National Police of Uruguay explained

Agencyname:National Police of Uruguay
Nativename:Spanish; Castilian: Policía Nacional de Uruguay
Commonname:Policía Nacional
Logocaption:National Police Coat of Arms
Motto:"De tu lado"
Mottotranslated:"On your side"
Formedyear:1829[1]
Formedmonthday:December 18
Country:Uruguay
National:Yes
Governingbody:Cabinet of Uruguay
Police:Yes
Local:Yes
Headquarters:Montevideo, Uruguay
Sworntype:Officer
Sworn:30.000 (2015)[2]
Electeetype:Minister
Minister1name:Luis Alberto Héber[3]
Chief1name:Diego Enrique Fernández[4]
Chief1position:Director-General

The National Police of Uruguay is a national and institutional police force of the Republic of Uruguay, founded on December 18, 1829.[5] It depends on the Executive Power through the Ministry of the Interior. Its main mission is to protect the free exercise of rights and freedoms, guarantee order, internal security, ensure compliance with the laws, assist and protect people, prevent the commission of crimes, ensure security in public places and events, repress behaviors that constitute crimes and misdemeanors.[6]

Creation

On December 18, 1829, the Constitutional and Legislative Assembly of the Eastern State created the office of Political Chief in each of the nine departments. Standing as Political and Police Chief in the whole national territory, Colonel Don Ignacio Oribe. The 18 of December 1829 has been instituted by law, like historical - legal date of "creation of the Uruguayan National Police".

Structure

The Director of the National Police is the fourth in command in the Ministry of the Interior and has as his essential task the professional operational command of the National Police.

The following police units depend on the National Police Directorate:[7]

Equipment

Ground vehicles

Commonly used vehicles:

VehicleOriginTypeIn service
Toyota Hilux JapanPatrolUnknown
Nissan Navara JapanPatrol Unknown
Hyundai StarexTransport Unknown
Fiat Siena[8] ItalyPatrol Unknown
Peugeot 301[9] FrancePatrol Unknown
Chevrolet Sail United StatesPatrol Unknown
Mitsubishi Mirage (LA MY15) JapanPatrol Unknown
Mitsubishi L200 JapanPatrol Unknown
JAC Refine S2 ChinaPatrol Unknown

Motorcycles

Commonly used motorbikes:

Aircraft units

The unit's current inventory includes the following:[11] [12]

AircraftOriginTypeIn service
Robinson R66 United StatesPolicing4
Cessna 182 United StatesPolicing 1

Weapons

Firearms used by the National Police in its different departments:[13]

WeaponOriginType
Glock 17 AustriaSemi-automatic pistol
Glock 19 AustriaSemi-automatic pistol

Uniform

The daily work uniform consists of dark blue cloth combat pants with a dark blue shirt or a long-sleeved button-down shirt, black boots, a plain baseball cap with the national police logo and the bulletproof vest on top. Officers may also wear a reflective vest or winter jacket that says "police" on the back.[14]

Other equipment

Some officers also have body cameras.[15]

References

  1. Web site: 187º Aniversario de la Policía Nacional .
  2. Web site: Uruguay: País con más policías por habitantes . 19 March 2015 .
  3. Web site: Autoridades .
  4. Web site: Autoridades .
  5. Web site: Interior . Ministerio del . 187º Aniversario de la Policía Nacional . 2022-07-29 . Ministerio del Interior . es-ES.
  6. Web site: Ley N° 19315 . 2022-07-29 . www.impo.com.uy.
  7. Web site: Direcciones Nacionales .
  8. Web site: Interior . Ministerio del . Nuevas unidades . 2022-07-29 . Ministerio del Interior . es-ES.
  9. Web site: Interior . Ministerio del . Ministerio del Interior adquirió 70 patrulleros . 2022-07-29 . Ministerio del Interior . es-ES.
  10. Web site: Interior . Ministerio del . Ministerio del Interior adquirió nuevas motos para la Policía Nacional . 2022-07-29 . Ministerio del Interior . es-ES.
  11. Web site: InfoDefensa . Revista Defensa . La Policía de Uruguay recibe su cuarto helicóptero Robinson . 2022-07-29 . Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa . es.
  12. Web site: Interior . Ministerio del . El Ministerio del Interior presentó un nuevo helicóptero . 2022-07-29 . Ministerio del Interior . es-ES.
  13. Web site: Interior . Ministerio del . Por la renovación: vestimenta y equipamiento adecuado para la Policía . 2022-07-29 . Ministerio del Interior . es-ES.
  14. Web site: Interior . Ministerio del . Por la renovación: vestimenta y equipamiento adecuado para la Policía . 2022-07-29 . Ministerio del Interior . es-ES.
  15. Web site: Interior . Ministerio del . Ministerio del Interior adquirió 300 nuevas cámaras corporales . 2022-07-29 . Ministerio del Interior . es-ES.

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