Miami Gardens Police Department
| Miami Gardens Police Department | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | MGPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2007 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Miami Gardens in the state of Florida, USA |
| Size | 21.8 square miles (56 km2) |
| Population | 107,167 (2010) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Miami Gardens, Florida |
| Police Officers | ~232 |
| Civilians | 121 |
| Agency executive | Antonio G. Brooklen, [Chief of Police] |
| Website | |
| Miami Gardens Police | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Miami Gardens Police Department or MGPD, often referred to as the City of Miami Gardens Police, is the chief police department of the U.S. city of Miami Gardens, Florida. The Miami Gardens Police Department is the lead agency for Law Enforcement activities within the City of Miami Gardens. The department operates under a unified command structure with its headquarters located at 1020 NW 163rd Drive, Miami Gardens, Florida.
There is one patrolling districts and seven neighborhoods for which the following districts are responsible:
The City of Miami Gardens Police Department also patrol Hard Rock Stadium, also the Calder Casino & Race Track.
In 2013, serious allegations of civil rights abuses and sweeping misconduct were made against the department.[1][2][3]
Chiefs of Police
- Matthew Boyd 2007-December 2013
- Paul Miller (acting) December 2013-May 2014
- Stephen Johnson May 2014-February 2015
- Antonio Brooklen (acting) February 2015-November 2015
- Antonio Brooklen November 2015-October 1, 2016
- Cynthia Machanic (acting) October 1, 2016
References
- ↑ Brown, Julie K. (November 21, 2013). "In Miami Gardens, store video catches cops in the act". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ↑ "Black man arrested 62 times for 'trespassing' at his workplace.". MSNBC. 22 November 2013.
- ↑ Eyder Peralta (23 November 2013). "Miami-Area Police Force Accused Of Rampant Racial Profiling". NPR.