Prince William County Police Department
The Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) began operations on July 1, 1970. PWCPD is a full-service police department, which provides the full spectrum of police services to the entire county. It has been fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) since 1987. PWCPD is divided into two districts, the Eastern District and the Western District. The Eastern District Station is located in Woodbridge, and the Western District Station is located in Manassas.
The Prince William County Police Department has primary jurisdiction in all towns within the county, including Dumfries, Occoquan, Haymarket, and Quantico. However, these towns all have their own limited service police departments, and these town police departments use East OPS (Channel 2) on PWCPD radios when patrolling. Like the county police, they use Channel 1 for Records/Vehicle/Driver/Want-Warrants information while performing tasks such as traffic stops. The County Police department also has limited enforcement jurisdiction in the independent city of Manassas through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
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