Baltimore County Police Department
| Baltimore County Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | BCOPD |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1874 |
| Employees | 2492 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Maryland, United States |
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| Map of Baltimore County Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 612 mi |
| Population | 817,455 (2013) |
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| Headquarters | Public Safety Building, 700 East Joppa Road Towson, Maryland 21286 39°24′0.6″N 76°35′23″W / 39.400167°N 76.58972°W |
| Officers | 1,824 |
| Unsworn members | 244 |
| Agency executive | James Johnson, Chief of Police |
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| Precincts |
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| Detention Centers | 1 |
| Automobiles | 860 |
| Boats | 3 |
| Helicopter Eurocopter AS350s | 3 |
| Dogs | 28 |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Baltimore County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Baltimore County, Maryland. They have been accredited by Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (C.A.L.E.A.) since 1984.
The current Chief of the county police department is James Johnson. Chief Johnson took over as Chief on May 31, 2007, Chief James Johnson's formal ceremony was held that July when Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley named Chief Terrence B. Sheridan as the new Superintendent of the Maryland State Police.
Then Baltimore County Executive, James T. Smith, Jr. nominated Johnson for the position of Police Chief upon the exit of Sheridan. Johnson was subsequently approved by the County Council. Chief James Johnson has held every sworn rank in the Baltimore County Police Department, and started his career as a cadet at the age of 18; he has a 30 plus years with the department.
In March of 2017, James Johnson retired. Terrence B. Sheridan returned to take over control of the police department.
1874: The Baltimore County Police Department was established by the General Assembly of Maryland on April 11, 1874. The Maryland state legislature approved what became Chapter 374 of the Laws of Maryland. This authorized the Board of County Commissioners for Baltimore County "to appoint such number of policemen as they may deem necessary, for the better protection of persons and property; the number not to exceed thirty at any one time, and to designate such number of said policemen as they may deem advisable, not exceeding five, as chief policemen."
A second provision stated that "the pay of each policeman shall be two dollars per day, except such police as may be mounted; and mounted policemen shall furnish their own horses, trappings, equipments and forage for horses, and the pay of the mounted policemen shall be three dollars per day." On June 17, 1874, the County Commissioners divided the two mile (3 km) portion of the county bordering the Baltimore City boundary into five districts and appointed the first police force. Officers were appointed to one year terms.
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