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The Iowa State Patrol (ISP) is the state patrol organization in the state of Iowa. Currently, there are just over 267 officers in the patrol, roughly 183 troopers short of their authorized strength of 455. [3] The State is broken into 16 Districts. Their primary concern is enforcing motor vehicle laws, but they also assist with other incidents.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Iowa. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 392 law enforcement agencies employing 5,830 sworn police officers, about 195 for each 100,000 residents.
The Des Moines Police Department saw a decrease in the number of public disorder arrests between 1910 and 1920, which is attributed to the fact that in 1911 patrol officers began patrolling in automobiles and were less likely to observe public disorder incidents.
Kevin Cram’s widow, Lara Cram, and his son, Weston, pay tribute during a memorial ceremony for the two fallen Iowa police officers at the Iowa Peace Officer Memorial on Friday, May 10, 2024, in ...
In general, state police officers or highway patrol officers, known as state troopers, perform functions that do not fall within the jurisdiction of a county’s sheriff (Vermont being a notable exception), such as enforcing traffic laws on state highways and interstates, overseeing security of state capitol complexes, protecting governors ...
The May 6 ceremony will honor Troopers Ted Benda and Sgt. Jim Smith, who died in the line of duty in 2021 Two state troopers’ names to be added Friday to the Peace Officer Memorial Skip to main ...
The names of the two street racers and a passenger in one of their cars were released the next day by the Iowa State Patrol. Cases where police withhold names continue to increase, with the ...
Legislation was passed, and signed into law on April 16, 1941 that allowed the highway commission to designate certain employees as peace officers to enforce the laws concerning size and weight. The first officer entered service on July 1 of that year. In 1975 the Iowa Department of Transportation was formed.