The Culver City Police Department (CCPD) is the police

Police

The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

 department in Culver City, California

Culver City, California

Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...

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The CCPD is a full-service police department and includes more than 160 persons on staff, and serves an area of 5.13 mi2. The police chief is Don Pederson, who was appointed in 2006.

History

The Culver City Police Department was founded on November 21, 1917, when the City Trustees provided for the employment of a City Marshal in their 5th resolution. As a result, Frank W. Bradley started work on November 21, 1917. The department did not function as a full service police department, using the County Jail for prisoners, and having only temporary police officers. Walter Shaw was appointed the first municipal Chief of Police in 1926.

Since the department was formed in 1917, it has had two officers killed in the line of duty, both by traffic accidents.

Specialized Units

• K-9
• Special Events
• Motorcycle Enforcement
• Task Force
• Commercial Enforcement
• Juvenile Diversion Program
• Patrol/Detectives/Juvenile Investigations/Traffic Enforcement & Investigations/Training
• Reserve Police
• Automated Enforcement
• IT

Employee Organization

The Culver City Police Officers' Association represents officers and sergeants of the Culver City Police Department while the Culver City Police Management Group represents the lieutenants and command officers..

External links

• Culver City Police Website