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Raleigh Police Department
Raleigh Police Department
	Badge of the Raleigh Police Department
Abbreviation	RPD
Agency overview
Employees	851
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
	Map of Raleigh City Limits
Size	142.092 square miles (July 2009)
Population	403,892 (2010 Census)
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Raleigh, North Carolina
Officers	728
Civilians	123
Agency executives	Harry Patrick Dolan, Chief; Cassandra Deck-Brown, Deputy Chief;
Districts	6 Northwest ; North ; Northeast ; Southeast ; Downtown ; Southwest ;
Facilities
Stations	8
Notables
Award	CALEA Accredited;
Website
	Raleigh Police website

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The Raleigh Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Organization

The Raleigh Police Department is organized into five divisions:

The Chief's Office contains Internal Affairs, Inspections, the Police Attorney, and support staff.
Field Operations is the backbone of the department, as most of the officers responding to 911 calls report to the Field Operations Division. The Division is commanded by a Major.
Special Operations houses many specialty units, such as K-9, Animal Control, Selective Enforcement Unit, and Gang Suppression Unit, among others.
Investigative Division is responsible for investigating most of the crimes that require follow up after the initial officer response.
Administrative Division contains personnel that support the rest of the department, such as Records, Quartermaster, Information Technology, and the Police Service Center, who maintains the fleet of police vehicles.

Rank structure

Title	Insignia	Notes
Chief of Police		The Chief of Police reports to the City Manager
Deputy Chief		Deputy to the Chief of Police.
Major		With the exception of the Chief's Office, each Division is commanded by a Major.
Captain		In the Field Operations Division, each District is commanded by a captain. There are also captains assigned to the other Divisions of the department.
Lieutenant		Most districts have four lieutenants as deputy commanders. Lieutenants are also assigned to the other Divisions of the department.
Sergeant		Generally, each district has 8 sergeants (2 per squad) assigned to Field Operations. A sergeant supervises a team of officers. At least one sergeant also supervises each specialized unit throughout the department.
Detective		An officer may apply be promoted to detective.
Senior Officer		Most officers with 6 years of service to the Raleigh Police Department are eligible to be advanced to Senior Officer. This is not considered a promotion, and no test is required.
Master Officer		Most officers with 4 years of service at RPD, or similar experience at another police agency, are eligible to test for the Master Officer classification. This is not considered a promotion.
First Class Officer		Most officers with 2 years of service at RPD, or similar experience at another police agency, are eligible to test for the First Class Officer classification. This is not considered a promotion.
Officer		This title is given to new officers upon being sworn in. It is also regularly used to refer to any First Class, Master, or Senior Officer.
Recruit

Vehicles

Vehicles and agency colors: All marked Raleigh Police Department vehicles are blue and white, though unmarked vehicles are also used. The Department also uses motorcycles, bicycles, Segways, and horses. The Raleigh Police Department does not have aviation or marine units. The standard patrol car for the Raleigh Police Department is the Ford Crown Victoria. Specialty units have other marked vehicles such as Ford Expeditions and Chevrolet Tahoes. All marked units are outfitted with the latest in police technology such as Mobile Computer Terminals (MCT's) with internet air cards, LoJack, Digital Video Recording, 800MHZ Radios, GPS and other technologies.

Older Raleigh Police Car Front
Older Raleigh Police Car Rear

Equipment

The standard sidearm for the Raleigh Police Department is the Smith and Wesson M&P 45 in .45 caliber. Patrol Officers also carry a long gun which can be either a Smith and Wesson M&P 15 (AR-15 .223 caliber) equipped with a Surefire M500A Weaponlight or a 12-Gauge shotgun also equipped with a Surefire light. Raleigh also has three full time SWAT teams which they call SEU (Selective Enforcement Unit). Officers assigned to SEU carry a variety of weaponry including the M4 Carbine, Heckler and Koch MP5, and UMP-45. Officers can also be issued a Taser Electronic Control Device once they complete the required training/exposure.

Fallen officers

Officer Name	End of Watch	Incident Type
Detective Tom G. Crabtree	9/1/1922	Gunfire
Patrolman Robert Earl Sparks	3/8/1968	Motorcycle Crash
Patrolman James Wade Allen	12/5/1968	Vehicle Crash
Patrolman James Gale Lee	12/5/1968	Vehicle Crash
Officer Delma Devon Adams	2/3/1980	Gunfire
Officer Denise Holden	8/4/1995	Vehicle Crash
Detective Paul Andrew Hale	7/11/1997	Gunfire
Officer Charles Radford Paul III	9/10/2002	Motorcycle Crash

References

External links

Raleigh Police Department website

[1] Raleigh Police Chief's Office

[2] Raleigh Police Chief's Office

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-'''Chief''': The Chief of Police reports to the City Manager, and wears the insignia of a [[Brigadier General]].
-'''Deputy Chief''' Deputy to the Chief of Police, with the insignia of a [[Colonel]].
-'''[[Major]]''' (Maj.): Each Division is commanded by a Major, with oak leaf clusters worn on the uniform collar or shoulder insignia.
-'''[[Police captain|Captain]]''' (Capt.): In the Field Operations Division, each District is commanded by a captain, with double gold bars as collar or shoulder insignia. There are also captains assigned to the other Divisions of the department.
-'''[[Lieutenant]]''' (Lt.): Most districts have four deputy commanders, lieutenants with a single gold bar as collar or shoulder insignia. Lieutenants are also assigned to the other Divisions of the department.
-'''[[Sergeant]]''' (Sgt.): Generally, each district has 8 sergeants (2 per squad) assigned to Field Operations. Their insignia is three chevrons on the sleeve, pointing up. A sergeant supervises a team of officers.  At least one sergeant also supervises each specialized unit throughout the department.
-'''[[Detective]]''' (Det.):  An officer may apply be promoted to detective.
-'''Senior Officer''': Most officers with 6 years of service to the Raleigh Police Department are eligible to be advanced to Senior Officer.  This is not considered a promotion, and no test is required.
-'''Master Officer''': Most officers with 4 years of service at RPD, or similar experience at another police agency, are eligible to test for the Master Officer classification.  This is not considered a promotion.
-'''First Class Officer''': Most officers with 2 years of service at RPD, or similar experience at another police agency, are eligible to test for the First Class Officer classification.  This is not considered a promotion.
-'''Officer''': This title is given to new officers upon being sworn in.  It is also regularly used to refer to any First Class, Master, or Senior Officer.
 ==Vehicles==