Arizona State Capitol Police
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Arizona State Capitol Police is the law enforcement agency
responsible for the State Capitol Mall in Phoenix, Arizona
, and the Tucson State Complex.
This police agency was historically under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Department of Administration. On July 1, 2011, the agency was merged with the Arizona Department of Public Safety
.
The agency's primary patrol car
is the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
, painted black and white with black, white and gold striping and marked with an ASCP badge on the column behind the back door.
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
responsible for the State Capitol Mall in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, and the Tucson State Complex.
This police agency was historically under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Department of Administration. On July 1, 2011, the agency was merged with the Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona Department of Public Safety is a law enforcement agency with its usual focus being protection of all Arizona highways. The current Director is Robert C. Halliday, a previously retired DPS commander, who began his 5-year term in February 2010...
.
The agency's primary patrol car
Police car
A police car is a ground vehicle used by police, to assist with their duties in patrolling and responding to incidents. Typical uses of a police car include transportation for officers to reach the scene of an incident quickly, to transport criminal suspects, or to patrol an area, while providing a...
is the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
Though the name has been officially in use since 1992, the 1978–1991 full-size LTDs and LTD Crown Victorias and 1992 updated body style used the "P72" production code designation for both fleet/taxi and police models, with the model itself being internally classified as S...
, painted black and white with black, white and gold striping and marked with an ASCP badge on the column behind the back door.