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The Start of Tampa PD
The Tampa PD (Police Department) was created.
51 years after the first-ever PD was created in America. Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Police_Department#History
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Tampa PD Relocates.
The year 1915 was a landmark year as the department relocated to its new headquarters down at Florida Avenue and Jackson Street in Downtown Tampa. -
Tampa's PD ties to the Ku Klux Klan
6 members of the Modern Democrats, a local Socialist political party, were arrested by Tampa PD in a warrant-less raid. However, three of them were kidnapped by masked Klansmen as they left the police station. They were taken to a wooded area where they were flogged and burned with hot tar. The state attorney mounted an investigation, concluding that the attack was orchestrated by the Tampa PD. 11 were charged in connection to the kidnappings and murder, including the PD's Cheif R.G. Tittsworth. -
Tampa's PD New manpower.
1977 saw the creation of the Tactical Response Team or TRT for short, (Known in some cities as SWAT) was designed for response to special threat situations requiring special tactics to reduce the threat to officers, subjects and the community. -
Tampa PD updates their tech
Later in 1983 the department's Communication Section underwent a colossal transformation. The days of calls being handwritten by call takers were over for good at the Tampa Police Department. A new million dollar plus computer aided dispatch system or C.A.D. replaced the old method and drastically improved the way calls were transferred to dispatch and response by street units. -
Tampa's PD response to the 80's
In response to the increased number of street level narcotics dealers in Tampa, a unit was developed to address the problem. The Q.U.A.D. Squads were the answer to the question. Living up to their name, which stands for Quick Uniformed Attack on Drugs, in late 1989 the city was divided up into four quadrants and these four squads set to work defending the streets of Tampa against the onslaught of drug dealers and buyers. -
Tampa PD Reforms
In February 2004 The department conducted a full re-deployment and divided the city into three districts. Each district was equipped with squads to address street-level narcotics, prostitution and other target crimes.