Santa Barbara Police Department

Agency overview
Santa Barbara Police Department
Abbreviation	SBPD
Formed	1899
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of Santa Barbara in the state of California, United States
Size	41.4 sq mi (107 km²)
Population	90,000
Legal jurisdiction	City of Santa Barbara, California
Governing body	Santa Barbara City Council
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	215 E Figueroa St Santa Barbara, California, California
Agency executive	Camerino Sanchez, Chief of Police
Website
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Government/Departments/Police/
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Santa Barbara Police Department is a local law enforcement agency in the city of Santa Barbara, California. It was founded in January 1900 by, the mayor at the time, Charles A. Storke. The departments jurisdiction is a little over 40 sq mi (100 km²) and has a population of around 90,000.

1 History
2 Organizational structure
3 Work environment
4 Equipment
5 External links

History

Prior to 1899, a Town Marshall took care of the City of Santa Barbara crime problems for many years. On January 1, 1899, the first police force was formed when Mayor Charles A. Storke appointed Daniel W. Martin as the first Santa Barbara Police Chief. Some of the first men to serve on the police force were Jack Fullington, Charles Ruiz, Arthur Stevens, Floyd Stewart, Pat Wood and Joe Wiley. For transportation, they had one bicycle and a horse and buggy. Chief Martin had been the Town Marshall before he was appointed Police Chief. On February 8, 1902, he died in office at the age of 47 from pneumonia. Chief Martin left behind a wife and seven children ranging in ages from 15 to one being born five months after his death. Chief Martin was a prominent Santa Barbarian. His funeral was one of the most imposing affairs held in Santa Barbara in that decade with the church being filled to capacity during the service.^[1]

Organizational structure

Chief Support Staff Chief, Deputy Chief, Diversity Officer, Internal Affairs, Public Information Officer, Secretary
Support Services Business Office, Parking, Station Officer
Community Services Commander, Asst. Commander, Secretary, Beat Coordinators, Cadets, Community Relations, Crime Analysis, DARE, Information Technology, Property and Evidence, Police Activities League, Records, Training/Recruitment
Investigative Commander, Asst. Commander, Secretaries, Burglary, Crimes Against Persons, Forensic Science, Narcotics/Vice, Police Technician, Polygraph, Special Investigations, Warrants
Patrol Commander, Asst. Commander, Secretary, Admin. Sgt./Field Training Officer, Communications Center (911), Parking Enforcement, Special Enforcement Team, Night Life Enforcement Team, Tactical Patrol Force, Hosts, Tactical Planning / Special Events, Traffic, Watch Commanders, Watch Supervisors, K-9, Drinking Driver Team, Crisis Response Unit, S.W.A.T., Reserves^[2]

Work environment

Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city is sometimes referred to as the "American Riviera."^[3]

Equipment

Vehicles

Arms

External links

^ History. Sbpd.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ City of Santa Barbara – Government – City Departments – Police – Police Organizational Structure. Santabarbaraca.gov (2008-03-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Santa Barbara Travel Guide – Hotels, Restaurants, Sightseeing in Santa Barbara – New York Times Travel. Travel.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.