Baton Rouge Police Department
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The Baton Rouge Police Department, or BRPD, is the primary law enforcement agency
in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
. The interim Chief of Police
, as of December 2010, is Charles Mondrick. Mondrick was preceded by former Chiefs Jeff LeDuff, Pat Englade, and Greg Phares. The city is divided into four police district
s.
According to the BRPD's website, "The mission of the Baton Rouge Police Department is to serve with the Baton Rouge community to prevent crime and to promote the safety and well-being of all."
The Baton Rouge Police Department has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
(CALEA) since 1996.
, with the appointment of the first Chief of Police.
Currently the Baton Rouge Police Department receives about 215,000 service calls. In an average year, city police officers:
In 2005, due to elevated population levels as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many of these numbers were significantly higher.
The First District Precinct is located at 4445 Plank Road and serves what is traditionally known as North Baton Rouge. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north and east by Evangeline and Airline Highway, on the west by the Mississippi River and Scenic Highway and on the south by Florida Boulevard.
The Second District Precinct is located at 2265 Highland Road and serves what is traditionally known as South Baton Rouge. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Florida Boulevard, on the west by the Mississippi River, on the south by Bayou Fountain, and on the east by Bluebonnet Highway, Essen Lane, Jefferson Highway, and Lobdell Avenue.
The Third District Precinct is located at 11010 Coursey Boulevard and serves the eastern part of the city. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Greenwell Springs Road and the South Choctaw Drive Extension (railroad tracks), on the west by Airline Highway and Lobdell Avenue, on the east by North Stevendale Road, Lively Bayou, O'Neal Lane, Jones Creek Road, and Stumberg Lane, and on the south by Airline Highway and Jefferson Highway.
The Fourth District Precinct is located at 8227 Scenic Highway and serves the extreme northern part of the city, including the area traditionally known as Scotlandville. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Blount Road and Thomas Road, on the west by the Mississippi River, on the east by Buttonwood Drive, McClelland Drive, and Plank Road, and on the south by Evangeline and Airline Highway.
The Motorcycle Section concentrates on traffic enforcement and accident investigation, as well as escorts and other specialized assignments at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
Radar Units are responsible for enforcement of speeding laws, serve as accident investigators during inclement weather and are periodically assigned to special events.
The DWI Task Force patrols after dark, enforcing laws relating to impaired drivers under the influence of either alcohol or drugs.
Bicycle Patrols are utilized for concentrated, more personalized protection of contained areas, such as malls, shopping centers, or areas of high-density pedestrian traffic. Bicycle Patrol officers are also assigned to the Downtown Development District to enforce parking ordinances, contact business owners and residents to check for problems and devise solutions to those problems.
The Traffic Homicide
Unit investigates all traffic crashes involving death or life threatening injuries and fleet crashes as directed by the Chief of Police.
School Crossing Guards: School Crossing Guards are civilians used to supplement police protection of children walking to and from schools during the regular school year.
Reserve Officers: Reserve Officers are civilians who undergo necessary training to become police officers and who donate their time as police officers to supplement existing manpower, especially during special events.
The Hit and Run Division is responsible for the follow-up investigation of hit and run and incomplete accidents as reported by field officers.
The Housing Authority Unit coordinates all security at public housing complexes, working closely with management and residents to enforce laws, resolve problems and provide a safe environment.
Building Security: Building Security coordinates protection for the East Baton Rouge Parish Governmental Building and its employees.
Misdemeanor Investigation Office: The Misdemeanor Investigation Office is responsible for conducting follow-up investigations of misdemeanor crimes.
The K-9 Unit is used for building searches, crowd control, tracking fleeing suspects, or searches for missing persons, or any other missions which could more effectively or more safely be carried out by trained Police dog
s than by police officers.
In 2007, the American Kennel Club
awarded the K-9 Division with its 2007 Law Enforcement Award for Canine Excellence due to the units work in the year following Hurricane Katrina.
Crime Analysis Section: The Crime Analysis Section collects data generated by uniform officers and reports to the bureau commander with respect to manpower allocation and directed patrol initiatives.
Homicide Division: is responsible for investigating all criminal calls where a death or life threatening injury has occurred, any officer involved shooting or the attempted murder of a police officer.
Armed Robbery Division: is responsible for investigating all criminal calls involving all degrees of robbery.
Juvenile and Sex Crimes Division: is responsible for maintaining juvenile investigation records, cases of child abuse, and all types of sex crimes.
