Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires
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| Creation: | 2004 |
| General Director: | Comodoro General Leandro Iván Chulack |
| Adjunct General Director: | Comodoro Mauro Sestua |
| Location: | Cochabamba St. 1571, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
| Phone: | 54 11 4304-3474 |
The Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Urban Guard) was a specialized civilian force of the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, that used to deal with different urban conflicts with the objective of develop actions of prevention, dissuasion and mediation, promoting effective behaviors that guarantee the security and the integrity of public order and social coexistence. The unit continuously assisted the personnel of the Argentine Federal Police
Policía Federal Argentina
The Policía Federal Argentina is a police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country, but its main responsibility is policing the Federal District of Buenos Aires...
, especially in emergency situations, events of massive concurrence, and protection of tourist establishments
Tourist attraction
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.
The group permanently did controls of seat belt use
Seat belt
A seat belt or seatbelt, sometimes called a safety belt, is a safety harness designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result from a collision or a sudden stop...
, blood alcohol content tests
Blood alcohol content
Blood alcohol content , also called blood alcohol concentration, blood ethanol concentration, or blood alcohol level is most commonly used as a metric of alcohol intoxication for legal or medical purposes....
, and traffic order
Traffic
Traffic on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel...
; also its agents are enabled to offer quick and objective information to tourists
Tourism
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and foreign people. Other functions include take part when a public case of intentional damage or negligence happen; anyway, its personnel always must act in a preventive, educative, dissuasive and coordinated form.
The Urban Guard officials did not carry any weapon in the performing of their duties. Their basic tools are an HT radio transmissor and a whistle.
As of March, 2008, the Guardia Urbana was removed. Its people were "recycled" into a new law enforcement organization, about traffic order called the Seguridad Vial.
Ranks
Ranks of the Urban Guard were novel and had a maritime theme, reflecting Buenos Aires' status as a major port.The ranks (in Spanish followed by English) were:
- Brigadier Comisionado en Jefe, "Commissioned Brigadier-in-Chief" (only used on one ocaasion)
- Comodoro General, "Commodore General"
- Comodoro, "CommodoreCommodore (rank)Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
" - Vice-comodoro, "Vice-Commodore"
- Edecán Mayor, "Aide-de-camp Major"
- Edecán, "Aide-de-campAide-de-campAn aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
" - Inspector Porteño, "PorteñoPorteñoPorteño in Spanish is used to refer to a person who is from or lives in a port city, but it can also be used as an adjective for anything related to those port cities....
Inspector" - Grumete Furriel, "Quartermaster Shipmate"
- Grumete-Tropa, "Troop Shpimate"
- Aprendiz de los Buenos Ayres, "Buenos Aires Apprentice"
See also
- Argentine Federal PolicePolicía Federal ArgentinaThe Policía Federal Argentina is a police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country, but its main responsibility is policing the Federal District of Buenos Aires...
- Buenos Aires Police
- Santa Fe Province PolicePolicía de la Provincia de Santa FeThe Policía de la Provincia de Santa Fe is an Argentine police agency, responsible for policing the Santa Fe province.New ranks since 2007:Director General de Policia ,...
- Interior Security SystemSistema de Seguridad InteriorSistema de Seguridad Interior is the official denomination of the Argentine public security community.The Interior Security System consists of the following individuals, agencies and its dependencies:...