Salten_Police_District

Salten Police District

Salten Police District

Law enforcement agency

Salten Police District (Norwegian: Salten politidistrikt) is one of 27 police districts in Norway, covering the Salten district of Nordland. The district is headquartered in Bodø and consists of one police station and nine sheriff's offices. The district is led by Chief of Police Geir Ove Heir.[1] Specifically the police district covers the municipalities of Bodø, Rødøy, Meløy, Gildeskål, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, Hamarøy) and two municipalities in Lofoten (Røst and Værøy).[2] As of 2011 the district had 195 employees.[3] It has a special responsibility with the chief of police being responsible for operations at the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway.[4] The police district was renamed from Bodø Police District in 2002.[5]

Bodø Police Station
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References

  1. [1]
    "Om Salten politidistrikt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Police Service. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Korrespondansetabell Politidistrikt 2002, Kommuner 2008" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Statsansatte (alle lønnskategorier) per etat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. [4]
    "4 Politiets organisering, oppgaver og oppgaveløsning". Politiets rolle og oppgaver (in Norwegian). Ministry of Justice and the Police. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Lokalisering av politi- og lensmannsdistrikter under Politi- og lensmannsdistrikter" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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