Kirkwood Police Department (Missouri)

Kirkwood Police Department
Common name	City of Kirkwood Police
Abbreviation	KPD

Motto	Keeping You Safe and Secure Protegere te et Secure (Latin)
Agency overview
Formed	1865
Employees	117
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of Kirkwood in the state of Missouri, United States

Map of Kirkwood Police Department's jurisdiction.
Population	27,553(2012)
Legal jurisdiction	Kirkwood, Missouri
Governing body	City Council
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian agency
Operational structure
Headquarters	131 W. MADISON KIRKWOOD, MO 63122
Sworn members	59
Unsworn members	14
Elected officer responsible	Tim Griffin, Mayor
Agency executives	Colonel Jack Plummer, Police Chief Lieutenant Scott Bailey, Commander of the Bureau of Investigation Captain John Folluo, Commander of the Bureau of Support Services Captain Brian Murphy, Commander of the Bureau of Field Operations
Parent agency	Kirkwood, Missouri
Facilities
Marked and Unmarkeds	Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Impalas and Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycles,Dodge Chargers
Website
Kirkwood Police Department official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Kirkwood Police Department is a law enforcement agency serving Kirkwood, Missouri; since March 31, 2006. The Chief of Police has been Jack Plummer.

Equipment

Vehicles

Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Limited numbers still active

Chevrolet Tahoe

Weapons

SIG Sauer P320- replacing the current issued Sig Sauer pistols.
SIG Sauer P229 .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun
AR-15 rifle.

Previous Issued Weapons

Smith & Wesson Model 4006 .40 S&W- was used when the suspect in the Kirkwood City Council shooting took one of the officers .40 caliber Smith & Wesson pistols and went into city hall.

Body cameras

On December 1, 2014 President Barack Obama announced that the federal government will spend US$75 million on body cameras for law enforcement officers, as one of the measures taken in response to the shooting in Ferguson.^[1]

References

↑ "Obama to announce $75 million for body cameras".

Kirkwood, Missouri

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