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| Cambridge Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | CPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1859 |
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| Employees | 319 |
| Annual budget | $51,145,765 (2017) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Massachusetts, USA |
| Size | Land Area 6.43 sq mi (16.7 km2) |
| Population | Residents 107,000, Daytime Population 150,000+ |
| Legal jurisdiction | City of Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Governing body | Cambridge City Council |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Police Officers | 278 |
| Civilian employees | 41 |
| Commissioner responsible |
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| Website | |
| Cambridge Police | |
The Cambridge Police Department is the municipal police department for the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. Formally organized in 1859.[1] with the appointment of John C. Willey as the first chief of police, the Cambridge Police Department was then staffed by only 16 officers. The Cambridge Police Department moved its headquarters location on December 8, 2008. The police department is now located in the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility at 125 Sixth Street in the neighborhood of East Cambridge, leaving their Central Square location after 135 years.[2]
Prior to the move, the Cambridge Police were based in a facility at 5 Western Avenue, which was considered an outdated facility that had been used from 1933 to 2008.[3]
- ^ "Profile of the Cambridge P.D." Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Smith, Erin (2009-07-07). "Cambridge police bid farewell to former station". Wicked Local News: Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
So with cake, applause, photos and speeches from City Manager Bob Healy and Police Commissioner Robert Haas, Cambridge Police commemorated more than 75 years at the station. Police Superintendent David Degou said the city's police department had actually been at that same location for 135 years because a former historic police station was also located there.