The Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Oklahoma City

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Oklahoma

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. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

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 and is the largest municipal law enforcement agency in the state.

The OCPD was officially organized in 1889 after the City of Oklahoma City was incorporated. As of 2006 there were 1,057 commissioned officers and 300 civilians serving in the department.

Organizational structure

The OCPD is organized into a hierarchical structure similar to that of a corporation in a matrix organization. This is represented in that there are division heads with subordinates and an umbrella organization containing the administrative services and a Chief's office which would be synonymous to a corporate board. The Chief of Police reports to the Mayor of Oklahoma City.

Each organization is headed by a Deputy Chief which would be synonymous to a division president, where they all report directly to the Chief (or CEO). Following the corporate model has made the OCPD more efficient yet still able to handle the multitudes of responsibilities of public safety in a big city.

Oklahoma City Police Department

• Chief's Office - Chief William Citty
  • Administration - Deputy Chief Johnny Kuhlman
  • Investigations - Deputy Chief David Shupe
  • Operations
    • Central - Deputy Chief Ken McDonald
    • Metro - Deputy Chief James Fitzpatrick
      • Patrol Divisions (4)
      • Uniform Support Division

Chief's Office

The Chief's Office is responsible for the complete daily operation of Police Department. The Chief of Police is appointed by the City Manager. Chief

Chief of police

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 William Citty was appointed on October, 2003. The Chief's offices are located at the main police headquarters on the west side of Downtown Oklahoma City

Downtown Oklahoma City

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The Chief's office oversees the operations of the Special Investigations Division (SID), Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC), Public Information Office, and the Office of Professional Standards.

The Chief's office also has responsibility for Finance and Personnel oversight of the department and provides direction to the Oklahoma City division of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).

There is also a Police Chaplain's office.

Administration

The Administration Bureau is provides numerous administrative functions, including Training and Recruiting, Planning and Research, and Logistics Support. The Administration Bureau is commanded by Deputy Chief Johnny Kuhlman and is also located at police headquarters in downtown OKC.

The Administration Bureau also supervises the 911 emergency communications center.

Investigations

The Investigations Bureau consists of the bulk of the white collar police jobs in the department. The department investigates various crimes that occur in the city of Oklahoma City. Department organizations includes the Person and Property Crimes Division, Youth and Family Services, and the Laboratory Services (Crime Lab). Laboratory services assist with the collection and examination of evidence, processing of crime scenes, and inmate processing.

The Investigations Bureau is commanded by Deputy Chief David Shupe.

Operations

The Operations Bureau provides the bulk of the visible police operations that would be seen by the average citizen. The division is divided into two parts with each having its own Deputy Chief, Central Bureau and Metro Bureau, who oversee the Four patrol divisions and the Uniform Support Division.

The Central Bureau is led by Deputy Chief Ken McDonald

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 while the Metro Bureau is commanded by Deputy Chief James Fitzpatrick

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The four patrol divisions serve the various geographical precincts of Oklahoma City (Hefner-NW, Santa Fe-S, Springlake-NE, Will Rogers-Central) and are each headed by a major. Each of these divisions include uniformed officers that directly serve the citizens of Oklahoma City.

The Uniform Support division is headed by Major Ed Hill and includes specialized units which support the patrol divisions. As with other big-city departments, OCPD detectives are assigned to specialized units, including of the following:

• Court Liaison
• Traffic Investigation
• Hit and Run
• Tactical Operations - including SWAT
  SWAT
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  , gang unit, narcotics, organized crime
• Bomb Squad
• Emergency Response

Other Uniform Support divisions include:

• Air Support - including helicopter patrol and airplane surveillance
• Will Rogers World Airport
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• Bricktown
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   and Downtown Patrol
• Mounted Patrol
• K9
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• Beat Patrol (downtown)
• Bike Patrol
• Motorcycle Patrol
• School crossing guards
• Parking enforcement