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The '''Guam Police Department''' ([[Chamorro]]:''Dipåttamenton Polisian Guåhan'') is the [[law enforcement agency]] for [[Guam]], which has [[jurisdiction]] anywhere in the [[United States territory|territory]]. It was created to protect the lives and property of Guamanians.
The '''Guam Police Department''' ({{lang-ch|Dipåttamenton Polisian Guåhan}}) is the [[law enforcement agency]] for [[Guam]], which has [[jurisdiction]] anywhere in the [[United States territory|territory]]. It was created to protect the lives and property of Guamanians.


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Revision as of 00:11, 8 October 2008

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Guam Police patch

The Guam Police Department (Template:Lang-ch) is the law enforcement agency for Guam, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. It was created to protect the lives and property of Guamanians.

History

The Guam Police Department was created in 1949. Prior to this, law enforcement in Guam was handled by the US Navy administered Guam Insular Guard and the civilian run Guam Insular Patrol Force.