GuĂ rdia Urbana de Barcelona
GuĂ rdia Urbana de Barcelona | |
Common name | GuĂ rdia Urbana |
Abbreviation | GUB |
Logo of the GuĂ rdia Urbana de Barcelona. | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | December 8, 1907 |
Preceding agency | GuĂ rdia Municipal |
Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction* | City of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain |
Governing body | Ajuntament de Barcelona |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | C/ GuĂ rdia Urbana, 2-4 08004 Barcelona |
Elected officer responsible | Joaquim Forn i Chiariello |
Agency executive | Xavier VilarĂł i Camps, Chief Intendant |
Facilities | |
Stations | List
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Footnotes | |
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The GuĂ rdia Urbana is the municipal police force for the city of Barcelona, Spain.
History
Originally it was formed in November 1843 as the "Municipal Guard". Although 1907 it became the "Urban.
Originally their police officers were armed with a sabre, pistol, and a rifle. Following Tragic Week events in 1909 the force was demilitarized and officers are now armed with sidearms for personal defence.
During the early twentieth century the force based their uniform types around that of the British Police uniform.[1] The emergency contact number is 092.
Equipment
Police officers carry long batons, Walther P99 pistols and PDAs.[2]
Ranks
- Constable
- Senior Constable
- Sergeant
- Sub-inspector
- Inspector
- Chief Inspector
- Sub-superintendent
- Superintendent[3]
Vehicles
- Citroen, SEAT Altea XL and SEAT Toledo patrol cars
- Renault Trafic accident vans
- Nissan Pathfinder 4WD vehicles
- Honda F 250 and Piaggio scooters
- Yamaha XT 600 E (off-road) and Honda ST 1300 E (traffic policing) motorbikes[4]