- Guàrdia Urbana
The Guàrdia Urbana is the
municipal police force for the city ofBarcelona ,Spain .History
Originally it was formed in November 1843 as the "Municipal Guard". Although 1907 it became the "Urban Guard".
Originally their
police officer s were armed with asabre ,pistol , and arifle . FollowingTragic Week events in 1909 the force was demilitarized and officers are now armed with sidearms for personal defence.During the early twentieth century the force based their uniform tpyes around that of the British Police uniform [http://www.bcn.es/guardiaurbana/cas/lagu_hist.html] . The emergency contact number is 092.
Equipment
Police officers carry long
batons ,Walther P99 pistols and PDAs. [ [http://www.bcn.es/guardiaurbana/en/quisom_material.html Technical operational equipment | About us | Guardia Urbana | Barcelona City Council website ] ]Ranks
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Constable
*Senior Constable
*Sergeant
*Sub-inspector
*Inspector
*Chief Inspector
*Sub-superintendent
*Superintendent [ [http://www.bcn.es/guardiaurbana/en/quisom_divises.html Badges | About us | Guardia Urbana | Barcelona City Council website ] ]Vehicles
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Citroen andSEAT Toledo patrol cars
*Renault Trafic accident vans
*Nissan Pathfinder 4WD vehicles
*Honda F 250 andPiaggio scooters
*Yamaha XT 600 E (off-road) and HondaST 1300 E (traffic policing) motorbikes [ [http://www.bcn.es/guardiaurbana/en/quisom_vehicles.html Mobile Units | About us | Guardia Urbana | Barcelona City Council website ] ]See also
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Mossos d'Esquadra References
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