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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]}

Gallery

Sgt. Frankie E. Smith Police Station, Tumon
Dodge Charger in GPD service

References

^ "gpd_bnerhome.jpg." Guam Police Department. Retrieved on October 13, 2010.
^ "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."
^ "GPD Organizational Chart. Retrieved on October 21, 2010". Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

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[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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-{{Refimprove|date=October 2010}}
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 [[File:Guam Police Department.jpg|thumb|140px|Guam Police patch]]
-[[File:Guam Police Department Building.JPG|thumb|Guam Police Department Building in [[Barrigada, Guam|Barrigada]]]]
+[[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 [[Guam]], which has [[jurisdiction]] across the entire [[United States territory|territory]], except for areas covered by the [[Apra Harbor|port]], [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|airport]] and military bases.  Though the Guam Police Department does have authority over military dependents on base, due to the fact that 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 was formerly 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]." 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>[http://gpd.guam.gov/Organization/tabid/2254/Default.aspx GPD Organizational Chart. Retrieved on October 21, 2010]</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>
-==Administration==
-The Guam Police Department (GPD) is currently headed by Fred E. Bordallo, JR.<ref name="Chief's Biography (Official)">{{cite web|title=Police Chief's Official Biography|url=http://gpd.guam.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=5066}}</ref>
-==Background and Mission Statement==
-The Guam Police Department (Dipåttamenton Polisian Guåhan  ) is the primary law
-enforcement entity for the Territory of Guam charged with the enforcement of all
-criminal laws, with jurisdiction over all lands, whether titled to the government or not,
-including submerged lands, all waterways whether navigable or not, and over all air
-space above such land and waterways with respect to which the Territory has
-jurisdiction.  The Department is authorized to cooperate with any Federal, state,
-national or international law enforcement agency, including any law enforcement entity
-of any possession of the United States, where a reciprocal agreement exists in detecting
-crime, apprehending criminal offenders and preserving law and order.
-The Department shall enforce all laws relating to the operation of vehicles on public
-roadways within the Territory.  The Department, upon the request of any other branch
-or department of the government may enforce criminal laws or any regulations which
-such branch or department is charged to enforce.
-The police department is headquartered in several buildings leased from the Antonio
-Won Pat International Airport Authority, operates four
-precincts; Dededo Precinct Command, Tumon-Tamuning
-Precinct Command, Hagåtña Precinct Command and Agat
-Precinct Command.  The Department’s Forensic Science
-Division operates a state of the art facility in Mangilao and
-the Special Operations Division operates its Marine Patrol
-Section out of the Hagåtña Boat Basin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Citizen-Centric Report|url=http://gpd.guam.gov/Portals/109/FY09%20FY10%20Citizen%20Centric%20Report.pdf}}</ref>
 ==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|date=October 2010}}
-In August 14, 1905, under the control of the United States Navy, the first local policemen were natives of Guam serving
-as members of the Guam Insular Patrol Force as part of the Guam Insular Guard.  The U.S. Navy augmented Guam’s
-Police Force with members of the U.S. Marines Corps.
-In 1952, as a result of the passage of the Organic Act of Guam in 1950 which provided a measure of self-government for
-Guam, the Department of Public Safety was established as a carryover from the
-U.S. Government controlled Insular Patrol Force.  As a branch of the Government
-of Guam, the Department of Public Safety was entrusted by law to enforce the
-laws of the United States patterned after the State of California and subsequent
-laws passed by the newly created Guam Legislature.  The Department of Public
-Safety was also responsible for Fire suppression and the Guam Penitentiary.
-Effective on March 13, 1985, pursuant to Public Law 17-78, the Department of Public Safety was abolished
-with the creation of the Guam Police Department and the Guam Fire Department.<ref>{{cite web|title=Citizen-Centric Report|url=http://gpd.guam.gov/Portals/109/FY09%20FY10%20Citizen%20Centric%20Report.pdf}}</ref>
-==Future of the Department==
-According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau in 2000, Guam’s population was estimated at 154,805.
-The U.S. Census Bureau indicates a 16 % increase in Guam’s population from 1990 to 2000.  Though the
-Census has yet to be completed taking into account this trend in the increase in population, the 2010
-population will most likely not be less than 179,574.  An estimate of population growth as a result of the
-anticipated military buildup has also been pegged at approximately 40,000 bringing the estimated
-population growth for Guam after 2010 to about 219,574.  Despite these increases in population the Guam
-Police Department has not experience any significant increases in its operational budget.  The 2011 Budget
-passed by the Guam Legislature was $22,890,051.00 which was below the budget ceiling approved by the
-Camacho Administration of approximately $29,000,000.00.  The Guam Police Department has a critical shortage in vehicles,
-personnel both in the uniform and civilian ranks, a communications system that is antiquated and its cost of maintenance is ever
-increasing due to the difficulty in obtaining outdated communications parts and supplies.  The Won Pat International Airport
-Authority has also made its position clear that the Guam Police Department must vacate its present location of its Headquarters
-located on airport property on or before September 2011.  Despite the introduction of Bill 301 which will pave the way for the
-construction of a new police headquarters a supplemental budget for office space must be passed in order for GPD to vacate its
-Headquarters before September 2011.
-These continuous shortfalls in the Guam Police Department’s operational budget and the ever increasing population growth of
-Guam have made it extremely difficult for this Department to adequately meet its mandated mission.  The anticipated military
-buildup will infuse Guam with approximately thirteen billion dollars in military construction projects making Guam one of the
-largest economic boom areas of the United States.  These increases in population and financial investments not only rival that of
-the Japanese boom period of the 1980s but also will significantly stress the need for police services.
-The men and women of the Guam Police Department are doing their best in keeping up the present demands of our island
-community for police services but unless adequate funding is provided our Department will be extremely challenged for this fiscal
-year and beyond.<ref>{{cite web|title=Citizen-Centric Report|url=http://gpd.guam.gov/Portals/109/FY09%20FY10%20Citizen%20Centric%20Report.pdf}}</ref>
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:FrankieESmithPoliceStationGuam.jpg|Sgt. Frankie E. Smith Police Station, [[Tamuning, Guam|Tamuning]]
+File:FrankieESmithPoliceStationGuam.jpg|Sgt. Frankie E. Smith Police Station, [[Tumon, Guam|Tumon]]
+File:Guam Police Department Dodge Charger No.61.jpg|[[Dodge Charger]] in GPD service
 </gallery>
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 ==External links==
-{{Commons cat|Police in Guam|Police in Guam}}
-{{Portalbox|Micronesia|Law enforcement}}
 *http://gpd.guam.gov/
 *http://www.guampolice.com/index3.html
 *http://www.isiservicescorp.com/mjcpatch.html
-*[http://www.jurispacific.com The Legal Profession's Online Source for Researching Guam Law]
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+[[Category:1949 establishments in Guam]]
+[[Category:Barrigada, Guam]]
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