Havre De Grace Police Department

The Havre De Grace Police Department (HDGPD) is a full-service agency servicing the incorporated municipality of Havre De Grace, Maryland. Established in 1981, HDGPD is Havre De Grace's primary law enforcement agency.^[2]

Havre De Grace Police Department
Common name	Havre De Grace Police Department
Abbreviation	HDGPD
Motto	"The fundamental mission of the Havre de Grace Police Department is to protect life and property and enforce the law in a fair and impartial manner"
Agency overview
Preceding agency	Municipal Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Havre De Grace, Maryland, USA
Population	13,392 (2012, Estimated)
Legal jurisdiction	Incorporated Havre De Grace, MD
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	715 Pennington Ave[1]
Agency executive	Teresa Walter, Chief of Police
Website
HDGPD Official Site

Chief

The Chief is Teresa Walter.^[3]

Divisions

The department consists of the following divisions and specialized units:^[4]

• Administration
• Communications
• Criminal Investigations Division
• K-9 Unit
• Narcotics Task Force*
• Patrol
• SWAT*

*The Narcotics Task Force & SWAT Team are both multi-jurisdictional and composed of members from the Havre De Grace Police Department and other local police agencies.

Rank structure and insignia

Title	Insignia	Duties
Chief		Directs Police Department
Captain		Patrol & Operations Commander
Sergeant (SGT)		Specialized Unit / Shift Supervisor
Corporal (CPL)		First Line Supervisor
Patrolman First Class (PFC)		Road Patrol / Specialized Units, first official rank after Probation
Detective (DET)		Investigates Serious Crime, is a Specialty, not an official rank
Officer (OFF)		Road Patrol, basic rank upon completion of academy