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[[File:Guam Police Department Building.JPG|thumb|Guam Police Department Building in [[Tiyan, Guam|Tiyan]]]]
[[File:Guam Police Department Building.JPG|thumb|Guam Police Department Building in [[Tiyan, Guam|Tiyan]]]]
The '''Guam Police Department''' ({{lang-ch|Dipåttamenton Polisian Guåhan<ref>"[http://gpd.guam.gov/Portals/109/Images/gpd_bnerhome.jpg gpd_bnerhome.jpg]." Guam Police Department. Retrieved on October 13, 2010.</ref>}}) is the law enforcement agency in the [[United States territory]] of [[Guam]]. The department has [[jurisdiction]] across the entire territory, except for areas covered by the [[Apra Harbor|port]], [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|airport]] and [[list of U.S. military bases|military bases]]; the Guam Police Department has authority over military dependents on base, since [[civilians]] cannot be charged under the [[Uniform Code of Military Justice]].
The '''Guam Police Department''' ({{langx|ch|Dipåttamenton Polisian Guåhan<ref>"[http://gpd.guam.gov/Portals/109/Images/gpd_bnerhome.jpg gpd_bnerhome.jpg]." Guam Police Department. Retrieved on October 13, 2010.</ref>}}) is the law enforcement agency in the [[United States territory]] of [[Guam]]. The department has [[jurisdiction]] across the entire territory, except for areas covered by the [[Apra Harbor|port]], [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|airport]] and [[list of U.S. military bases|military bases]]; the Guam Police Department has authority over military dependents on base, since [[civilians]] cannot be charged under the [[Uniform Code of Military Justice]].


The police department is headquartered in the Guam Police Department Building in the Tiyan area of [[Barrigada, Guam|Barrigada]],<ref>"[http://gpd.guam.gov/ContactUs/tabid/2260/Default.aspx Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002044604/http://gpd.guam.gov/ContactUs/tabid/2260/Default.aspx |date=2010-10-02 }}." Guam Police Department. Retrieved on October 12, 2010. "Location Address: Guam Police Department Building 233 Central Avenue Tiyan, Guam 96912."</ref> and operates four precincts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gpd.guam.gov/Organization/tabid/2254/Default.aspx |title=GPD Organizational Chart. Retrieved on October 21, 2010 |access-date=October 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703154314/http://gpd.guam.gov/Organization/tabid/2254/Default.aspx |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The police department is headquartered in the Guam Police Department Building in the Tiyan area of [[Barrigada, Guam|Barrigada]],<ref>"[http://gpd.guam.gov/ContactUs/tabid/2260/Default.aspx Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002044604/http://gpd.guam.gov/ContactUs/tabid/2260/Default.aspx |date=2010-10-02 }}." Guam Police Department. Retrieved on October 12, 2010. "Location Address: Guam Police Department Building 233 Central Avenue Tiyan, Guam 96912."</ref> and operates four precincts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gpd.guam.gov/Organization/tabid/2254/Default.aspx |title=GPD Organizational Chart. Retrieved on October 21, 2010 |access-date=October 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703154314/http://gpd.guam.gov/Organization/tabid/2254/Default.aspx |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Guam Police Department was created in 1949. Prior to this, law enforcement on Guam was handled by the [[U.S. Navy]] administered [[Guam Insular Guard]] and the civilian run [[Guam Insular Patrol Force]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}
The Guam Police Department became its own entity in 1985, following operations as the Department of Public Safety in 1952. Prior to this, law enforcement on Guam was handled by the [[U.S. Navy]] administered [[Guam Insular Guard]] and the civilian run [[Guam Insular Patrol Force]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:FrankieESmithPoliceStationGuam.jpg|Sgt. Frankie E. Smith Police Station, [[Tumon, Guam|Tumon]]
File:FrankieESmithPoliceStationGuam.jpg|Sgt. Frankie E. Smith Police Station, [[Tumon, Guam|Tumon]]
File:Guam Police Department Dodge Charger No.61.jpg|[[Dodge Charger (LX)]] in GPD service
File:Guam Police Department Dodge Charger No.61.jpg|[[Dodge Charger]] in GPD service
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Revision as of 07:07, 23 October 2024

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The Guam Police Department (Chamorro: Dipåttamenton Polisian Guåhan[1]) is the law enforcement agency in the United States territory of Guam. The department has jurisdiction across the entire territory, except for areas covered by the port, airport and military bases; the Guam Police Department has authority over military dependents on base, since civilians cannot be charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

The police department is headquartered in the Guam Police Department Building in the Tiyan area of Barrigada,[2] and operates four precincts.[3]

History

The Guam Police Department became its own entity in 1985, following operations as the Department of Public Safety in 1952. Prior to this, law enforcement on Guam was handled by the U.S. Navy administered Guam Insular Guard and the civilian run Guam Insular Patrol Force.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "gpd_bnerhome.jpg." Guam Police Department. Retrieved on October 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2010-10-02 at the Wayback Machine." Guam Police Department. Retrieved on October 12, 2010. "Location Address: Guam Police Department Building 233 Central Avenue Tiyan, Guam 96912."
  3. ^ "GPD Organizational Chart. Retrieved on October 21, 2010". Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2010.


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