Juneau Police Department
| Juneau Police Department | |
| Abbreviation | JPD |
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| Patch of the Juneau Police Department. | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Juneau in the state of Alaska, USA |
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| Map of Juneau Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 3,255 square miles (8,430 km2) |
| Population | 30,690 (2007) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 6255 Alaway Avenue, Juneau, Alaska |
| Police Officers | 52 |
| Civilians | 41 |
| Agency executive | Bryce Johnson, Chief of Police |
| Website | |
| Juneau Police | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Juneau Police Department (JPD) is a law enforcement agency which serves Juneau, Alaska.
The department consists of two divisions: Administrative Support Services and Operations. Within these divisions there are five units: Patrol, Investigations, Community Service, Records and Dispatch. The department includes specialists in SWAT, bomb disposal and hostage negotiation.
The Chief is Bryce Johnson.[1]
In April 2008, the police reversed its previous policy of not reporting rapes as sex crimes in its daily briefing report. [2]
In July 2008, the police department reported an increase in robberies.[3]
Juneau Crime Line, a non-profit organization, offers rewards for anonymous crime tips in cooperation with the police department.[4]
On December 1, 2009 Juneau PD became the first agency accredited by Alaska Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Commission ([ALEAAC]http://www.aacop.org/ALEAAC.htm).[5]
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Juneau Police Department, 4 officers have died in the line of duty.[6]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chief of Detectives Donald Thomas Dull | |
Gunfire (Accidental) |
| Officer Jimmy Earl Kennedy | |
Gunfire |
| Officer Richard J. Adair | |
Gunfire |
| Officer Karl William Reishus | |
Training accident |
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Alaska
- Capital City Fire and Rescue
References
- Greg Browning (January 2008). "Copyright: Juneau Police Department". Journal of the Alaska Peace Officers and Associates 2008: 149–150.
- ↑ "Bryce Johnson selected as Juneau's new police chief". Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Skinner, Greg (April 15, 2008). "Juneau police misclassify rape in public reports". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ↑ Skinner, Greg (July 9, 2008). "Robberies double in city as rape reports fall. One officer undergoing crime analysis training that could reveal trends". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ↑ Crime line starts reward program Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008, accessed 2008-07-09
- ↑ JPD becomes first police agency in state to receive accreditation Posted Monday, December 21, 2009, accessed 2009-12-21
- ↑ "Juneau Police Department, Alaska, Fallen Officers". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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Coordinates: 58°21′21″N 134°30′29″W / 58.35583°N 134.50806°W