Police Corps (Slovakia)

Slovak Police Force
Policajný zbor Slovenskej republiky
Slovak Police Force; Policajný zbor Slovenskej republiky
Agency overview
Formed	1993
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Slovakia
Operations jurisdiction	Slovakia
Size	48,845 km2
Population	5.429 million
Operational structure
Headquarters	Bratislava, Slovakia
Agency executive	Tibor Gašpar, President;
Facilities
Stations	Main Headquarters: 1 ; Regional Headquarters: 8 ; District Headquarters: 53 ; Total: 62

The Slovak Police Force officially Police Force of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Policajný zbor Slovenskej republiky) is the national police force of Slovakia.

The Force is part of and extremely active in both Europol and Interpol. In the recent years the force has been involved in international crime much more than years past.^[2]

Along with serving in Slovakia the Force along with Customs Administration of the Slovak Republic has been active in naborbing European counties as well including, Austria, Hungary and Poland.

Equipment

Vehicles

The SPF operated the following fleet of vehicles:

Weapons

Uniform

Typical SPF uniforms consist of a black or dark green baray. The vest, shirt or jacket will have Polícia scripted on the reverse. A tactical belt and black slacks follow. Black combat boots or shoes depending on region or rank.

Weather also plays a key role, officers typically opt for short sleeves in summer and spring and long sleeve or jackets during the winter months. Uniforms are typically unisex and do not vary from male to female.

Presidents

Branches

Branches within include:

Organized Crime Bureau
Judicial and Criminal Police Bureau and the Border and Aliens Police Bureau
Traffic Police
Railway Police
Riot Railway Police
Financial Police
Riot Police
- Police Emergency Units of Riot Police departments of the Regional Police Headquarters of the Police Force (Slovak: Pohotovostné policajné útvary OPP KR PZ)
- Special protection department of the Office for protection of state officials and diplomatic missions (Slovak: Odbor špeciálnej ochrany Úradu pre ochranu ústavných činiteľov a diplomatických misií MV SR)
Criminal Police
Border and Foreigner Police
Toll Police

References

^ "Policajný prezident Tibor Gašpar (55) potvrdil, že končí. Nie však pre študentský protest, ale z osobných dôvodov. Cíti sa unavený, a preto aj víta zmeny. (Written in Slovak)". cas.sk. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
^ "Slovakia agencies and police forces". Europol.eu. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

External links

Official account on Facebook

[1] "Policajný prezident Tibor Gašpar (55) potvrdil, že končí. Nie však pre študentský protest, ale z osobných dôvodov. Cíti sa unavený, a preto aj víta zmeny. (Written in Slovak)". cas.sk. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

[2] "Slovakia agencies and police forces". Europol.eu. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

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