Alabama Department of Public Safety
| Alabama Department of Public Safety | |
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| Common name | Alabama State Troopers |
Alabama Department of Public Safety Seal
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Badge of the Alabama Department of Public Safety.
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| Motto | Courtesy, Service, Protection |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 5, 1935 |
| Preceding agency | Alabama Highway Patrol (1935-1939) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Alabama, USA |
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| Headquarters | Alabama Criminal Justice Center Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Facilities | |
| Posts | 17 |
| Helicopters | UH-1-H "Hueys, Bell 206B Jet Ranger, OH-58A+(w/ NightSun and FLIR) |
| Planes | Beech King Air 200, Cessna C-182 |
| Website | |
| Alabama DPS site | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Alabama Department of Public Safety is a law enforcement agency serving the U.S. state of Alabama. It is made up of five divisions: Administrative Division, Alabama Bureau of Investigation, Driver License, Highway Patrol Division, and the Service Division.
The Alabama Department of Public Safety began as the Alabama Highway Patrol on December 5, 1935. The Highway Patrol was renamed the Department of Public Safety on March 8, 1939 and then included 4 divisions: Highway Patrol, Driver License, Accident Prevention Bureau, and Mechanical and Equipment.
On January 17, 2011, Hugh B. McCall was appointed to the position of Colonel of the Alabama Department of Public Safety by Governor Robert J. Bentley, making him the first African-American to head the agency.
The Alabama Department of Public Safety rank structure is as listed:
The Department of Public Safety is headed by a Director is appointed by the Governor of Alabama who is the executive officer of the Department and holds the rank of Colonel. The Director is aided in managing the Department by an Assistant Director, who is also appointed by the Governor and who holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Each of the Department's five Divisions are headed by uniformed officers with the rank of Major.
Since the establishment of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, 28 officers have died in the line of duty. The following list also contains officers from when the Alabama Department of Public Safety was the Alabama Highway Patrol.
The Alabama Bureau of Investigation is the investigative branch of the Alabama Department of Public Safety. The ABI provides investigation services in support of other members of the criminal justice system in Alabama. In addition to criminal investigations, the ABI also provides fingerprint services and a bomb squad, as well as the Alabama Fusion Center. The ABI is not a first responder agency and investigations are conducted upon request by a criminal justice agency. Members of the ABI also provide law enforcement services for operations with the other DPS divisions, such as in times of natural disaster and other special details.
The Alabama Highway Patrol is a division of the Alabama Department of Public Safety and is the highway patrol agency for Alabama, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state. It was created to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of people in Alabama.
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