Major Assaults Division: is responsible for investigating a wide range of non-life threatening felony personal crimes and missing person cases.
Computer Crimes Division: investigates crimes committed against persons or computer systems using the Internet, e-mail or other electronic means.
Burglary Division: is responsible for coordinating all follow-up investigations of burglaries, as well as the recovery of stolen property from local pawn shops.
Auto Theft/Impound Division: is responsible for conducting follow-up investigations of auto thefts and unauthorized use of movables. The unit also coordinates all records and information relating to vehicles stored and impounded by the Department and monitoring local towing services to insure compliance with applicable standards and ordinances.
Felony Theft Unit: is responsible for all felony theft investigations that do not fall under the Auto Theft, Burglary or Forgery Divisions. The office is also responsible for felony damage to property cases. Priority is placed on business embezzlement incidents.
Evidence Division: is responsible for the collection, storage, cataloguing, and disposition of all evidence and property seized by, or turned in to, the department.
Crime Scene Division: is responsible for assisting in investigations by taking photographs, sketching major crime scenes, collecting and tagging evidence, and performing various scientific tests on suspects and/or evidence as needed.
Polygraph Division: conducts all polygraph, or lie detector, tests given to recruits, employees, or criminal suspects.
Crime Stoppers Office: coordinates all facets of the Crime Stoppers program with local news media, businesses, and the public.
Narcotics Division: is responsible for investigating crimes involving illegal drugs as well as related vice crimes. This division administers the HIDTA and LSP Task Forces.
School Drug Task Force: investigates crimes involving narcotics, explosives and weapons in schools, school buses and at school sponsored events within the Parish.
Liaison Detectives: assigned to outside state and federal agencies work jointly with these agencies to participate in multi-jurisdictional investigations.
Legal Advisor: acts as an advisor to the Chief of Police and his staff on department matters, to ensure conformity with existing laws and court decisions.
Office of Media Relations: acts as a liaison between the department and members of the working news media.
Fleet Management Division: is responsible for all aspects of assigning and maintaining the fleet of vehicles owned and operated by the department.
Internal Affairs Division: conducts investigations and maintains records on all complaints of wrongdoing lodged against members.
Accounting and Personnel Office: handles all accounts receivable and payable and prepares the department’s annual budget, as well as all personnel records and actions.
Operational Management: is responsible for providing a wide range of services to the Chief of Police and the department, such as coordinating all research; writing, reviewing and distributing policies and procedures; securing state and federal grant funds; coordinating travel of officers on department business; conducting research on products and equipment; exchanging information with other police agencies regarding operations; inventory control and supply; and accreditation.
Staff Inspections Office: is responsible for conducting daily inspections of all divisions of the department.
Health and Safety: analyzes conditions that may affect an officer’s performance or result in loss of work time.
Community Resources: is responsible for establishing liaison with formal community organizations and other community groups.
D.A.R.E: places police officers in elementary school classrooms to act as anti-drug abuse instructors.
Extra Duty Office: coordinates and tracks all off-duty employment of police officers.
Intelligence Division: gathers information on both real and potential threats to the public peace and assimilates and reports such information to the Chief of Police.
Explosives and Hazardous Materials UNIT: is responsible for on-scene and follow-up investigations of hazardous materials spills or fires, explosions, or crimes involving incendiary devices of all types.
is not a full-time unit, but is composed of officers who are on-call. Their mission is to respond to emergency operations, such as hostage situations, and to provide dignitary and VIP protection. Members of the team competed in the 2008 World SWAT Challenge
and finished 5th overall, while also capturing the “Rookie Team Championship” title.
Alarm Enforcement Section: is responsible for licensing, regulating, maintaining statistics, and collecting fees from alarm users in the city and parish.
Licensing Section: is responsible for issuing licenses and maintaining records on all persons and businesses licensed by the Chief of Police.
Subpoena Services and Court Liaison Section: is responsible for serving subpoenas and other court documents to department personnel, and for maintaining liaisons with area courts.
Bicycle Registration Division: is responsible for registering and licensing all bicycles sold and ridden in the city, as well as enforcing applicable bicycle traffic ordinances. This division is also responsible for storage and disposition of all abandoned, recovered and seized bicycles.
Training Services Unit: is responsible for the recruitment and training of all prospective and newly hired officers, and the in-service training and re-certification of existing personnel in all aspects of law enforcement as well as the maintenance of records relating to such training. The firearms training section is responsible for all training of potential, newly hired, and existing personnel in the area of firearms safety and proficiency. The recruiting section is responsible for interviewing prospective employees, conducting all necessary background checks and tests, and providing lists of qualified and recommended candidates for employment as officers.
