Narsoran National Police

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Narsoran National Police
The badge of the Narsoran National Police.
Abbreviation NNP
Formed 1960
"Y seguridad para todos" ("Security and Safety for All")
Employees 45,000
Legal Personality Governmental: Government agency
Governing Body Ministry of Interior
General nature
Overviewed by Police Review Board
Headqaurters Narsora City, Nation/Narsora
Minister Responsible Nicolau Roi, Minister of Interior
Agency Executive Héctor Garza, Chief-of-Police
Annual Budget $5.6 Billion NRD (2015) (apx.$3.043 Billion NS)

The Narsoran National Police (Spanish: Policía Nacional Narsoran) is the the national law enforcement agency in {{Narsora)).They police all populated cities and towns, roadways and waterways. The NNP are under the authority of the Ministry of Interior and handle general crimes, criminal investigations, terrorism and immigration matters.

Hisotry

The NNP was founded in 1960 after independence as a branch of the military until 1966, when it became a civilian force. Since 2010, the force has been undergoing numerous reforms and in December 2015 president Sandalio Joaquín Espina signed the 2016 Police Reform Act (Spanish: Policía de 2016 la Reforma Ley) outlining new riot control procedures and reorganizing various tactical units into a single force.


Duties

The duties of the National Police include; Crime prevention, crime investigation, anti-terrorism operations, Crowd control and immigration matters.

Divisions

The National Police has five divisions each dedicated to a particular role;

  • Patrulla de Carretera / Roadway Patrol - Tasked with policing federal roads and highways.
  • Unidad de investigaciones de la Policía / Police Investigations Unit - Tasked with collecting evidence and forensics at crime scenes.
  • PTSU - The Counter-Terrorism unit of the National Police.

Uniform

The standard patrol uniform of the national police is an rifle green colored uniform (in both long sleeve and short sleeve versions) which has been in use since the agency's formation.

Equipment

Each officer carries;

  • TETRA communication radio
  • Hinged-handcuffs
  • OC Spray (Pepper Spray)
  • Collapsible Baton
  • Flashlight
  • Walther PPQ (Standard Police issue since 2012.)

Vehicles

The NNP use a wide variety of vehicles to handle any situation. Including;
Škoda Octavia - Patrol Vehicle
Ford Mondeo - Patrol Vehicle
Ford Escape - Patrol/K-9 Unit Vehicle
Toyota Hilux - Police Truck
Dodge Charger - Patrol Vehicle (Used by Patrulla de Carretera / Roadway Patrol divison)

The new vehicle livery unveiled in 2016 consists of solid white with a green and white sillitoe tartan pattern along both sides of the vehicle, with the spanish and english versions of "POLICA" (POLICE) respectively on each side and POLICA on the hood.