Carolina Police Department

Carolina Police Department
Policia Municipal de Carolina
Abbreviation C.M.P.D.
Motto Honor, Integrity, Service
Honor, Integridad, Servicio
Agency overview
Formed 1977
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of Carolina in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, USA
Map of Carolina Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size 60.3 sq mi (156.29 km2)
Population 189,377 (2005)
Legal jurisdiction Carolina, Puerto Rico
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Martin Gonzalez, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Police Officers 500(estimate)
Agency executive Freddy Márquez Vergara, Police Commissioner
Supervisions
Facilities
Precincts
Police Cars Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
Dodge Charger
Chevrolet Trailblazer
Mitsubishi Montero
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Carolina Police Department or Policia Municipal de Carolina is the main police force for the city of Carolina, Puerto Rico. It was created under law #19 of May 12, 1977, known as Ley de la Policia Municipal (Municipal Police Law) creating the local police forces in each city of Puerto Rico. It was one of the first municipal police forces in Puerto Rico. Between late 1980 and late 2009, the department has become one of the fewest municipal police force in Puerto Rico with the largest number of officers, equipment and budget. Since former mayor Jose Aponte de la Torre took office from 1988 unit his death in 2005, the police force has equipped with the best equipment, such as patrols equipped with weapons and cage, criminal information system and tactical bulletproof vests for its officers.

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