The Hialeah Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Hialeah, Florida. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual city limits of Hialeah, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments, most importantly the county-wide Miami-Dade Police Department.
As of 2010, the Hialeah Police Department is the 89th largest Police Department in the United States
The current Chief of Police is Chief Sergio Velazquez.
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Demographics
Breakdown of the makeup of the rank and file of the Hialeah Police Department
- Male: 89%
- Female: 11%
- Hispanic: 63%
- African-American/Black: 7%
- White: 29%
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Organization
The Chief of Police leads the Hialeah Police Department. The Chief of Police manages the department with the assistance of three Majors responsible for the following Divisions:
- Criminal Investigations Division: Major Hubert Ruiz
- Uniform Patrol Division: Major Manuel Rodriguez
- Professional Compliance Bureau: Major George Fuente
Uniform Patrol Division
The Uniform Patrol Division is overseen by Uniform Patrol Division Major Manuel Rodriguez. There are six (6) Patrol Districts each overseen by a District Commander. As of March 2013, the Districts are overseen by the following Commanders:
- District 1 - Commander Fernando Villa
- District 2 - Commander Ernesto Gutierrez
- District 3 - Commander Gabriel Gonzalez
- District 4 - Commander Luis Lahera
- District 5 - Commander Rodolfo Bello
The Crime Suppression Section
The Crime Suppression Section is overseen by Commander Ernesto Gutierrez and consists of the following units:
- Community Enhancement Unit (CEU)
- Community Response Team (CRT)
- Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT)
- SWAT
- K-9 Unit
- Motor Unit
- Bicycle Unit
Criminal Investigations Division
The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) is overseen by Major Hubert Ruiz. The Division consists of four (4) Sections, each supervised by their respective section Lieutenants:
- The Crimes Persons Section
- Homicide Unit
- Robbery Unit
- Traffic Homicide Investigations Unit
- The Crimes Property Section
- Burglary Unit
- Pawn Shop Unit
- Auto Theft Unit
- Economic Crimes Unit
- Organized Fraud Unit
- The Family & Juvenile Section
- Sexual Predator Unit
- Domestic Violence Unit
- Special Victims Unit
- The Special Investigations Section (SIS)
- Narcotics Unit
- Intelligence Unit
The Professional Compliance Bureau, Support Services and Training Division
This Section is overseen by Major George Fuente and consists of the following entities:
- Professional Compliance Bureau (Internal Affairs)
- Support Services
- Records
- Police Academy Training Advisor
- Rangemaster
Ranks and insignia
Hialeah Police Department sworn personnel with the rank of Officer wear a silver badge on their uniform. Detectives wear gold badges. Officers assigned as Detectives wear gold badges while performing Detective duties, however they must wear their silver Officer badge whenever in full uniform. The ranks of Sergeant through Chief of Police wear gold badges. Rank insignia for Sergeant is worn on the upper sleeves below the shoulder patch while rank insignia for Lieutenant through Chief is worn on the collars of the shirt.
Officers killed in the line of duty
Since the establishment of the Hialeah Police Department, three officers have died in the line of duty.
References
External links
- Hialeah Police Department official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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