Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis

Not to be confused with St. Louis County Police Department.
Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis
Common name St Louis Police Department
Abbreviation SLMPD

Patch of the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis
Motto Service, Integrity, Leadership, and Fair Treatment to All
Service moris Ductu et aequi Omnibus (Latin)
Agency overview
Formed 1808
Employees 2,000 Full-Time (2014) [1][2]
Annual budget $180.00 mil. USD [FY 2015] [3]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of St. Louis in the state of Missouri, United States
Size 66.2 sq mi (171 km2)
Population 319,294 (2014)
Legal jurisdiction St.Louis Missouri
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters 1915 Olive Ave. St.Louis Missouri 63103
Police Officers 1,400 [1]
Corrections and Civilians 442 [2]
Mayor of St. Louis responsible Mayor Francis G. Slay
Agency executives
Parent agency City of St. Louis
Child agency St. Louis Airport Police Department,St Louis City Marshal's Office,St Louis Park Rangers
Units
Divisions
Facilities
Justice Centers St Louis City Justice Center 200 S.Tucker Blvd.St.Louis Missouri
Marked and Unmarkeds Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Impalas and Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycles
Police Boats 4
Helicopters 3
Planes 4
Horses 6
Dogs 19 German Shepherds
Website
St. Louis Police Department official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.
Note: [1]

The Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis (SLMPD) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for serving City of St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri. The department is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The current Commissioner is Colonel Sam Dotson, who was named to the position on December 14, 2012.[4] The Metropolitan Police Department is a division of the St. Louis Department of Public Safety. It is the second largest city police agency in Missouri, based on number of employees, city population, and geographic area served.

Commissioned positions

The SLMPD uses the following ranks, as dictated by State Statute.[5]

The structure of the Senior Command staff of The Police is:[6]

The SLMPD uses the following ranks, as dictated by State Statute.[5]

Title Insignia
Commissioner
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Detective
Police Officer
Probationary Police Officer

Fallen officers

From April 28, 1836, to April 24, 2011, the Officer Down Memorial Page reported that 169 officers in the St. Louis Police Department died in the line of duty,[7] 93 of them from gunfire,[8] 38 from automobile-related incidents, and three from heart attacks.[8] Many families of those killed in the line of duty get support from BackStoppers, a local charity.

The causes of death are as follows:

Cause of deaths Number of deaths
Aircraft accident
1
Automobile accident
9
Assault
6
Electrocuted
5
Fall
3
Gunfire
89
Gunfire (accidental)
4
Heart attack
3
Motorcycle accident
9
Struck by streetcar
7
Struck by train
2
Struck by vehicle
7
Structure collapse
2
Vehicular assault
5
Total
169

Lieutenant Colonel

The rank of Lieutenant Colonel is the second-highest rank in the Department, reporting directly to the Police Commissioner. Each Lieutenant Colonel serves as a member of the Senior Command staff and assists the Police Commissioner in managing civilian and commissioned personnel.[9]

Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence O'Toole Sr
Assisant Chief
Lieutenant Colonel Ronnie Robinson 
Commander of the Bureau of Community Affairs
Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Leyshock 
Commander of the Bureau of Enforcement / Bureau of Investigation Support
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Kuntz 
Commander of the Bureau of Operations

Majors

The rank of Major is the third-highest rank in the Department, reporting directly to a Chief Deputy. Each Major serves as a member of the Senior Command staff and assists each Lieutenant Colonel in managing civilian and commissioned personnel within their assigned areas.[10]

Major John Hayden
Commander of North Patrol
Major Michael Sack
Commander of Central Patrol
Major Daniel Howard
Commander of South Patrol
Major Rochelle Jones
Deputy Commander - Bureau of Operations
Major Michael Caruso
Commander of the Airport Police
Major Kenneth Kegel 
Deputy Commander - Bureau of Enforcement

Bureau of Enforcement

Major Kenneth Kegel
Deputy Commander - Bureau of Enforcement

The Bureau of Enforcement is made up of more than 1,000 commissioned officers and civilian employees. It includes the six police districts, district detectives, Crime Analysis Unit, Housing Unit and Police Officers assigned to the Circuit Attorney’s office as investigators.

DEA Task Force, Traffic Safety Unit, Aviation Unit, SWAT/Canine Unit, Public Transportation Unit, Nuisance/Problem Property Unit and Park Rangers Unit.

SWAT

Commander of SWAT/Canine : Lt. Stephen Dodge

The full-time SWAT team is comprised of 23 officers, two sergeants and a lieutenant. The unit has three 2-man sniper/observer teams, breaches and several other specialties, with most members cross-trained for efficient use of manpower. The SWAT team periodically trains and certifies their own members using SWAT officers as instructors and cadre with curricula and standards approved by the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program. The SWAT School (SWAT 1) teaches volunteer patrol officers the basics of SWAT equipment, basic tactical operations and command and control to the officers


The 'Mobile Reserves Merged To SWAT was created in 1957. It consists of as a full-time team from within the department who are trained in special tactics for high-risk situations. They respond to Twelve main categories of calls:

SWAT(Special Weapons And Tactics) also is responsible for executing high-risk search warrants such as on violent offenders suspected to be armed or a threat to officers or the public, etc. SWAT members are selected from a roster based upon their attitude, job performance, and athletic ability. All members must maintain a high level of proficiency in special weapons training and tactics.