Criminal Records Section: maintains a centralized record system of all criminal offense reports prepared by officers of the department, arrest reports, fingerprint cards, and all necessary files and systems for criminal information storage, retrieval, archiving, and disposition.
Traffic Records Section: is responsible for the maintenance of a central traffic records system, providing report production, a public counter service facility, and a system for traffic information storage, retrieval and disposition.
Latent Print Section: operates as an identification unit, analyzing, comparing, cataloguing and classifying submitted fingerprints.
Crime Information Unit: is responsible for operating the National Crime Information Center computer and teletype system, receiving and distributing advisories from other agencies, and inputting information originating with this department, for dissemination to other interested agencies.
Crime Statistics and Research Unit: manages the FBI uniform crime reports and provides statistically oriented data to other divisions and outside agencies.
Communications Division: is responsible for proper routing of all telephone calls to the department. This division receives and processes all requests for police services. Communications personnel also dispatch, via radio, the appropriate police units to investigate and assist as needed.
Technological Support Unit: is responsible for operating, maintaining, and updating all computer systems used by the department.
The Chief of Police is appointed by, and reports to, the Mayor. All other police positions are promotional and based on seniority, as mandated by state civil service law.
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
. The interim Chief of Police
Chief of police
A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
, as of December 2010, is Charles Mondrick. Mondrick was preceded by former Chiefs Jeff LeDuff, Pat Englade, and Greg Phares. The city is divided into four police district
Police district
Police district is a form of division of a geographical area patrolled by a police force.Police forces using this format include:* York Regional Police* Halton Regional Police Service* Baltimore Police Department* Baton Rouge Police Department...
s.
According to the BRPD's website, "The mission of the Baton Rouge Police Department is to serve with the Baton Rouge community to prevent crime and to promote the safety and well-being of all."
The Baton Rouge Police Department has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., is a credentialing authority , based in the United States, whose primary mission is to accredited public safety agencies, namely law enforcement agencies, training academies, communications centers, and campus public safety...
(CALEA) since 1996.
History
Baton Rouge was incorporated in 1817 and the Baton Rouge Police Department was formally established in 1865, just after the end of the Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, with the appointment of the first Chief of Police.
Currently the Baton Rouge Police Department receives about 215,000 service calls. In an average year, city police officers:
- Respond to and write reports on 135,000 non-traffic calls
- Respond to 30,000 false alarms
- Investigate 21,000 serious crimes
- Investigate 17,000 traffic crashes
- Make 8,000 arrests
- Submit 22,000 pieces of evidence or property
- Seize 900 firearms
- Present 200 crime prevention and education seminars (to about 10,000 people)
- Destroy 2,500 pounds of seized illegal narcotics
- License 12,000 bicycles
- Drive 7000000 miles (11,265,380 km)
In 2005, due to elevated population levels as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many of these numbers were significantly higher.
Bureaus and command staff
The BRPD is divided into four bureaus:- Uniform Patrol Bureau - Captain Greg Patin
- Criminal Investigations Bureau - Captain Bart Thompson
- Administration Bureau - Lieutenant Todd Lee
- Operational Services Bureau - Major Pat Tauzin
Uniform Patrol Bureau
Uniform Patrol is the largest bureau of the department, and is the primary point of contact for services to the public. The Bureau operates four precinct stations and satellite offices throughout the city. Officers assigned to this bureau perform preventative patrols and respond to public requests for assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Uniform Patrol Bureau consist of the following divisions:Uniform Patrol Division
Uniform Patrol Division is responsible for patrolling all areas of the city, responding to calls from citizens, conducting preliminary investigations of all crimes, and enforcing both criminal and traffic laws. The Uniform Patrol Division is divided into four (4) geographical patrol sections or districts.First District Precinct
The First District Precinct is located at 4445 Plank Road and serves what is traditionally known as North Baton Rouge. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north and east by Evangeline and Airline Highway, on the west by the Mississippi River and Scenic Highway and on the south by Florida Boulevard.
Second District Precinct
The Second District Precinct is located at 2265 Highland Road and serves what is traditionally known as South Baton Rouge. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Florida Boulevard, on the west by the Mississippi River, on the south by Bayou Fountain, and on the east by Bluebonnet Highway, Essen Lane, Jefferson Highway, and Lobdell Avenue.
