Bel Air Police Department

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Bel Air Police Department
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Common name	Bel Air Police Department
Abbreviation	BAPD
Motto	We Value and Protect Life and Property
Agency overview
Formed	1874; 150 years ago (1874)
Preceding agency	Municipal Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Bel Air, Maryland, USA
Population	10,264 (2014) [1]
Legal jurisdiction	Incorporated Bel Air, MD
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	39 N. Hickory Avenue
Agency executives	Charles A. Moore, Chief of Police Major David Hughes, Deputy Chief
Website
BAPD official site: www.belairmd.org/departments/police.asp

The Bel Air Police Department (BAPD) is a full-service agency servicing the incorporated Municipality of Bel Air, Maryland. The department is located in the Harford county seat of Bel Air at 39 North Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, Maryland 21014. BAPD is Bel Air's primary law enforcement agency which was established in 1874.^[2]