Mirage (LA MY15)   Japan Patrol Unknown
Mitsubishi L200   Japan Patrol Unknown
JAC Refine S2   China Patrol Unknown

Motorcycles edit

Commonly used motorbikes:

Vehicle Origin Type In service
KTM Adventure[10]   Austria Patrol Unknown

Aircraft units edit

The unit's current inventory includes the following:[11][12]

Aircraft Origin Type In service
Robinson R66   United States Policing 4
Cessna 182   United States Policing 1

Weapons edit

 
Uruguayan police officer in the daily work uniform.

Firearms used by the National Police in its different departments:[13]

Weapon Origin Type
Glock 17   Austria Semi-automatic pistol
Glock 19   Austria Semi-automatic pistol

Uniform edit

The daily work uniform consists of dark blue cloth combat pants with a dark blue shirt or a long-sleeved button-down shirt, black boots, a plain baseball cap with the national police logo and the bulletproof vest on top. Officers may also wear a reflective vest or winter jacket that says "police" on the back.[14]

Other equipment edit

Some officers also have body cameras.[15]

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ "187º Aniversario de la Policía Nacional".
  2. ^ "Uruguay: País con más policías por habitantes". 19 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Autoridades".
  4. ^ "Autoridades".
  5. ^ Interior, Ministerio del. "187º Aniversario de la Policía Nacional". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  6. ^ "Ley N° 19315". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  7. ^ "Direcciones Nacionales".
  8. ^ Interior, Ministerio del. "Nuevas unidades". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  9. ^ Interior, Ministerio del. "Ministerio del Interior adquirió 70 patrulleros". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  10. ^ Interior, Ministerio del. "Ministerio del Interior adquirió nuevas motos para la Policía Nacional". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  11. ^ InfoDefensa, Revista Defensa. "La Policía de Uruguay recibe su cuarto helicóptero Robinson". Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  12. ^ Interior, Ministerio del. "El Ministerio del Interior presentó un nuevo helicóptero". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  13. ^ Interior, Ministerio del. "Por la renovación: vestimenta y equipamiento adecuado para la Policía". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  14. ^ Interior, Ministerio del. "Por la renovación: vestimenta y equipamiento adecuado para la Policía". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  15. ^ Interior, Ministerio del. "Ministerio del Interior adquirió 300 nuevas cámaras corporales". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-29.

External links edit

  • Ministerio del Interior de la República Oriental del Uruguay
  • Jefatura de Policía de Colonia
  • Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Policial

