Chesterfield County Police Department (Virginia)
| Chesterfield County Police Departmen | |
| Abbreviation | CCPD |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Employees | 620 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Chesterfield in the state of Virginia, USA |
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| Map of Chesterfield County Police Departmen's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 437 square miles (1,130 km2) |
| Population | 316,236 |
| Legal jurisdiction | Chesterfield County |
| Governing body | County (US) |
| Constituting instrument | Yes |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Chesterfield, Virginia |
| Police Officerss | 439 |
| Civilians | 191 |
| Agency executive | Thierry G. Dupuis, Chief of Police |
| Website | |
| Official Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Chesterfield County Police Department (CCPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 316,236 people within 437 square miles (1,130 km2) of jurisdiction within Chesterfield County, VA.
Organization
The Chief of Police is Thierry G. Dupuis.
Services Provided
- Crime Prevention It provides a first choice community by educating citizens on how they may anticipate, recognize, and reduce crime.
- Project Lifesaver Project Lifesaver helps provide rapid response to save lives and reduce potential for serious injury for adults and children who wander due to Alzheimer’s, Autism, Down's Syndrome, dementia and other related disorders.
- Success Through Education and Proactive Policing It is an educational program for Chesterfield County elementary schools, that teaches respect, stranger awareness, safety at home, peer pressure, decision making, school bus, pedestrian, seat belt and bike safety lessons, crime prevention and numerous drug and alcohol awareness classes.
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) An environmental design strategy that incorporates crime prevention techniques.[1]
- Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program is a civilian-owned program designed to help the local law enforcement agencies of Chesterfield County Police Department (Virginia) and Colonial Heights Police Department resolve criminal cases and capture fugitives while maintaining a tipster's anonymity.
- Police Emergency Response Team Chesterfield County Police Department's Police Emergency Response Team (PERT) is made up of the Hostage Negotiations Team and SWAT.
Department Services
- Citizens Academy The Citizens Academy teaches you about the CCPD including presentations, question and answer sessions, tours, a variety of practical exercises, observe communication officers handling 911 calls in the Emergency Communications Center, students watch K-9 officers search for drugs, operate police RADAR and learn about specialized units including the motorcycle patrols and the Emergency Response Team.
- Community Policing They participate in most neighborhood and business-related events to build trust in the communities.[2]
- Law Enforcement Explorer Post 609 Law Enforcement Explorer Post 609 is a Volunteer program for young people between the ages of 14 and completed the 8th grade through 21. The program allows the Explorers to learn all about the law enforcement profession. Police Officer "ride a longs", explorer competitions, non-enforcement related work, and community events are some of the details the explorers get to be involved with. These events are exciting, fun and rewarding for the explorers.
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Chesterfield County Police Department, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Police Officer Lamont Edwards | |
Automobile accident |
| Police Officer John S. Thomas Jr. | |
Automobile accident |
| Police Officer Craig William Rath | |
Automobile accident |
| Police Officer Ryan Eugene Cappelletty | |
Gunfire |
| Police Officer Gary Jonathan Buro | |
Gunfire |
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia
- Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office