A chief of police (COP) is the title given to an appointed official or an elected one in the chain of command of a police department,particularly in North America. A chief of police may also be known as a police chief or sometimes just a chief,while some countries favour other titles such as commissioner or chief constable. A police chief is appointed by and answerable to a national or local government.
Special police usually describes a police force or unit within a police force whose duties and responsibilities are significantly different from other forces in the same country or from other police in the same force,although there is no consistent international definition. A special constable,in most cases,is not a member of a special police force (SPF);in countries in the Commonwealth of Nations and often elsewhere,a special constable is a voluntary or part-time member of a national or local police force or a person involved in law enforcement who is not a police officer but has some of the powers of a police officer.
The Boston Police Department (BPD),dating back to 1838,holds the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Boston,Massachusetts. It is the oldest municipal police department in the United States. The BPD is also the 20th largest law enforcement agency in the country.
The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security,responsible for law enforcement and vehicle regulation across the state. As of 2022,it has 2,067 employees,1,500 of them being sworn troopers,and 611 civilian support staff,making it the largest law enforcement agency in New England. The MSP is headed by Interim Lieutenant Colonel Jack Mawn.
William Joseph Bratton CBE is an American law enforcement officer and businessman who served two terms as the New York City Police Commissioner. He previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (BPD) (1993–1994) and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) (2002–2009). He is the only person to have led the police departments of the United States' two largest cities –New York and Los Angeles.
Robert Haas may refer to:
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT),formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department,is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe,efficient,aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound intermodal transportation system for the user. The department is responsible for implementing policy made by the Arkansas State Highway Commission,a board of officials appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to direct transportation policy in the state. The department's director is appointed by the commission to hire staff and manage construction and maintenance on Arkansas's highways.
The Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force is the police force responsible for law enforcement on Saint Kitts and Nevis. The force was formed in 1960,when it was a colony of Great Britain. The current Commissioner of the force is Ian Queely.
The Boston University Police Department (BUPD) is the primary law-enforcement agency of Boston University and provides services to more than 41,000 students,faculty,and staff on 132 acres (0.53 km2) of University property and surrounding streets. Its headquarters are located on Harry Agganis Way adjacent to Nickerson Field,in what was once the Braves Field ticket office.
The Dominion Police Force was the federal police force of Canada between 1868 and 1920,and was one of the predecessors of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It was the first federal police force in Canada,formed the year following the Canadian Confederation to enforce federal laws and perform policing duties for the Federal Government of Canada. On 1 February 1920,the Dominion Police was merged with the Royal North-West Mounted Police to form the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the new federal police force of Canada.
The Cambridge Police Department is the municipal police department for the city of Cambridge,Massachusetts,in the United States. Formally organized in 1859. with the appointment of John C. Willey as the first chief of police,the Cambridge Police Department was then manned by only 16 officers. The Cambridge Police Department moved its headquarters location on December 8,2008. The police department is now located in the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility at 125 Sixth Street in the neighborhood of East Cambridge,leaving their Central Square location after 135 years.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is a state agency in the US state of Connecticut. The department oversees the state's natural resources and environment and regulates public utilities and energy policy. It is headquartered in Hartford.
The Massachusetts Environmental Police is a Massachusetts,US,state government law enforcement agency,which is the primary enforcement agency of Massachusetts's boating and recreation vehicle laws and regulations and is responsible for registering boats,off-highway vehicles and snowmobiles in Massachusetts. The agency is also responsible for the enforcement of fish and game laws,including commercial and recreational harvesting of the living marine resources along the state's coastline.
Francis William Holbrooke Adams was an American lawyer who served as the New York City Police Commissioner from 1954 to 1955.
Occupy Nashville was a collaboration that began with demonstrations and an occupation located at Legislative Plaza in Nashville,Tennessee. Special legislation attempting to oust the Occupy Nashville demonstration passed the Tennessee House of Representatives and Tennessee Senate in February 2012.
Gun laws in Massachusetts regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. These laws are among the most restrictive in the entire country.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department is the police agency charged with providing law enforcement to the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 168-acre campus extends over 1 mile (1.6 km) along the northern bank of the Charles River basin.
Edmund Leo McNamara was an American law enforcement official and professional football player who served as commissioner of the Boston Police Department.
The 1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1928.
