Prince William County Police Department
| Prince William County Police Department | |||||||
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| Abbreviation | PWCPD | ||||||
Patch of the Prince William County Police Department
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Badge of the Prince William County Police Department
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| Agency overview | |||||||
| Formed | July 1, 1970 | ||||||
| Employees | 854 | ||||||
| Annual budget | $95.7 million (FY17) | ||||||
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency | ||||||
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| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Prince William in the state of Virginia, USA | ||||||
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| Map of Prince William County Police Department's jurisdiction. | |||||||
| Size | 348 square miles (900 km2) | ||||||
| Population | 430,289 | ||||||
| Governing body | County (US) | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Manassas, Virginia | ||||||
| Police Officers | 660 | ||||||
| Civilians | 194 | ||||||
| Agency executive | Barry M. Barnard, Chief of Police | ||||||
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| Districts | 2 | ||||||
| Boats | 1 | ||||||
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |||||||
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| Anniversary | July 1, 2010 (40th Anniversary) |
| Award | CALEA TRI-ARC Excellence Award & Enhanced Certificate of Meritorious Accreditation |
The Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) is a full-service police department, which provides the full spectrum of police services to the entire county. PWCPD began operations on July 1, 1970, and it has been fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) since 1987. PWCPD is divided into three districts, Eastern District, Central District and Western District.
The Prince William County Police Department has primary jurisdiction in all towns within the county, including Dumfries, Occoquan, Haymarket, and Quantico. However, these towns all have their own limited service police departments, and these town police departments use East OPS (Channel 2) on PWCPD radios when patrolling. Like the county police, they use Channel 1 for Records/Vehicle/Driver/Want-Warrants information while performing tasks such as traffic stops. The County Police department also has limited enforcement jurisdiction in the independent city of Manassas through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
ADMIN, Records/Info County-wide. EAST 1, East Patrol (Eastern District "Gar-Field" Station) WEST 1, West Patrol (Western District "Manassas area" Station) EAST 2, East Patrol Used between the approximate hours of 1800 and 0200 for the section of the Eastern District that includes Dale City and Lake Ridge.
There are numerous other 800 mHz. talk groups, used for specialized units or for major incidents and special events. Interoperability is robust, with most Northern Virginia jurisdictions (except the VSP analog system).
The Chief of Police is the commanding officer of the Department and has the obligation to provide efficient and effective police service to the citizens of Prince William County. The Chief is responsible for the planning and direction of all Department activities, and is the final authority in all matters of policy, operations and discipline. Falling within the Office of the Chief are the Planning and Budget Office, the Public Information Office, the Internal Affairs Office, the Chaplain Program, the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) Team and the Citizen Police Academy Alumni.
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