Lambert St. Louis Airport Police

Lambert St. Louis Airport Police
Common name	St. Louis Airport Police Department
Abbreviation	SLAPD
Agency overview
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of St. Louis in the state of Missouri, United States
Size	2,800 sq mi (7,300 km^2)
Legal jurisdiction	Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
Governing body	St. Louis Airport Authority
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	10701 Lambert International Blvd,St. Louis, Missouri 63145
Police Officers	70
Elected officers responsible	Francis G. Slay, Mayor of St. Louis Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, Director of Airports
Agency executive	Mark Hollenberg, Chief of police
Parent agency	City of St. Louis
Child agency	Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
Facilities
Stations	1
Marked and Unmarkeds	Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Impalas and Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycles
Canines	10 German Shepherds
Website
St. Louis Airport Police Department official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

Lambert St. Louis Airport Police is responsible for All law enforcement and criminal investigations within Lambert–St. Louis International Airport. The Airport Police is responsible for traffic control, criminal investigations, airport community oriented policing, airport security, rapid response counter terrorism, enforcement of local, state and federal laws at the airport and providing canine explosive detection support to the airport and surrounding communities.^[1]

Airport Police Canine

The Airport Police Canine Unit is staffed by police officers who handle 10 canines. The canines are available on a 24-hour basis to assist with searching for evidence, tracking suspects, locating missing persons and seeking hidden explosives and narcotics.

References

1. Airport officers get new chief as merger with St. Louis police stalls