The Upper Dublin Police Department (UDPD) is a First Class Civil Service Criminal Justice System that operates under the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its statutes and is located in Montgomery County. The department operates within a 13 square mile (34 km²) area that includes the Census-designated place Fort Washington, Pennsylvania and the Township of Upper Dublin. The department's 40 full-time officers are divided between two major divisions: Patrol and Staff. These divisions are then divided into three support areas identified as Communications, Adult Investigations, and Juvenile Investigations. Additionally, there are several specialized units identified as Tactical Response, Medical Response, Bike Patrol, Traffic Safety, and DARE education.
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