Norwich Police Department (New York)
| Norwich City Police Department | |
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Norwich NY PD | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | April 1, 1900 |
| Employees | 25 |
| Annual budget | $1.4M |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Norwich in the state of New York, USA |
| Population | 7300 (2000) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Norwich, New York |
| Agency executive | Joseph Angelino, Chief |
| Facilities | |
| Jails | 3 |
| Website | |
| Norwich Police Department Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The City of Norwich Police Department, also known as the Norwich City Police, Norwich Police Force, or the NPD, is a police organization responsible for primary jurisdictional law enforcement for the City of Norwich, New York. The City of Norwich is the County Seat of Chenango County, which is located in the Central New York Region of New York State. This area of New York is also known as the Leatherstocking Region. The Norwich Police Station is located in a stand alone building at 18 East Main Street Norwich, NY 13815. This building was originally the Gladding Mansion built circa 1840. The building was completely renovated in 1999-2000 for use as Police Headquarters.
History
The Norwich Police Force has been in existence, 24 hours a day continuously since April 13, 1900. In 1902 The Police Force had its headquarters in the Municipal building located at 31 East Main St. This building housed all municipal departments until 1990. In 1914 the growth of Norwich was evident and the Village petitioned the state to become a City. The police force was now known as the "City Police Force". Duty in this decade was highlighted by successfully policing the O&W railroad yards where tons of WWI supplies passed. At this time "State Vagrants" or Hobos were a constant policing problem in and around the railroad yards. These hobos raided nearby homes and gardens and one transient murdered a young girl near the railroad tracks on Division Street.
During the depression era of the 1930s the Police Force was active with the federal laws prohibiting the manufacture of alcoholic beverages. A notable event was the leveling of a building on Lackawanna Avenue when a basement still went unattended and exploded.
Through the World War Two years the Norwich Police were very active. Train loads of German and Italian prisoners of war often stopped in Norwich, then a hub of the O&W railroad and the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Norwich Police officers along with on board MPs guarded these trains during layovers in the City. Another war duty was escorting US Army convoys to and from Fort Drum, NY.
In August 2000 the Norwich Police Department moved its operations to 18 East Main Street. The Norwich Police Force of today has 22 full-time officers, state of the art investigative equipment and a modern Police Stationhouse including the City Jail. Specialized training of officers includes; traffic accident reconstruction and crime scene evidence gathering. All officers have been well trained in modern techniques of law enforcement. Most officers are cross-trained in a specialized area of police disciplines to better serve the community. A normal year consists of a workload of approximately 16,000 calls for police service.
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Personnel data
The Norwich Police have a sworn staff of 21 officers and 4 non-sworn civilian support personnel.
Structure and organization
The Norwich Police Department is divided into four platoons working twelve-hour tours. On any given day, two platoons are on duty and two platoons are off duty. Duty hours are 7:00am – 7:00pm and 7:00pm – 7:00am. There is a two person Detective Bureau working eight-hour daily tours and a K9 Officer working eight-hour rotating tours.
Ranks
[1] Chief of Police
[2] Deputy Chiefs
[4] Sergeants
[13] Police Officers
[1] Special Officer
Equipment
Uniforms and gear
Uniformed officers of the Norwich Police working 7:00am – 7:00pm wear a navy blue uniform, metal shield and collar emblems with a full color departmental patch located on the left shoulder. Officers working 7:00pm – 7:00am may wear a severe duty uniform with no metallic attachments. All markings on the severe duty uniform are embroidered which reduces noise and glare.
All officers are issued a Glock Model 22 .40 caliber semiautomatic handgun.
The NPD fleet consists of several marked and un-marked Ford Crown Victoria sedans, un-marked detective cars and a 4X4 Dodge crew cab truck. The NPD also uses bicycle as a patrol method.
Criteria to become a Norwich police officer
The City of Norwich Police is a NYS Civil Service agency. All officers must meet the below criteria;
- Must pass civil service test with score high enough to be canvassed.
- Must pass physical agility exam.
- Must possess high school diploma.
- Must pass thorough background check.
- Must have formal interview with Police Chief and Command Staff.
- Must be in top physical condition and health.
- Once appointed, must pass the six month Basic Course for Police Officers
- After appointment all Norwich officers are randomly screened for illegal substance abuse
See also
List of law enforcement agencies in New York