St. Charles County Police Department
| St. Charles County Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | SCCPD |
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Flag of the St. Charles County | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2015 |
| Employees | 187 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County of St. Charles in the state of Missouri, United States |
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| Map of St. Charles County Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Population | 379,493(2014) |
| Legal jurisdiction | St. Charles County, Missouri |
| Governing body | County Council |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 101 Sheriff Dierker Court,O'Fallon, MO 63366 |
| Sworn members | 130 |
| Unsworn members | 57 |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent agency | St. Charles County, Missouri |
| Facilities | |
| Detention Centers | St Charles County Detention Center 301 N 2nd St St Charles, MO 63301 |
| Marked and Unmarkeds | Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Impalas and Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycles,Dodge Chargers |
| Website | |
| St. Charles County Police Department official website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The St. Charles County Police Department (SCCPD) is the primary and largest law enforcement agency serving St. Charles County, Missouri. The current Chief of Police is Colonel David Todd. According to the Charter of St. Charles County, the county police chief has all of the criminal law enforcement duties of the sheriff of St. Charles County, except for the operation of the St. Charles County Jail, which is handled by the St. Charles County Department of Justice Services (civilian), court bailiff and service of civil process. Court bailiff/civil process duties are provided by a court-appointed sheriff and his employees, none of whom have law enforcement powers.
Departmental history
The St. Charles County Police Department was established in 2015.
St. Charles County Regional SWAT Team
In 2004, the St. Charles County Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis, and the St. Louis County Police Department joined together to share resources and created the Metro Air Support. Metro Air Support, as of July 2, 2007, boasts 6 helicopters, 1 fixed wing airplane, 6 pilots, and 8 Crew Chiefs.[1]