Long Beach Harbor Patrol
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The Long Beach Harbor Patrol is the primary law enforcement agency in the Port of Long Beach
in Long Beach, California
, serving the business community, tenants, and visitors to the Port, receiving support and cooperation from the City of Long Beach Police Department
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Within the Port jurisdiction, the Harbor Patrol maintains a high-visibility patrol and responds to a wide variety of calls including, but not limited to: vessel departures and arrivals, emergency and non-emergency crimes, traffic accidents, industrial accidents, as well as ensuring terminals are compliant with United States Coast Guard
security requirements.
The Harbor Patrol provides a variety of services above and beyond land-based patrol, including its own patrol boats, dive team, and officers specializing in bomb detection and terrorism.
Port of Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach, also known as Long Beach’s Harbor Department, is the 2nd busiest container port in the USA. It adjoins the separate Port of Los Angeles. Acting as a major gateway for U.S.-Asian trade, the port occupies of land with of waterfront in the city of Long Beach, California...
in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, serving the business community, tenants, and visitors to the Port, receiving support and cooperation from the City of Long Beach Police Department
Long Beach Police Department (California)
The Long Beach Police Department provides law enforcement for the city of Long Beach, California, USA.-History:In 2004, the department introduced Tasers and distributed them to officers...
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Within the Port jurisdiction, the Harbor Patrol maintains a high-visibility patrol and responds to a wide variety of calls including, but not limited to: vessel departures and arrivals, emergency and non-emergency crimes, traffic accidents, industrial accidents, as well as ensuring terminals are compliant with United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
security requirements.
The Harbor Patrol provides a variety of services above and beyond land-based patrol, including its own patrol boats, dive team, and officers specializing in bomb detection and terrorism.