United States Coast Guard Police
Law enforcement unit within the United States Coast Guard
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Abbreviation | CGPD |
Motto | "Service, Integrity, Justice!" |
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Federal agency | United States |
Operations jurisdiction | United States |
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Parent agency | United States Coast Guard |
See also: Coast Guard Investigative Service
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The United States Coast Guard Police (CGPD) are law enforcement units stationed at certain shore facilities of the United States Coast Guard .
The CGPD is made up of Active Duty, Civil Service Civilian, and Civilian Contract members, who serve together as CGPD personnel. [1]
Structure
CGPDs are overseen by a Command Security Officer, who is responsible for physical security aboard shoreside facilities .
The position of Chief of Police is usually held by a Chief Warrant Officer (W-2) or Chief Petty Officer (E-7) , who oversees the day-to-day activities of a CGPD.
A Petty Officer First Class (E-6) usually holds the position of Deputy Chief of Police. Shift supervisors are usually assigned by seniority.
"Police officers" usually consist of Coast Guardsmen with the rank of E-3 to E-7 . [2] [3] CGPD personnel attend formal law enforcement training through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and/or other civilian police academies.
Select personnel may also attend advanced training.
Uniform and Equipment
Officers wear a modified Operational Dress Uniform (ODU) with "CGPD" collar devices in lieu of their rank.
There is a CGPD shoulder patch worn on both shoulders, a CGPD badge/shield worn on the left breast and the CGPD patch repeated on the blue baseball cap.
Sometimes, equipment vests with "USCG" or "USCG POLICE" are worn over the top. [4] [5]
CGPD personnel carry the following equipment, for law-enforcement duties:
- SIG Sauer P229R DAK .40 S&W
- baton
- handcuffs
- radio. [6]
Marked police vehicles are also used
See also
- Department of Defense police
- Maritime Law Enforcement Academy
- Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist
- U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence
- U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS)
- United States Air Force Security Forces
- Department of the Air Force Police (civilian)
- United States Army Military Police Corps
- Department of the Army Police (civilian)
- Master-at-arms (United States Navy)
- Department of the Navy Police (civilian)
- United States Marine Corps Police (civilian)
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- ↑ "COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5512.2 Subj: COAST GUARD CREDENTIALS AND BADGES" (PDF) . Website of the United States Coast Guard . United States Coast Guard. 9 November 2006 . Retrieved 7 July 2013 .
- ↑ Lally, Jonathan (18 May 2012). "Honoring those keeping us safe" . Official Blog of the 17th Coast Guard District . Retrieved 7 July 2013 .
- ↑ "U.S. Coast Guard Police Officers, Fort Wadsworth, New York City" . 24 May 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May (Official)" . Facebook .
- ↑ Police Dept., US Coast Guard. "U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May" . facebook.com . Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
External links
- CGPD Training Center Petaluma
- CGPD Training Center Cape May
- CGPD Base Support Kodiak
- CGPD USCG Yard, Baltimore
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