Salisbury Police Department (Maryland) Explained

Agencyname:City of Salisbury Police Department
Nativename:Salisbury Police Department
Abbreviation:SPD
Patch:MD - Salisbury Police.png
Patchcaption:Salisbury Police patch
Country:United States
Divtype:State
Divname:Maryland
Subdivtype:City
Subdivname:Salisbury
Police:Yes
Local:Yes
Headquarters:Salisbury, Maryland
38.3681°N -75.6094°W
Chief1name:David Meienschein
Chief1position:Chief of Police
Unitname:Administration
Criminal Investigations
Operations

The Salisbury Police Department (SPD) is a nationally accredited full-service agency servicing a population of 33,050 persons within 14.28sqmi of the municipality of Salisbury, in the U.S. state of Maryland.[1]

The Chief of Police, since September 25, 2023, is David Meienschein.[2] Chief Meienschein is eleventh chief of police for the Salisbury Police Department.

History

SPD became accredited on April 26, 1987, becoming the 45th agency accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.[3]

In 2011, the Salisbury Police Department partnered with the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore to create two funds. The first is a College Scholarship program to send a future Salisbury Police Officer to Wor-Wic Community College. The second is a fund to re-establish the Mounted Unit and to assist in the establishment of a K-9 Unit.[4]

In October 2014, three separate lawsuits were filed against the Salisbury Police Department, all accusing the same officer of using excessive force.[5] In 2017, the ACLU sued the Salisbury Police Department to gain access to the settlement agreement for one of those suits.[6]

On May 26, 2020, one day after the murder of George Floyd, an incident occurred in which an officer from the Department put his hand on the neck of 18-year-old Camren Colon, who was being detained for disorderly conduct.[7] In response to bodycam video of the incident, Police Chief Barbara Duncan said "At no time... was my officer attempting to execute a neck restraint, a chokehold, or restrict the airflow of Mr. Colon."[8] Lawyers representing the Colon family later disagreed, with one stating that the maneuver shown in bodycam video was "absolutely" a neck restraint.[9] The use of neck restraints is prohibited by the Department's use of force policy.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salisbury city, Maryland - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder . 2008-03-13 . https://archive.today/20200212053006/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=salisbury&_cityTown=salisbury&_state=04000US24&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 . 2020-02-12 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2023-09-26 . New Salisbury Police Chief named . 2023-10-10 . 47abc . en-US.
  3. Web site: CALEA Client Database . 2010-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100930192122/http://www.calea.org/content/calea-client-database . 2010-09-30 . dead .
  4. Web site: Salisbury Police Department K9/Mounted Patrol and College Tuition Fundraiser. City of Salisbury. 2011-08-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110801163011/http://www.ci.salisbury.md.us/Departments/PoliceDepartment/PoliceDepartmentFundraisers/tabid/653/Default.aspx. 2011-08-01.
  5. Web site: Junkin . Vanessa . Third lawsuit filed against Salisbury police . 2022-06-05 . The News Journal . en-US . 2022-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220605235614/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2014/10/04/third-lawsuit-filed-salisbury-police/16745755/ . live .
  6. Web site: Velazquez . Rose . ACLU suit seeks transparency in Salisbury police excessive force settlement . 2022-06-05 . The Daily Times . en-US . 2017-07-12 . 2021-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425051922/https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2017/07/12/aclu-lawsuit-police-salisbury/455862001/ . live .
  7. Web site: Velazquez . Rose . Body cam video released in controversial Salisbury arrest; police chief backs officer . The Daily Times . 23 December 2020 . 26 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126132741/https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2020/05/30/video-released-controversial-salisbury-arrest-chief-backs-officer/5285718002/ . live .
  8. Web site: Sadur . Julian . Colon Family pursuing legal action against SPD . 47abc . 23 December 2020 . 2 June 2020 . 6 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606113001/https://www.wmdt.com/2020/06/colon-family-pursuing-legal-action-against-spd/ . live .
  9. Web site: Velazquez . Rose . Family weighs legal options over Salisbury police officer's use of force . The Daily Times . 23 December 2020 . 26 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126122904/https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2020/06/01/family-weighs-legal-options-over-salisbury-police-officer-use-force-arrest-maryland/5309024002/ . live .

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