Fort Lauderdale Police Department
| Fort Lauderdale Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | FLPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1911 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1300 West Broward Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 |
| Police Officers | 515 |
| Agency executive |
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| Districts | 3 |
| Website | |
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The Fort Lauderdale Police Department or FLPD is the police department of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a city of about 175,000 inhabitants.[1] The department has 515 sworn police officers and 195 non-sworn employees. Since June 2008 the Chief of Police has been Franklin C. Adderley, who joined the department in 1980.[2] The department has come under public scrutiny after arresting at least one man for feeding the homeless.[3]
See also
- List of United States state and local law enforcement agencies
- List of law enforcement agencies in Florida
References
- ^ State & County QuickFacts: Fort Lauderdale (city), Florida. United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 2013.
- ^ Office of the Chief. Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Accessed August 2013.
- ^ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-lauderdale-homeless-mayor-20141110-story.html