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The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) responds to a call in East Lake, Tennessee, on Sep. 7, 2015. The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement organization serving Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States. The department is headed by a chief of police, with one deputy chief and three assistant chiefs commanding ...
Law enforcement medals and badges first appeared in the late 19th century, as used by some of the (then) largest police departments in the country, such as the New York City Police Department and Chicago Police Department. Early law enforcement awards were often pins and badges awarded on a case-by-case basis.
As of 2023, the Chief of Police is Paul Noel. The department has three bureaus, the Field Operations Bureau contains the majority of the uniformed members, the Investigation Bureau Division is responsible for all criminal and felony investigations within the department and the Management Services Division oversees human resources, financial, and legal aspects of the department.
Hats worn by inspectors and chief inspectors have raised black bands along the outer edge of the peaks for male officers or black arcs below the cap badges for female officers. All English and Welsh forces retain the custodian helmet and other traditional headwear for ceremonial duties.
The uniform pant is forest green with a wide black stripe. The uniform hat is a forest green campaign style hat. A felt version is worn with the winter uniform while a straw version is worn with the summer uniform. A miniaturized version of the breast badge is worn as a hat badge while higher ranks display their insignia of rank on the uniform hat.
Dye’s most recent addition is an 1888 constable badge from Akron Township. There’s also a constable’s badge from Kenmore, a separate village until merging with Akron in 1929. There’s a ...
Special units within the division include: the Motors Unit, consisting of officers given motorcycles to enforce traffic laws and respond to accidents; [3] the Canine Unit, consisting of three Canine Teams; [4] the Bike Patrol; [5] the Honor Guard; [6] the Reserve Unit [7] and the S.W.A.T. team. [8]
Constables serve as police officers of some small towns and townships, or as officers of some minor courts. A "special constable" may also be appointed by a municipal court judge for a renewable one-year term upon application by any three "freeholders" (landowners) of the county, who are then responsible for paying the special constable.