Iowa State Patrol
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| Iowa State Patrol | |
| Abbreviation | ISP |
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| Iowa State Patrol patch | |
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| Formed | 1935 |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Divisional agency | State of Iowa , USA |
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| Headquarters | Iowa State Patrol Headquarters, Des Moines, Iowa |
| Elected officer responsible | Eugene T. Meyer, Commissioner |
| Agency executive | Colonel Patrick J. Hoye, Chief of the Iowa State Patrol |
| Parent agency | Iowa Department of Public Safety |
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| Districts | 16 |
| Patrol cars | Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Dodge Charger (LX) |
| Website | |
| The Iowa State Patrol Web Site | |
The Iowa State Patrol is the state police organization in the state of Iowa. Currently, there are just over 378 officers in the patrol[1]. State Troopers are responsible for patrolling over 112,000 miles of roadways in the state. The State is broken into 16 Districts. Their primary concern is enforcing motor vehicle laws, but they also assist with other incidents. These include riots, prison disturbances, labor related disturbances, and providing security at sporting events.
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[edit] History
The State Patrol was created in 1935 after an act creating the Patrol was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Initially the patrol was composed of 53 men.
Oran H. Pape in 1936 became the first man to die in the line of duty, and remains to date the only member of the Patrol to be murdered. While others have died in the line of duty, their deaths have all been accidental.
For many years Patrol vehicles had a light tan color with the Iowa State Patrol logo on the sides of the vehicle. In the late 1990s, the Patrol switched to a black and gold color scheme on their vehicles. The 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 original color scheme; however, the 2007 and newer patrol vehicles are silver in color. The Patrol has mainly used the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor for a number of years. Recently the Patrol has begun using the Dodge Charger (LX) Police Pursuit Version as well.
[edit] Fallen Officers
Since the establishment of the Iowa State Patrol, 9 officers have died in the line of duty. [2]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
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| Trooper Oran H. Pape |
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Gunfire |
| Trooper Harold Emmerson Klinkefus |
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Automobile accident |
| Trooper Harold Clarence DeGear |
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Struck by vehicle |
| Trooper Ralph Franklin Garthwaite |
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Vehicular assault |
| Trooper Marvin C. VanderLinden |
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Automobile accident |
| Trooper Charles Gerald Whitney |
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Struck by vehicle |
| Trooper Stanley E. Gerling |
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Aircraft accident |
| Trooper Pilot Lance G. Dietsch |
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Aircraft accident |
| Trooper Allen Patrick Nieland |
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Aircraft accident |
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