Lambert St. Louis Airport Police

Lambert St. Louis Airport Police
Common name St. Louis Airport Police Department
Abbreviation SLAPD
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of St. Louis in the state of Missouri, United States
Size 2,800 sq mi (7,300 km2)
Legal jurisdiction St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Governing body St. Louis Airport Authority
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters 10701 Lambert International Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63145
Police Officers 70
Elected officers responsible
Agency executive Mark Hollenberg, Chief of police
Parent agency City of St. Louis
Child agency St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Facilities
Stations 1
Marked and Unmarkeds Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Impalas, Ford Crown Victorias, Ford Explorers, and Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycles
Canines 10 German Shepherds
Website
St. Louis Airport Police Department official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

St. Louis Lambert Airport Police is responsible for all law enforcement and criminal investigations within St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The Airport Police is responsible for traffic control, criminal investigations, airport community oriented policing, airport security, rapid response counter terrorism, enforcement of local, state and federal laws at the airport and providing canine explosive detection support to the airport and surrounding communities.[1]

Airport Police Canine

The Airport Police Canine Unit is staffed by police officers who handle 10 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.

A St. Louis Airport Police Ford Crown Victoria

References

  1. ↑ Airport officers get new chief as merger with St. Louis police stalls
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