Mobile Police Department

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Mobile Police Department
Common nameMobile Police Department
AbbreviationMPD
MottoMaking Mobile the Safest City in America with Respect for Everyone by 2020
Agency overview
Preceding agency
  • Mobile Police Department
Employees600+
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionThe City Of Mobile Alabama
Governing bodyLaw Enforcement
Operational structure
Headquarters2460 Government Blvd. Mobile, Alabama
Police Officers450+
Chief responsible
  • Chief Lawrence L. Battiste IV
Units
  • Patrol
  • Traffic
  • Swat
  • Street Crimes Unit
  • Mounted
  • Eod
  • Assaults
  • Homicide
  • Juvenile
  • Narcotics
  • Cyber Intelligence
  • Tactical Intelligence
  • K9
Facilities
Area Commands
  • First Precinct
  • Second Precinct
  • Third Precinct
  • Fourth Precinct
  • Fifth Precinct (Central Events)
Police Vehicles
  • Chevrolet Caprice
  • Ford Crown Victoria
  • Chevrolet Tahoe
  • Ford Explorer
  • Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Honda Accord (Unmarked)
  • Harley Davidson Ultra Classic
Boats1
Horses10
Website
www.mobilepd.org

The Mobile Police Department is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Mobile, Alabama.[1]

Rank structure[]

Rank Insignia
Chief
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Assistant Chief
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Major US-O4 insignia.svg
Captain Captain insignia gold.svg
Lieutenant US-OF1B.svg
Sergeant U.S. police sergeant rank (black and yellow).svg
Corporal LASD Deputy.jpg
Police Officer
Trainee

Fallen Officers[]

Since the establishment of the Mobile Police Department, there have been 20 Officers killed in the line of duty.

Rank Name Date of Death Cause of Death Age Location
Officer Edward McGrath Morris 04-01-1901 Succumbed to wounds sustained the day before while he and his partner attempted to arrest 2 escaped felons 52 In a rail yard in south Mobile, Alabama
Officer Charles Haggerty 12-30-1903 Shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person 48 On Royal Street, in between Government Street and Conti Street
Officer James J. Shaw 12-21-1924 Stabbed and killed while investigating a robbery at a local grocery store 25 N/A
Officer Christopher M. Dean 01-22-1926 Shot and killed while investigating 4 suspicious men 56 N/A
Officer W.F. "Happy" Murphy 10-18-1929 Shot and killed while on traffic stop with a speeding and stolen vehicle 28 On Broad Street, near Conti Street
Officer Edward P. DeFord 10-31-1935 Succumbed to injuries sustained the day before after being shot while escorting non-union workers across picket lines during the Gulf Coast Longshoreman's strike N/A In the Port of Mobile, Alabama
Officer Cody Bettis 08-03-1938 Struck and killed while on his motorcycle by a car that broke through a military convoy that was going through the city N/A N/A
Officer Ollie Mason 06-15-1943 Shot and killed while on scene at a domestic complaint call N/A On South Hamilton Street
Officer Pierce Lee "Rudy" Reeves 09-24-1944 Killed after his motorcycle struck an open manhole which threw him on the road 32 Intersection of Virginia Street and Tuttle Avenue
Officer Earl Royce Williams 06-24-1968 Succumbed to injuries sustained on 06-21-1968 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while directing traffic around an earlier crash 32 On the Cochrane Causeway
Police Officer Joseph Pickens Brunson, Jr. 05-15-1975 Killed in a motorcycle crash after losing control and striking a mailbox N/A On Howell's Ferry Road
Patrolman Henry Johnny Booth 08-14-1979 Shot and killed while serving a warrant; a fight began and the suspect got Booth's revolver and shot him 30 In the Plateau community of Mobile, Alabama
Corporal Julius Norman Schulte 04-18-1985 Shot and killed during a domestic violence call involving a missing child N/A N/A
Officer Douglas Emil Kountz, Jr. 05-02-1992 Killed in a car crash after hitting a power pole while responding to back-up an Officer 40 N/A
Corporal Owen Patrick McClinton 12-13-1996 Struck and killed on his motorcycle by a hit-and-run driver while responding to a traffic assignment 36 Intersection of Government Street and Mohawk Street
Corporal Rufus Earle Brown 03-23-1997 Succumbed to injuries sustained on 02-23-1993 after being beaten against the curb by a drunk man at Mardi Gras 53 Intersection of Government Street and South Dearborn Street
Corporal Alan Matthew Thompson 02-12-2004 Succumbed to injuries sustained the day before after being struck by a vehicle while working the scene of an earlier crash 43 In the 4600 block of Spring Hill Avenue
Police Officer Brandon Nykori Sigler 06-02-2009 Shot and killed while investigating a disorderly incident 26 In the parking lot of the Tyler Ridge Apartments on Thomas Road
Police Officer Steven Caserlos Dion Green, Sr. 02-03-2012 Killed after being stabbed while walking a prisoner into the city jail 36 Outside the Mobile City Jail
Officer Justin Taylor Billa 02-20-2018 Shot and killed after responding to help arrest a man who just killed his ex-wife 27 In the 2000 block of Avondale Court in Mobile, Alabama
Officer Sean Tuder 01-20-2019 Shot and killed during a struggle with a violent suspect while working an undercover assignment.

References[]

  1. ^ "City of Mobile Police Department". City of Mobile Police Department. City of Mobile. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
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