Everything about Navajo Tribal Police totally explained
Navajo Tribal Police or
Navajo Nation Police is the law enforcement agency on the
Navajo Nation in the
Southwestern United States. It is under the
Navajo Division of Public Safety. It is headed by a Chief of Police, six
Police Captains and eight Police Lieutenants. It includes:
Internal Affairs,
Patrol,
K9 Unit,
Dive Team, Tactical Operations Team, Traffic Unit,
Fiscal management,
Recruitment, and
Training Divisions. The Navajo Tribal Police are responsible for seven districts,
Chinle,
Crownpoint,
Dilkon,
Kayenta,
Shiprock,
Tuba City, and
Window Rock. There is also several substations in each district ranging from one man substations or up to five officers each. Currently there are 330 police officers, 45 criminal investigators and there are 279
civilians, acting as support staff for the department . There is an approximate 1.9 police officers per 1,000 people and one officer is responsible for patrolling 70 square miles of reservation land. The Navajo Tribal Police are funded by
federal contracts and grants and general Navajo Nation funds.
History
The Treaty of
1868 that released the Navajos from their captivity at
Fort Sumner established law enforcement as the responsibility of the Federal Government and was administered by the Branch of Law and Order. The first Navajo Police were created in
1872. They were dissolved three years later despite their successes. Although there were police on the reservation, they were funded and supported by the
United States Government. The Navajo Tribal Police Department wasn't reestablished until
1959 per request of the
Navajo Tribal Council. Not only were they responsible for law enforcement, but they were also responsible for the care and custody of prisoners.
Line of Duty Deaths
The Navajo Police Department has lost 8 police officers in the line of duty since 1975. The following officers gave their lives while protecting the citizens of the Navajo Nation:
Police Officer Burton Begay on November 17, 1975 - Tuba City District
Police Officer Loren Whitehat on May 10, 1979 - Tuba City District
Police Officer Andy Begay on December 5, 1987 - Kayenta District
Police Officer Roy Lee Stanley on December 5, 1987 - Kayenta District
Sergeant Hoskie Allen Gene on January 6, 1996 - Kayenta District
Police Officer II Samuel Anthony Redhouse on February 17, 1997 - Crownpoint District
Police Officer Esther Todecheene on June 8, 1998 - Kayenta District
Police Officer Winsonfred A. Filfred on April 2, 1999 - Kayenta District
Fictional References
Officers of the Navajo Tribal Police are the subjects of a series of
mystery novels by
Tony Hillerman. The novels deal with two fictional officers named
Joe Leaphorn and
Jim Chee.
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