Chattanooga Police Department
{{Short description|Law enforcement agency in Tennessee, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox law enforcement agency
|agencyname = Chattanooga Police Department
|logo =
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|formedyear = 1852
|legaljuris = City of Chattanooga
|headquarters = 3410 Amnicola Highway
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37406
|stationtype = Station
|stations =
|chief1name = Celeste Murphy{{Cite web|url=http://www.chattanooga.gov/police-department/administration|title = Administration}}
|chief1position = Chief of Police
|sworn = c. 500
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|officetype = Division
|officename = {{Collapsible list |title=3|Uniformed Services|Investigative Services|Administration & Support}}
|website = {{Official website|http://www.chattanooga.gov/74_PoliceDepartment.htm}}
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The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement organization serving Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States. The department is headed by a chief of police, with one deputy chief and three assistant chiefs commanding the major bureaus of the department: the Uniformed Services Bureau, the Investigative Services Bureau, and the Administration and Support Services Bureau.
History and racial relations
The police department dates from 1852 and has evolved over the decades. The CPD made Chattanooga one of the first major Southern cities to have black police officers starting in 1883. However, the police officers were subsequently removed from the force and reintroduced on a permanent basis on August 11, 1948. The seven officers, including Officers Thaddeus Arnold, Singer Askins, W.B. Baulridge, C.E. Black, Morris Glenn, Arthur Heard, and Thomas Patterson, were initially restricted to walking beats in black neighborhoods. In 1960, black police officers were authorized to patrol all neighborhoods and arrest white citizens.{{cite web|url=http://www.chattanooga.gov/police-department/history-department/40-s|title=Chattanooga Police Department: 1940s|publisher=City of Chattanooga|accessdate=9 August 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://ngeorgia.com/tenn/chattanooga3.html|title=Chattanooga's History (Great Depression through the Present Day)|publisher=NGeorgia.com|accessdate=9 August 2012|archive-date=24 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824043605/http://www.ngeorgia.com/tenn/chattanooga3.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|last=Hubbard|first=Rita L.|title=African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes|publisher=The History Press|location=Charleston, South Carolina|date=December 10, 2007|pages=77–78|chapter=Notable Place and Events that had an impact on the United States|isbn=978-1-59629-315-1|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y2oFBDdrJDMC&q=black+police+officers+in+chattanooga%2C+1883&pg=PA77|accessdate=9 August 2012}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Therefore, the Chattanooga Police Department integrated decades earlier than most other Southern police departments.
In the 169 year history of the Chattanooga Police, 24 officers and 1 K9 have died serving the citizens of Chattanooga.https://www.odmp.org/agency/622-chattanooga-police-department-tennessee Officer Down Memorial Page
Uniformed services
The Uniformed Services Bureau is commanded by an assistant chief, and includes the Patrol Division and Special Operations Division, both under the command of a captain, with lieutenants and sergeants acting and unit and shift commanders.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chattanooga.gov/Police_Department/74_About.htm|title=Things Have Changed}}
Investigative services
Administration and support services
The Administration & Support Services Bureau is commanded by an assistant chief, and includes a number of support and civilian units, including the technology director, training and recruiting division, operational support division, technical services division, budget/finance director, and the fleet, facilities, and security director.
Rank structure
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
!Insignia |
|---|
| Chief of Police |
| Deputy chief |
| Assistant chief |
| Captain |
| Lieutenant |
| Sergeant |
| Master patrolman
(non-rank) |
| Field training officer
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| Police officer/Detective
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See also
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