The Tennessee Highway Patrol ( THP ) is a highway patrol agency and a de facto state police organization for the state of Tennessee, USA responsible for enforcing all federal and state-related traffic on federal and state highways. This body was created to protect the lives, property, and constitutional rights of people in Tennessee. THP is a division of the Tennessee Department of Homeland Security and Security.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol provides assistance to motorists who need help. It investigates traffic accidents involving property damage, personal injury, or death. The agency works with prosecutors in prosecution cases where drug or alcohol use contributes to accidents that cause personal injury or death. In addition to traffic law enforcement, Tennessee Highway Patrol has responsibility in criminal bans, involving drug suppression in state roads and highways, including Interstate Highways. This is the agency responsible for conducting background checks on applicants for permission to carry a gun.
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History
The Tennessee Highway Patrol appeared on December 14, 1929, to replace the unpopular Tennessee State Police Force, which was created in 1926 and has been patterned after the Texas Rangers to obtain fees and taxes from citizens. In 1957, Tennessee Highway Patrol became the first police institution in the United States to use helicopters in patrol work.
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Administration
The Chief of the Tennessee Highway Patrol is Colonel Tracy Trott, who has been serving the organization since 1978 and has served as head of the Tennessee Highway Patrol since 2010. THP is headquartered in Nashville, the state capital. Field operations of the agency are geographically arranged into eight districts, each with district headquarters and a number of different troops (stations usually grouped with adjoining districts). In September 2007, the Tennessee Highway Patrol was authorized to have up to 947 deployed troops.
Tennessee Highway Patrol operates five state-of-the-art inspection locations in District 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Enforcement activities of the Tennessee Highway Patrol at the inspection site, also called scale complex, including commercial vehicle inspection and log riders, highway patrol focusing on traffic violations by trucks, and weighing of commercial vehicles, both at the permanent inspection station on the Interstate highway and with portable scales.
Organization
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is organized into eight districts, which have district headquarters, a number of troops, and regional facilities. The table below shows districts, troops in each region, districts in each district and troops, and location of district headquarters and inspection facilities (called complex scale). With a wide range of THP facilities, the Tennessee Highway Patrol therefore has a presence in each of the 95 counties in Tennessee.
Criminal Investigation Division
The Criminal Investigation Division of the Tennessee Highway Patrol investigates, collects evidence, and assists federal, state and local law enforcement, when requested. It also handles background checks for permission to carry a gun.
- Handgun Carry Permits
- Identity Theft Information
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division
The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division of Tennessee Highway Patrol inspects commercial vehicles and log riders, weighs commercial vehicles, and conducts highway patrols with a focus on truck traffic violations. S troops in District 3 perform all the programs below other than D.A.R.E. program:
- District Office
- New Participant Program
- A.C.E.S.
- Student Transportation
Special Operating Units
The Special Operations Unit for the Tennessee Highway Patrol consists of four special sections:
- The flight section, consisting of four pilots, one mechanic, five Jet Ranger helicopters, and one Huey UH-1H,
- Tactical Diver/Scuba/Forces Bomb,
- Section K-9, and
- Governor's Task Force on Eradicating Ganja.
Uniforms and equipment
THP shoulder patch design is unique, as this is the only State Police shoulder patch to identify the country's entry into the Union. Tennessee is the 16th state accepted in the Union; therefore the shoulder patch has a Roman number 16 displayed on it.
THP uniform consists of a brown uniform shirt with a green forest mark and a pocket cover. Long arms with green forest ties are worn during the winter months while short sleeves with open collars are worn during the summer months. Collar ornaments that have the letter "T.H.P" are worn on the collar of seasonal uniforms. Uniform pants are green forest with wide black stripes. The uniform hat is a green forest style campaign hat. Versions feel worn with winter uniforms while straw versions are worn with summer uniforms. The miniature version of the breast badge is worn as a hat badge while the higher rank displays their ranking badge on a uniform cap. Silver or gold rope (Depend on Frame) with the grain worn at the bottom of the hat.
THP uses a unique task belt. Instead of the standard 2 / 4 -inch-wide (5.7 cm) belt belt by most agents, THP uses a 3-inch-wide (7.6 cm) clarino (Patent High Gloss) coated leather belt, creating a distinctive look. All other accessories in the belt are also clarino and the features of snap hidden closure. Belt buckles are silver for troops and gold to rank higher.
The sidearm issued to THP Troopers is 0.357 Glock Model 31. Less deadly weapons issued to troops include OC Pepper Spray and Baton Lurus Upgraded.
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Since the organization was founded, 40 members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol have died in duty.
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Tennessee
- State police
- Country patrol
- Highway patrol
References
External links
- Tennessee Highway Patrol
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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