Springfield Police Department (Illinois)

Springfield Police Department
Common name	SPD
Abbreviation	SPD
Agency overview
Formed	1840
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Springfield, Illinois, United States
Size	60.3 square miles (156 km2)
Population	117,000 (2010)
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
General nature	• Local civilian agency
Headquarters	800 E. Monroe; Springfield, IL 62701
	;
Agency executive	Kenny Winslow, Chief;
Facilities
Detention Centers	1
Patrol cars	Ford Explorer Police Utility, Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Ford F-250, Ford Transit, and Lenco Bearcats
Website
	Springfield Police Website

The Springfield Police Department is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Springfield, Illinois. The Springfield Police Department has 3 divisions: Administrative Services, Field Operations, and Investigations.

School Safety

The Springfield Police Department has a school safety program that employs School Resource Officers and teaches kids about drug and gun safety.

Traffic Division

The Springfield Police Department also contains a traffic division that is made up of traffic wardens. Traffic Wardens drive Crown Victoria’s with amber lights.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Springfield Police Department, 10 officers have died in the line of duty.^[1]

Equipment

Glock 17 or with mounted TLR-1
Armalite M16A2 issued to rifle qualified officers
Remington 870 or Mossberg 590 issued to shotgun qualified officers
X26 Taser is issued to qualified officers
OC spray is issued to all officers
Extendable straight baton issued to all officers

Rank structure

Cadet
Probationary Officer
Patrol Officer
Detective
Sergeant
Lieutenant
Commander
Deputy Chief
Chief

References

↑ "Springfield Police Department, IL". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP).

External links

Springfield Police Website

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[1] "Springfield Police Department, IL". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP).