Pasadena Police Department (Texas)
| Pasadena Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | PPD |
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Patch of the Pasadena Police Department | |
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Badge of the Pasadena Police Department | |
| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Pasadena in the state of Texas, USA |
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| Map of Pasadena Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 44.5 square miles |
| Population | 152,968 (2004) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Pasadena, Texas |
| Agency executive | Michael Thaler, Chief of Police |
| Website | |
| Pasadena Police | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Pasadena Police Department (PPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 144,793 people within 44.5 square miles (115 km2) of the municipality of Pasadena, Texas.[1]
Organization
The PPD is currently under the command of Chief of Police Michael Thaler. The PPD is divided into four bureaus:[2]
- Administration Bureau
- Support Services Bureau
- Investigations Bureau
- Uniformed Services/Operations Bureau
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Pasadena Police Department, 4 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Claude Dowdy | |
Struck by vehicle |
| Jeffery Dean Ginn | |
Gunfire |
| Leslie Ian Early | |
Gunfire |
| Jesse Hamilton | |
Gunfire |
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