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The National Police of Uruguay is a national and institutional police force of the Republic of Uruguay founded on December 18 1829 5 It depends on the Executive Power through the Ministry of the Interior Its main mission is to protect the free exercise of rights and freedoms guarantee order internal security ensure compliance with the laws assist and protect people prevent the commission of crimes ensure security in public places and events repress behaviors that constitute crimes and misdemeanors 6 National Police of UruguayPolicia Nacional de UruguayNational Police Coat of ArmsCommon namePolicia NacionalMotto De tu lado On your side Agency overviewFormedDecember 18 1829 1 Jurisdictional structureNational agencyUruguayOperations jurisdictionUruguayGoverning bodyCabinet of UruguayGeneral natureLocal civilian policeOperational structureHeadquartersMontevideo UruguayOfficers30 000 2015 2 Minister responsibleLuis Alberto Heber 3 Agency executiveDiego Enrique Fernandez 4 Director GeneralWebsitewww wbr minterior wbr gub wbr uy Contents 1 Creation 2 Structure 3 Equipment 3 1 Ground vehicles 3 2 Motorcycles 3 3 Aircraft units 3 4 Weapons 3 5 Uniform 3 6 Other equipment 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksCreation editOn December 18 1829 the Constitutional and Legislative Assembly of the Eastern State created the office of Political Chief in each of the nine departments Standing as Political and Police Chief in the whole national territory Colonel Don Ignacio Oribe The 18 of December 1829 has been instituted by law like historical legal date of creation of the Uruguayan National Police Structure editThe Director of the National Police is the fourth in command in the Ministry of the Interior and has as his essential task the professional operational command of the National Police The following police units depend on the National Police Directorate 7 National Directorate of Police Education Direccion Nacional de la Educacion Policial National Aviation Directorate of the National Police Direccion Nacional de Aviacion de la Policia Nacional National Directorate of Gender Policies Direccion Nacional de Politicas de Genero National Directorate of Police Health Direccion Nacional de Sanidad Policial National Directorate of Police Assistance and Social Security Direccion Nacional de Asistencia y Seguridad Social Policial National Fire Department Direccion Nacional de Bomberos National Rehabilitation Institute Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion National Directorate of Support for the Released Direccion Nacional de Apoyo al Liberado National Directorate of Civil Identification Direccion Nacional de Identificacion Civil National Directorate of Migration Direccion Nacional de Migracion National Highway Police Directorate Direccion Nacional de Policia de Caminera National Scientific Police Directorate Direccion Nacional de Policia Cientifica Directorate of Investigations of the National Police DIPN Direccion de Investigaciones de la Policia Nacional DIPN General Directorate for the Fight against Organized Crime and INTERPOL Direccion General de Lucha contra el Crimen Organizado e INTERPOL General Directorate for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking Direccion General de Represion al Trafico Ilicito de Drogas National Directorate of Information and Intelligence Direccion Nacional de Informacion e Inteligencia DNII National Directorate Republican Guard Direccion Nacional Guardia Republicana Equipment editGround vehicles edit nbsp Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle nbsp Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle back view Commonly used vehicles Vehicle Origin Type In serviceToyota Hilux nbsp Japan Patrol UnknownNissan Navara nbsp Japan Patrol UnknownHyundai Starex nbsp South Korea Transport UnknownFiat Siena 8 nbsp Italy Patrol UnknownPeugeot 301 9 nbsp France Patrol UnknownChevrolet Sail nbsp United States Patrol UnknownMitsubishi Mirage LA MY15 nbsp Japan Patrol UnknownMitsubishi L200 nbsp Japan Patrol UnknownJAC Refine S2 nbsp China Patrol UnknownMotorcycles edit Commonly used motorbikes Vehicle Origin Type In serviceKTM Adventure 10 nbsp Austria Patrol UnknownAircraft units edit The unit s current inventory includes the following 11 12 Aircraft Origin Type In serviceRobinson R66 nbsp United States Policing 4Cessna 182 nbsp United States Policing 1Weapons edit nbsp Uruguayan police officer in the daily work uniform Firearms used by the National Police in its different departments 13 Weapon Origin TypeGlock 17 nbsp Austria Semi automatic pistolGlock 19 nbsp Austria Semi automatic pistolUniform edit The daily work uniform consists of dark blue cloth combat pants with a dark blue shirt or a long sleeved button down shirt black boots a plain baseball cap with the national police logo and the bulletproof vest on top Officers may also wear a reflective vest or winter jacket that says police on the back 14 Other equipment edit Some officers also have body cameras 15 Gallery edit nbsp Highway patrol van Policia Caminera References edit 187º Aniversario de la Policia Nacional Uruguay Pais con mas policias por habitantes 19 March 2015 Autoridades Autoridades Interior Ministerio del 187º Aniversario de la Policia Nacional Ministerio del Interior in European Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 Ley N 19315 www impo com uy Retrieved 2022 07 29 Direcciones Nacionales Interior Ministerio del Nuevas unidades Ministerio del Interior in European Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 Interior Ministerio del Ministerio del Interior adquirio 70 patrulleros Ministerio del Interior in European Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 Interior Ministerio del Ministerio del Interior adquirio nuevas motos para la Policia Nacional Ministerio del Interior in European Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 InfoDefensa Revista Defensa La Policia de Uruguay recibe su cuarto helicoptero Robinson Infodefensa Noticias de defensa industria seguridad armamento ejercitos y tecnologia de la defensa in Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 Interior Ministerio del El Ministerio del Interior presento un nuevo helicoptero Ministerio del Interior in European Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 Interior Ministerio del Por la renovacion vestimenta y equipamiento adecuado para la Policia Ministerio del Interior in European Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 Interior Ministerio del Por la renovacion vestimenta y equipamiento adecuado para la Policia Ministerio del Interior in European Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 Interior Ministerio del Ministerio del Interior adquirio 300 nuevas camaras corporales Ministerio del Interior in European Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 29 External links editMinisterio del Interior de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay Jefatura de Policia de Montevideo Jefatura de Policia de Colonia Direccion Nacional de Bomberos Direccion Nacional de Sanidad Policial nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Police of Uruguay Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Police of Uruguay amp oldid 1210242169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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