Third District Precinct
The Third District Precinct is located at 11010 Coursey Boulevard and serves the eastern part of the city. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Greenwell Springs Road and the South Choctaw Drive Extension (railroad tracks), on the west by Airline Highway and Lobdell Avenue, on the east by North Stevendale Road, Lively Bayou, O'Neal Lane, Jones Creek Road, and Stumberg Lane, and on the south by Airline Highway and Jefferson Highway.
Fourth District Precinct
The Fourth District Precinct is located at 8227 Scenic Highway and serves the extreme northern part of the city, including the area traditionally known as Scotlandville. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north by Blount Road and Thomas Road, on the west by the Mississippi River, on the east by Buttonwood Drive, McClelland Drive, and Plank Road, and on the south by Evangeline and Airline Highway.
Traffic Division
The Traffic Division is responsible for parking control, radar speed enforcement, motorcycle escort duty, and assisting the uniform patrol division in selective traffic enforcement and accident investigation, as required, as well as special assignments at the discretion of the Chief of Police. The traffic division carries out its mission with the following sections:Motorcycle Section
The Motorcycle Section concentrates on traffic enforcement and accident investigation, as well as escorts and other specialized assignments at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
Radar Units
Radar Units are responsible for enforcement of speeding laws, serve as accident investigators during inclement weather and are periodically assigned to special events.
DWI Task Force
The DWI Task Force patrols after dark, enforcing laws relating to impaired drivers under the influence of either alcohol or drugs.
Bicycle Patrols
Bicycle Patrols are utilized for concentrated, more personalized protection of contained areas, such as malls, shopping centers, or areas of high-density pedestrian traffic. Bicycle Patrol officers are also assigned to the Downtown Development District to enforce parking ordinances, contact business owners and residents to check for problems and devise solutions to those problems.
Traffic Homicide Unit
The Traffic Homicide
Traffic Homicide Investigator
A Traffic Homicide Investigator is a term used primarily in the United States of America for a police employee, generally a sworn law enforcement officer, who is assigned to investigate fatalities resulting from motor vehicle collisions.- Overview :...
Unit investigates all traffic crashes involving death or life threatening injuries and fleet crashes as directed by the Chief of Police.
School Crossing Guards: School Crossing Guards are civilians used to supplement police protection of children walking to and from schools during the regular school year.
Reserve Officers: Reserve Officers are civilians who undergo necessary training to become police officers and who donate their time as police officers to supplement existing manpower, especially during special events.
Hit and Run Division
The Hit and Run Division is responsible for the follow-up investigation of hit and run and incomplete accidents as reported by field officers.
Support Services Units
The Support Services Units perform functions that supplement the uniform patrol division.Housing Authority Unit
The Housing Authority Unit coordinates all security at public housing complexes, working closely with management and residents to enforce laws, resolve problems and provide a safe environment.
Building Security: Building Security coordinates protection for the East Baton Rouge Parish Governmental Building and its employees.
Misdemeanor Investigation Office: The Misdemeanor Investigation Office is responsible for conducting follow-up investigations of misdemeanor crimes.
K-9 Unit
The K-9 Unit is used for building searches, crowd control, tracking fleeing suspects, or searches for missing persons, or any other missions which could more effectively or more safely be carried out by trained Police dog
Police dog
A police dog, often referred to as a "K-9 dog" in some areas , is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel in their work...
s than by police officers.
In 2007, the American Kennel Club
American Kennel Club
The American Kennel Club is a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. Beyond maintaining its pedigree registry, this kennel club also promotes and sanctions events for purebred dogs, including the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, an annual event which predates the official...
awarded the K-9 Division with its 2007 Law Enforcement Award for Canine Excellence due to the units work in the year following Hurricane Katrina.
Crime Analysis Section: The Crime Analysis Section collects data generated by uniform officers and reports to the bureau commander with respect to manpower allocation and directed patrol initiatives.
Criminal Investigations Bureau
Criminal Investigations offers some limited first-line response to the public, but is primarily responsible for follow-up investigations of major crimes. Divisions within the Criminal Investigations Bureau include:Crimes Against Persons
Crimes Against Persons include the following divisions:Homicide Division: is responsible for investigating all criminal calls where a death or life threatening injury has occurred, any officer involved shooting or the attempted murder of a police officer.
Armed Robbery Division: is responsible for investigating all criminal calls involving all degrees of robbery.
