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The Policía Municipal de Ponce (English: Ponce Municipal Police) is the main police force for the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico, with jurisdiction in the entire municipality, including all 31 barrios of Ponce. It was created under Law #19 of 12 May 1977, known as ''Ley de la Guardia Municipal''〔(''Ley Núm. 45.'' ) Retrieved 10 January 2012.〕 (Municipal Guard Law) creating the municipal police forces in each municipality of Puerto Rico, and amended via Law #45 of 22 May 1996, known as ''Ley de la Policia Municipal''〔(''Ley Núm. 45.'' ) Retrieved 10 January 2012.〕 (Municipal Police Law). The history of the Ponce Municipal Police dates back to at least 1902 when there was already a municipal police force in the city.〔(''Second Annual Report of the Governor or Porto Rico. (1901-1902)'' ) William H. Hunt. July 1, 1902. Page 60. Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 11 June 2012.〕 At the time (1902), it was the only police force serving the municipality of Ponce.〔(''Second Annual Report of the Governor or Porto Rico. (1902-1903)'' ) William H. Hunt. August 1, 1903. Page 305. Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 11 June 2012.〕 Since its re-establishment in September 1977, the Ponce Municipal Police has been growing in personnel and equipment. It is the second city police force in Puerto Rico to have an Amber Alert Task Force. ==Location== The Ponce Municipal Police headquarters are located on Avenida Las Americas (PR-163) and Carretera Pampanos (PR-2R) in barrio Canas at the ''Secretaria de Deportes'' building. A new building, which used to be occupied by the Ponce regional headquarters of the Puerto Rico Police on Avenida Hostos in Barrio Canas Urbano, is currently under refurbishment to become the new headquarters of the Ponce Municipal Police. This second location currently still houses the control center of the Ponce Municipal Police which monitors the city's 334 security cameras.〔(''Inactivas sobre 200 Camaras de la Policia de Ponce.'' ) Jason Rodriguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 4 August 2010. Page 14. Retrieved 24 February 2012.〕 As of April 2012, the administrative offices of the Police Commissioner are located on the third floor of the ''Secretaria de Deportes'' on Avenida Las Americas, in barrio Canas. At one point there were also plans to headquarter the Ponce Municipal Police at the old Plaza del Mercado de Ponce, known as Edificio Bigas, once it was reconfigured,〔(''Con inyección de $15 millones: Intentan reactivar polo del Ponce Centro.'' By Jason Rodríguez Grafal. Periodico La Perla. Ponce, Puerto Rico. ) Retrieved August 20, 2010.〕 but the site may be used to headquarter only a precinct.〔(''Pospuesta la Comandancia Municipal.'' ) Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce. Puerto Rico. Year 30. Issue 1510. Page 4. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Policía Municipal de Ponce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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