SWAT Team also includes crisis negotiators, who are responsible for gathering intelligence information and talking with people in potentially volatile situations in an effort to resolve the matter without violence. Crisis negotiators must undergo extensive training in interpersonal relationships and communication. Team members also are volunteers and selected based upon their attitude, job performance and ability to complete scenario based training.

Canine Section

Commander of SWAT/Canine : Lt. Stephen Dodge

The SLMPD Canine Unit is staffed by police officers who handle 11 canines. The canines are available on a 24-hour basis to assist with searching for evidence, tracking suspects, locating missing persons and seeking hidden explosives and narcotics. In 1958, policing in St. Louis forever changed with the employment of police dogs. The use of dogs by the department began after the Board of Police Commissioners selected and sent five St. Louis Police Officers to London for the purpose of viewing that city's canine program. The officers were impressed with what they saw and thought it was a great crime-fighting initiative to incorporate into the department's policing strategy. After the officers returned from England, they petitioned the Board of Police Commissioners to start a canine program in St. Louis. The Board approved the officers' request, and the St. Louis Police Canine Section was formed. Today, the department's canine program is recognized as one of the best in the country. In 2008, the Canine Unit celebrated 50 years of dedicated service. The Canine Unit selected the German Shepherd as the unit's preferred dog because of its eagerness, fearlessness, and self-control. German Shepherds also possess various mental and physical attributes that makes them a perfect partner in the department's fight against crime. The canines and their handlers spend countless hours working together and training in order to become efficient partners. The canines and their handlers also receive ongoing training after they have become "partners" in order to provide the best possible service to the department. Canines play an important role in both solving and preventing crimes.

Special Operations Investigators

The Special Operations Investigators will be commanded by an officer who will report directly to the Commander of the Bureau of Enforcement. The Special Operation Teams will identify and conduct investigations into specific problem areas of criminal behavior within the City.

Narcotics Control Assistance (NCAP)

Narcotic Control Assistance Investigators will be commanded by an officer who will report directly to the Commander of the Bureau of Enforcement. The Narcotic Control Assistance Investigators will assist in the investigation of violent offenders, drug traffickers, and others who are committing felony offenses in the City of St. Louis.

DEA Task Force

The DEA Task Force Investigators will be commanded by an officer who will report directly to the Commander of the Bureau of Enforcement. The DEA Task Force Investigators will work as liaisons with the DEA in enhancing drug investigations, with the specific intention of obtaining Federal prosecution of defendants when the criteria is established.

Division of Area Patrol

The SLMPD has six districts, which are further divided into three area stations:

South Area Patrol (SAP)

District 1
District 2
SPD Detective Bureau

Central Area Patrol (CAP)

District 3
District 4
CPD Detective Bureau

North Area Patrol (NAP)

District 5
District 6
NPD Detective Bureau

Aviation Unit

Commander of The Aviation Unit : Sgt . Dino Orlando

The SLMPD Aviation Unit operates as part of a multi-jurisdictional unit known as the Metro Air Support Unit. This Unit is composed of the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis as well as the St. Louis County Police Department and St. Charles County Police Department.

The arrangement with the other agencies affords the Unit the ability to provide around-the-clock aerial coverage while patrolling the 1,600 square miles of the combined jurisdictions.

The Aviation Unit was formed in 1996 after acquiring a military surplus OH-58 helicopter. It continued as a one helicopter and one pilot operation until 2004.

In 2004, the SLMPD Aviation Unit, along with the St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Charles County Police Department joined forces, forming the Metro Air Support Unit. The Unit is under the command of a St. Louis County Captain. It is composed of a SLCPD sergeant, three SLCPD police officers, two aircraft mechanics, a SLMPD sergeant, four SLMPD police officers and one SCCSD deputy.

Each flight crew consists of a pilot and a tactical flight officer. These officers utilize the latest state-of-the-art equipment when carrying out their missions. They operate MD 500E helicopters as well as ex-military OH-6A helicopters. The MD 500E helicopter was chosen by the Unit due to its fast, agile and mission-oriented capabilities. The Unit also utilizes a Cessna C-172 fixed-wing airplane for investigations and surveillance.

The Metro Air Support Unit trains extensively throughout the year. The Unit trains with SWAT, Canine and multiple fire agencies on a regular basis. We have undertaken addition responsibilities with the United States Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Public Transportation Unit


Nuisance/Problem Property Unit


Bureau of Operations

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Kuntz Commander of the Bureau of Operations.

