Bakersfield Police Department

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The Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) is the police department responsible for law enforcement within the City of Bakersfield, California in the United States. It has over 400 officers and staff, covering an area of 131 square miles(296.3 sq km) seving an urban population of more then 450,000. The current chief of the department as of 2008 is William Rector. The department protects the city, split between two areas: West area and East area with stations in each area aside from the main department headquarters. The department administration is made up of the chief of department, one assistant chief, four captians and nine lieutenants.[1]]

The department headquarters are located at 1601 Truxtun Ave. The west area station is located at 1301 Buena Vista Rd. The east area station is located at East 11th St.

Mission Statement

"The Bakersfield Police Department is commited to professional service which improves community safety and the quality of of life by developing partnerships that promote efficient and innovative crime prevention, intervention and law enforcement service"[2]]

Assignments

Sworn Assignments

• Administration
• Animal Control
• Internal Affairs
• Investigations
• Traffic
• Training
• School Resource Officer
• Public Relations Officer
• GHOST Unit (anti-graffiti)
• Vice
• Narcotics
• K-9 Unit
• Special Enforcement Unit (anti-gang)
• Civil Disturbance Team
• Bomb Squad
• SWAT

Non-Sworn Assignments

• Crime Analysis Unit
• Crime Lab
• Crime Prevention Office
• Communication Center
• Police Activities League
• Explorer Unit

Fallen Officers

Since the establishment of the Bakersfield Police Department, seven officers have given their lives in service to the City of Bakersfield.

City Marshal Thomas Jefferson Packard- Monday, April 20th, 1903[3]]

Officer Frank Sparks- Saturday, June 16th, 1917[4]]

Officer Aaron Alexander Trent- Wednesday, August 22nd, 1917[5]]

Officer Floyd B.D.W. Cummings- Monday, January 7th, 1952[6]]

Officer William Lord Rucker- Sunday, July 20th, 1952[7]]

Officer Patrick Don Vegas- Friday, June 20th, 1980[8]]

Officer William Leonard Sikola- Sunday, July 17th, 1983[9]]

External links

• Official Web Site of the Bakersfield Police Department

See Also

• Bakersfield
• List of law enforcement agencies in California

References

{{[Officer Down Memorial Page/Bakersfield]}}