Juvenile and Sex Crimes Division: is responsible for maintaining juvenile investigation records, cases of child abuse, and all types of sex crimes.
Major Assaults Division: is responsible for investigating a wide range of non-life threatening felony personal crimes and missing person cases.
Computer Crimes Division: investigates crimes committed against persons or computer systems using the Internet, e-mail or other electronic means.
Property Crimes
Property Crimes includes the following divisions:Burglary Division: is responsible for coordinating all follow-up investigations of burglaries, as well as the recovery of stolen property from local pawn shops.
Auto Theft/Impound Division: is responsible for conducting follow-up investigations of auto thefts and unauthorized use of movables. The unit also coordinates all records and information relating to vehicles stored and impounded by the Department and monitoring local towing services to insure compliance with applicable standards and ordinances.
- Forgery Division: is responsible for investigating all crimes involving thefts by fraudulent use of access cards, and forgeries of negotiable documents.
Felony Theft Unit: is responsible for all felony theft investigations that do not fall under the Auto Theft, Burglary or Forgery Divisions. The office is also responsible for felony damage to property cases. Priority is placed on business embezzlement incidents.
Investigative Support
Investigative Support includes the following divisions:Evidence Division: is responsible for the collection, storage, cataloguing, and disposition of all evidence and property seized by, or turned in to, the department.
Crime Scene Division: is responsible for assisting in investigations by taking photographs, sketching major crime scenes, collecting and tagging evidence, and performing various scientific tests on suspects and/or evidence as needed.
Polygraph Division: conducts all polygraph, or lie detector, tests given to recruits, employees, or criminal suspects.
Crime Stoppers Office: coordinates all facets of the Crime Stoppers program with local news media, businesses, and the public.
Special Operations
Special Operations includes the following divisions:Narcotics Division: is responsible for investigating crimes involving illegal drugs as well as related vice crimes. This division administers the HIDTA and LSP Task Forces.
School Drug Task Force: investigates crimes involving narcotics, explosives and weapons in schools, school buses and at school sponsored events within the Parish.
Liaison Detectives: assigned to outside state and federal agencies work jointly with these agencies to participate in multi-jurisdictional investigations.
Administration Bureau
Administration is the Chief’s staff bureau, concerned with the overall management of the department’s operations and internal controls. Most offices are housed downtown at Police Headquarters located at 704 Mayflower Street. Divisions and Positions within Administration:Legal Advisor: acts as an advisor to the Chief of Police and his staff on department matters, to ensure conformity with existing laws and court decisions.
Office of Media Relations: acts as a liaison between the department and members of the working news media.
Fleet Management Division: is responsible for all aspects of assigning and maintaining the fleet of vehicles owned and operated by the department.
Internal Affairs Division: conducts investigations and maintains records on all complaints of wrongdoing lodged against members.
Accounting and Personnel Office: handles all accounts receivable and payable and prepares the department’s annual budget, as well as all personnel records and actions.
Operational Management: is responsible for providing a wide range of services to the Chief of Police and the department, such as coordinating all research; writing, reviewing and distributing policies and procedures; securing state and federal grant funds; coordinating travel of officers on department business; conducting research on products and equipment; exchanging information with other police agencies regarding operations; inventory control and supply; and accreditation.
Staff Inspections Office: is responsible for conducting daily inspections of all divisions of the department.
Health and Safety: analyzes conditions that may affect an officer’s performance or result in loss of work time.
Community Resources: is responsible for establishing liaison with formal community organizations and other community groups.
D.A.R.E: places police officers in elementary school classrooms to act as anti-drug abuse instructors.
Extra Duty Office: coordinates and tracks all off-duty employment of police officers.
Intelligence Division: gathers information on both real and potential threats to the public peace and assimilates and reports such information to the Chief of Police.
Explosives and Hazardous Materials UNIT: is responsible for on-scene and follow-up investigations of hazardous materials spills or fires, explosions, or crimes involving incendiary devices of all types.
Special Response Team, (SRT)
SRTSWAT
A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
is not a full-time unit, but is composed of officers who are on-call. Their mission is to respond to emergency operations, such as hostage situations, and to provide dignitary and VIP protection. Members of the team competed in the 2008 World SWAT Challenge
SWAT World Challenge
The Original SWAT World Challenge is an annual competition of law enforcement SWAT teams. It is usually held close to Little Rock, Arkansas, USA and its goals are to encourage exchange of ideas/techniques and promote the high level of tactical skills, mental focus and physical endurance possessed...
and finished 5th overall, while also capturing the “Rookie Team Championship” title.
