The Miramar Police Department is a
municipal
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
agency responsible for law enforcement within the city of
Miramar, Florida. The department is accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) is a credentialing authority (accreditation), based in the United States, whose primary mission is to accredit public safety agencies, namely law enforcement agencies, trai ...
and the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.
The current interim police chief is Leonard Burgess.
The Miramar Police Department was for some time headquartered in a strip mall. In 2005, a hurricane damaged their old building and the city has had difficulty finding a suitable replacement. The police department is currently located at 11765 City Hall Promenade, Miramar, FL 33025
See also
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List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies
This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories that provide law enforcement dut ...
References
External links
* http://www.miramarpd.org
Municipal police departments of Florida
Miramar, Florida
1955 establishments in Florida
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