Gwinnett County Police Department
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| Gwinnett County Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | GCPD |
| Motto | Integrity, Courtesy, Pride and Professional Growth[1] |
| Agency overview | |
| Employees | 1,258 (2024)[2] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Georgia, United States |
| Legal jurisdiction | Unincorporated areas of Gwinnett County, Georgia, with 6 different precincts. (the urban areas of Auburn, Braselton, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Norcross, Snellville and Suwanee having separate police departments)[3] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 800 Hi Hope Rd, Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| Sworn members | 936 (2024) |
| Civilians | 322 (2024) |
| Agency executive |
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| Child agency |
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| Facilities | |
| Holding Facilities | Gwinnett County Jail |
| Website | |
| Official Website | |
The Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) is the main law enforcement agency in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The department has about a thousand employees with 936 sworn law enforcement officers as of March 2024.[2] The current incumbent Chief of Police is James D. McClure.[4]
History
[edit]Fallen officers
[edit]As of 2024, the department has suffered eight officers and two K9 service dogs killed throughout its history.[5]
| Officer | Date of death | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|
| Police Officer Howard Eugene Waldrop | Saturday, July 9, 1960 | Gunfire |
| Police Officer Ralph King Davis | Friday, April 17, 1964 | |
| Police Officer Jerry Reed Everett | ||
| Police Officer Marvin Jesse Gravitt | ||
| Assistant Chief of Police Hugh Dorsey Stancil | Saturday, March 23, 1968 | Vehicle pursuit |
| Chief of Police Grady Franklin Dacus | ||
| Police Officer James Christopher Magill, Sr. | Sunday, May 23, 1993 | Vehicular assault |
| Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney | Saturday, October 20, 2018 | Gunfire |
| K9 | Date of death | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|
| K9 Eli | Thursday, May 23, 2019 | Heatstroke |
| K9 Blue | Thursday, September 10, 2020 | Gunfire |
Three of the fallen officers were murdered on April 17th, 1964 in a single attack.[6] The department had about a dozen officers at the time.[6] Three of them were driving home in one car, as they came upon three men who were stripping a stolen car for parts. The bodies of Officers Ralph King Davis, Jerry Reed Everett and Marvin Jesse Gravitt were found bound in their own handcuffs and shot with their own guns.[7] The perpetrators, Venson Williams and Alec Evans were sentenced to death for the murders. Both sentences were commuted to life in 1971. Williams was released on parole in 1989. Evans died in prison in 2016, having served fifty years for the murder. The third perpetrator, Wade Truett cooperated with the government in exchange for immunity.[6]
In media
[edit]In 2019, the department was featured on episodes of the police documentary television series The First 48.[8]
Organization
[edit]The department is organized with two bureaus and four divisions: Administrative Services, Support Operations, Criminal Investigations and Uniform Divisions.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mission, Vision, Values". Gwinnett County. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Official Web Page". Gwinnett County. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Precincts". Gwinnett County. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Organization". Gwinnett County. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Gwinnett County Police Department, Georgia, Fallen Officers". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Yeomans, Curt (13 August 2016). "Man involved in gruesome 1964 murder of Gwinnett cops dies in prison". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Police Officer Ralph King Davis". Officer Down Memorial Page. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Coyne, Amanda (28 May 2019). "Beyond the bodycam: Gwinnett opens up in TV reality shows". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 22 November 2019.