Bowie Police Department
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The Bowie City Police Department (BPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for Bowie, Maryland
, servicing a population of 54,884 (2004 census
estimate) in 16 square miles (41.4 km²) of the municipality.
. However it still requires some specialized assistance from the Prince George's County Police. The agency is projected to be a full service police department with K-9
, a Detective Bureau, and Specialized Teams within the next few years.
Bowie, Maryland
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 54,727 at the 2010 census. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the state of...
, servicing a population of 54,884 (2004 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
estimate) in 16 square miles (41.4 km²) of the municipality.
History
Although the City of Bowie itself was established in 1916, the Bowie City Police Department was not established until September 18, 2006 with the swearing in of Chief Perez formerly of the District Heights Police Department. In the department's short tenure, it has grown to an agency of about forty sworn officers with a projected strength of around ninety.Organization
The Bowie City Police Department is a semi-independent police department from the Prince George's County Police DepartmentPrince George's County Police Department
The Prince George's County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in Prince George's County, Maryland in the United States, servicing a population of over 850,000 residents and visitors within 498 square miles of jurisdiction.-History:The Prince George's County Police Department...
. However it still requires some specialized assistance from the Prince George's County Police. The agency is projected to be a full service police department with K-9
Police dog
A police dog, often referred to as a "K-9 dog" in some areas , is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel in their work...
, a Detective Bureau, and Specialized Teams within the next few years.