The Juneau Police Department (JPD) is a
law enforcement agency
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Jurisdiction
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LEAs ...
which serves
Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau ( ; tli, Dzánti K'ihéeni ), is the capital city of the state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a unified municipality and the se ...
,
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
.
The department consists of two divisions: Administrative Support Services and Operations. Within these divisions there are five units: Patrol, Investigations, Community Service, Records and Dispatch. The department includes specialists in
SWAT
In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
, bomb disposal and hostage negotiation.
The
Chief
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
is Ed Mercer, the Capital's First Alaskan Native Police Chief.
In April 2008, the police reversed its previous policy of not reporting rapes as sex crimes in its daily briefing report.
In July 2008, the police department reported an increase in robberies.
Juneau Crime Line, a non-profit organization, offers rewards for anonymous crime tips in cooperation with the police department.
On December 1, 2009, Juneau PD became the first agency accredited by Alaska Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Commission (ALEAAC).
Rank structure
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Juneau Police Department, four officers have died while on duty.
See also
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List of law enforcement agencies in Alaska
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Alaska.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 50 law enforcement agencies employing 1,298 sworn po ...
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Capital City Fire and Rescue
References
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External links
Juneau Alaska Police DepartmentAlaska Association of Chiefs of Police
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Juneau, Alaska
Municipal police departments of Alaska