To provide the necessary support services required by various units of the Department. Such services will include providing radio communications to various sectors of the City of St. Louis, the receipt and dispatch of calls, processing of prisoners, records procedures, criminalistic services, firearms identification, technical arts, processing of evidence, identification, and property/evidence custody, storage, and disposition.

Bureau of Enforcement & Investigation Support

Major Kenneth Kegel Deputy Commander - Bureau of Enforcement & Investigation Support

DEA Task Force, Traffic Safety Unit, Aviation Unit, SWAT Unit, Public Transportation Unit, Nuisance/Problem Property Unit and Park Rangers

Commander of the Bureau of Enforcement & Investigation Support ( Crimes Against Persons and Property, which includes Homicide, Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Bomb & Arson, Fraud and Cyber Crimes and those police officers assigned to the Circuit Attorney’s Office as investigators. He also oversees Tactical Enforcement including Narcotics, the Violent Offenders Unit, Anti-Crime Unit, Warrant & Fugitive Unit and Prisoner Processing. Support Operations, which consists of Traffic Safety, Mounted Patrol, SWAT, Canine, Emergency Management, Aviation and Public Transportation.

Mounted Patrol/Traffic Safety Unit

The Mounted Patrol Unit operates as part of the Traffic Safety Division. Mounted Patrol is responsible for patrolling the nearly 1300 acres of Forest Park on a 24-hour basis. They assist with crowd control at major events and represent the Department in annual parades in St. Louis.

The Mounted Patrol operates with two sergeants, fourteen officers, three civilians, and Six Horses.

Canine Section

The SLMPD Canine Unit is staffed by police officers who handle 11 canines. The canines are available on a 24-hour basis to assist with searching for evidence, tracking suspects, locating missing persons and seeking hidden explosives and narcotics.

In 1958, policing in St. Louis forever changed with the employment of police dogs. The use of dogs by the department began after the Board of Police Commissioners selected and sent five St. Louis Police Officers to London for the purpose of viewing that city's canine program. The officers were impressed with what they saw and thought it was a great crime-fighting initiative to incorporate into the department's policing strategy. After the officers returned from England, they petitioned the Board of Police Commissioners to start a canine program in St. Louis. The Board approved the officers' request, and the St. Louis Police Canine Section was formed. Today, the department's canine program is recognized as one of the best in the country. In 2008, the Canine Unit celebrated 50 years of dedicated service.

The Canine Unit selected the German Shepherd as the unit's preferred dog because of its eagerness, fearlessness, and self-control. German Shepherds also possess various mental and physical attributes that makes them a perfect partner in the department's fight against crime.

The canines and their handlers spend countless hours working together and training in order to become efficient partners. The canines and their handlers also receive ongoing training after they have become "partners" in order to provide the best possible service to the department. Canines play an important role in both solving and preventing crimes.

Airport Division

Major Michael Caruso: Commander of the Airport Division at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

The Airport Section works in conjunction with the SLMPD Aviation Unit, the (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration to provide police services for the Lambert - St. Louis International Airport, including the concourses and parking lots. The Airport also is served by a Airport Police K-9 Unit.

The St. Louis Airport Police Department Division is apart of the St. Louis Police Department with all law enforcement responsibilities at Lambert - St. Louis International Airport. The police department’s primary mission is to ensure a safe and SECURE environment for the traveling public.

The St. Louis Police Airport Division is responsible for traffic control, criminal investigations, airport community oriented policing, airport security, rapid response counterterrorism, enforcement of local, state and federal laws at the airport and providing canine explosive detection support to the airport and surrounding communities.

The St. Louis Police Airport Division exists to protect life and property and provide exemplary service to the community. All applicable local, state, federal laws and security regulations are enforced without partiality or preference. The department maintains order with pride and purpose through honesty, fairness, professionalism and respect for human life and personal dignity.

Airport Canine Unit

The St. Louis Airport Police Canine Unit is staffed by police officers who handle 9 canines. The canines are available on a 24-hour basis to assist with searching for evidence, tracking suspects, locating missing persons and seeking hidden explosives and narcotics.

The Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis has their own canine school.

Bureau of Investigation Support

Homicide Division, Crimes Against Persons/Property, Child Abuse/Domestic Abuse Response Team, Juvenile Division, Circuit Attorney's Office Unit, Bombing & Arson and Fraud/Cyber Crimes Unit.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chief: St. Louis police budget gap can be met without layoffs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 16, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 St. Louis leaders pass budget to aldermen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (April 20, 2012)
  3. ↑ "Board of Police Commissioners" (PDF). St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. February 15, 2012. p. 10. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sam Dotson named 34th Police commissioner (Commissioner in St. Louis)". KSDK. December 14, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Chapter 84, Section 84.150: Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City". Missouri Revised Statutes. Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.slmpd.org/deputy_chiefs.shtml
  7. ↑ http://www.odmp.org/agency/3691-st-louis-metropolitan-police-department-missouri
  8. 1 2 Officer Down Memorial Page
  9. ↑ St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department website
  10. ↑ St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department website

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