Operational Services Bureau
Operational Services is the most diverse bureau of the department, providing numerous and varied support functions, including serving as the repository for all criminal and traffic records. Divisions within this Bureau:Alarm Enforcement Section: is responsible for licensing, regulating, maintaining statistics, and collecting fees from alarm users in the city and parish.
Licensing Section: is responsible for issuing licenses and maintaining records on all persons and businesses licensed by the Chief of Police.
Subpoena Services and Court Liaison Section: is responsible for serving subpoenas and other court documents to department personnel, and for maintaining liaisons with area courts.
Bicycle Registration Division: is responsible for registering and licensing all bicycles sold and ridden in the city, as well as enforcing applicable bicycle traffic ordinances. This division is also responsible for storage and disposition of all abandoned, recovered and seized bicycles.
Training Services Unit: is responsible for the recruitment and training of all prospective and newly hired officers, and the in-service training and re-certification of existing personnel in all aspects of law enforcement as well as the maintenance of records relating to such training. The firearms training section is responsible for all training of potential, newly hired, and existing personnel in the area of firearms safety and proficiency. The recruiting section is responsible for interviewing prospective employees, conducting all necessary background checks and tests, and providing lists of qualified and recommended candidates for employment as officers.
Criminal Records Section: maintains a centralized record system of all criminal offense reports prepared by officers of the department, arrest reports, fingerprint cards, and all necessary files and systems for criminal information storage, retrieval, archiving, and disposition.
Traffic Records Section: is responsible for the maintenance of a central traffic records system, providing report production, a public counter service facility, and a system for traffic information storage, retrieval and disposition.
Latent Print Section: operates as an identification unit, analyzing, comparing, cataloguing and classifying submitted fingerprints.
Crime Information Unit: is responsible for operating the National Crime Information Center computer and teletype system, receiving and distributing advisories from other agencies, and inputting information originating with this department, for dissemination to other interested agencies.
Crime Statistics and Research Unit: manages the FBI uniform crime reports and provides statistically oriented data to other divisions and outside agencies.
Communications Division: is responsible for proper routing of all telephone calls to the department. This division receives and processes all requests for police services. Communications personnel also dispatch, via radio, the appropriate police units to investigate and assist as needed.
Technological Support Unit: is responsible for operating, maintaining, and updating all computer systems used by the department.
Rank Structure
| Rank | Insignia |
|---|---|
| Chief |  |
| Major |  |
| Captain | |
| Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank... |
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| Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent.... |
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| Corporal Corporal Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4.... |
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| Police Officer First Class | |
| Police Officer Police officer A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force... |
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| Trainee | |
The Chief of Police is appointed by, and reports to, the Mayor. All other police positions are promotional and based on seniority, as mandated by state civil service law.
Fallen officers
Since 1911, the Baton Rouge Police Department has lost eighteen officers in line of duty deaths.| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| J.B. Hare | |
Gunfire |
| Joseph Marino | |
Gunfire |
| Frank E. Schoonmaker | |
Gunfire |
| George W. Bannister | |
Gunfire |
| J.D. Blackwell | |
Automobile accident |
| Thomas R. Fancher | |
Motorcycle accident |
| Dennis R. Heap | |
Motorcycle accident |
| Karl F. Bourgoyne | |
Motorcycle accident |
| Linda A. Lawrence | |
Gunfire |
| Carl Robert D’Abadie | |
Motorcycle accident |
| Charles David Stegall | |
Vehicular assault |
| Warren Joseph Broussard | |
Gunfire |
| Betty Dunn Smothers | |
Gunfire |
| Vickie Salassi Wax | |
Gunfire |
| Terry Lee Melancon Jr. | |
Gunfire |
| Christopher Michael Metternich | |
Vehicular assault |
| Mark Beck | |
Automobile accident |
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Louisiana
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- International Union of Police AssociationsInternational Union of Police AssociationsThe International Union of Police Associations is a North American trade union chartered for law enforcement, corrections and related support personnel. IUPA is a participant in the AFL-CIO federation of trade unions. I.U.P.A. was originally chartered as the "National Conference of Police...
- Officer Down Memorial PageOfficer Down Memorial PageThe Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. is a non-profit organization that maintains a website listing American, Canadian, central European, Australian, and New Zealander law enforcement officers and prison officers who have died in the line of duty....