Tennessee Valley Authority Police
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The Tennessee Valley Authority Police is a law enforcement agency
in the United States. It is a federally commissioned, internationally accredited agency that provides protection for Tennessee Valley Authority
properties and employees as well as the 100 million annual users of TVA recreation facilities.
TVAP Officers are trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
in Glynco, Georgia
.
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 United States. It is a federally commissioned, internationally accredited agency that provides protection for Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...
properties and employees as well as the 100 million annual users of TVA recreation facilities.
Organization
TVAP is organized into four districts that encompass a seven-state area. It has motor, marine, and bicycle patrols, as well as investigative personnel and victim witness representatives.TVAP Officers are trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 90 United States government federal law enforcement agencies.-Location:...
in Glynco, Georgia
Glynco, Georgia
Glynco is an area in Glynn County, Georgia located on the northwestern edge of Brunswick, GA. Glynco is a contraction of the words "Glynn County".In 1942 the Naval Air Station Glynco was established on the area now known as Glynco...
.
Rank structure
| Title | Insignia |
|---|---|
| Director | |
| Assistant Director | |
| Captain | |
| Lieutenant |  |
| Sergeant |  |
| Police Officer | |
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority Police Department, two officers have died in the line of duty.| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Officer Thomas Harold Hood | |
Struck by vehicle |
| Police Officer Timothy Patrick Huckaby | |
Automobile accident |