Ferguson Police Department
police department in Ferguson, Missouri
The Ferguson Police Department (FPD) is a law enforcement agency serving Ferguson, Missouri.
Chief Troy Doyle was appointed as the chief of police of Ferguson Police on Mar 27, 2023 by Interim City Manager John Hampton, and is Ferguson's fifth African-American chief of police.
A federal investigation by the United States Department of Justice initiated in the aftermath of the 2014 Ferguson unrest, found that the Ferguson police department routinely stereotyped and discriminated against African American residents in violation of the Constitution.
Organization
The Ferguson Police Department includes sixty including fifty - two officers and fifteen civilian support staff. The officers are all police academy graduates and certified peace officers by the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
Three supervisors as well as the chief are graduates of the FBI National Academy. Many officers have bachelors or advanced degrees. All officers participate in advanced continuous training in numerous areas of law enforcement.
In addition to uniformed patrols of policemen and criminal investigation detectives, the department is supplemented with four K-9 officers, a bicycle patrol, and a traffic unit. The department has its own correctional facility, maintains evidence and property, and on-site indoor firearms range.
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