The Guam Police Department ( ch, Dipåttamenton Polisian Guåhan) is the law enforcement agency in the

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Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

. The department has

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across the entire territory, except for areas covered by the

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and

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; the Guam Police Department has authority over military dependents on base, since

civilians Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not "combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant, b ...

cannot be charged under the

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. The police department is headquartered in the Guam Police Department Building in the Tiyan area of

Barrigada Barrigada ( ch, Barigåda) is a village in the United States territory of Guam. A largely residential municipality, its main village is located south of the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport near the intersections of Routes 8, 10, and 16. ...

, and operates four precincts.

History

The Guam Police Department was created in 1949. Prior to this, law enforcement on Guam was handled by the

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administered

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and the civilian run

Guam Insular Patrol Force Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an Unincorporated territories of the United States, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the List of extreme points of the United Stat ...

Gallery

File:FrankieESmithPoliceStationGuam.jpg, Sgt. Frankie E. Smith Police Station,

Tumon Tumon ( ch, Tomhom) is a district located on Tumon Bay along the northwest coast of the United States unincorporated territory of Guam. Located in the municipality of Tamuning, it is the center of Guam's tourist industry. History Tumon Bay or A ...

File:Guam Police Department Dodge Charger No.61.jpg,

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in GPD service

References

External links

*http://gpd.guam.gov/ *http://www.guampolice.com/index3.html *http://www.isiservicescorp.com/mjcpatch.html State law enforcement agencies of the United States Government of Guam Government agencies established in 1949 1949 establishments in Guam Barrigada, Guam {{US-law-enforcement-agency-stub