Buffalo Police Department (New York)

Buffalo Police Department is the second largest city police force in the state of New York. In 2012 they had over 900 policing employees, and over 700 police officers.[1]

Buffalo Police Department has five total districts they divide the city into, A District, B District, C District, D District, and E District. Each District has a certain area of Buffalo they are responsible for and have one to two captains, each with a different chief.

District A police Chief is currently Thomas Moran, District B police Chief is currently Joseph Gramaglia, District C Chief is currently Barbara Lark, District D Chief is currently Anthony Barba, District E Chief is currently Carmen Menza.

The current Buffalo Police Commissioner in interim is Bryan C. Lockwood after Commissioner Daniel Derenda retired to the private sector [2]. The deputy commissioner is Kimberly L. Beaty.

Squads

The Buffalo Police Department has several different squads used for specialized situations. They currently have the Underwater Recovery Unit, Homicide Cold Case Squad, Crime Scene Investigation, S.W.A.T, Strike Force (Disbanded 2018), K-9 Corps, Emergency Response Team, Honor Guard, Crisis Management Team, Communication Division, Motorcycle Squad, Mounted Division, Band and Drill Team, Cartography Unit, Pawnshop Squad, Printing Department, and the identification Bureau.[3]

Equipment

  • Glock 22 .40 S&W- standard issue sidearm, replaced Glock 17.
  • Benelli Nova Shotgun- also found in police cars, used in situations when the rifle isn't needed and when the service pistol isn't needed. Medium range encounters.

Buffalo Police Special Weapons and Tactics

  • Glock 22 .40 S&W- sometimes outfitted with a TLR-1 weapon light.
  • Colt AR-15- M4A1 and Commando models utilized, usually equipped with different sights, flashlights, foregrips, usually more customized than usual patrol rifles.
  • Heckler & Koch MP5- sub-machine gun utilized for certain scenarios for close quarters areas where the M4's would be to large and for other incidents.
  • Benelli M3 Super 90- Entry Model with a 14 barrel as well as some having flashlights.

Ranks

Chief of Police Assistant Chiefs Captains Lieutenants Sergeants Patrol Officers

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bpdny.org/
  2. ↑ http://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/bpd-commissioner-derenda-retires/71-508696856
  3. ↑ MyFreeTemplates.com, Joseph De Araujo -. "Buffalo Police Then and Now". www.bpdthenandnow.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.


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