Little Caldera Police
Little Caldera Police (Gothic: Polizei Kleines Ceuldeland), commonly abbreviated as LCP, is the primary law enforcement agency operating in Little Caldera, Austro-Caldera. It's the second largest municipal police department in Caldera by number of officers, but it's the highest funded police force in the country.
| Little Caldera Police Polizei Kleines Ceuldeland | |
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| Abbreviation | LCP |
| Motto | Zu verteidigen und zu ehren To defend and to honor |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 4 February 1607 |
| Employees | 12,000 (2030) |
| Annual budget | $100.1 million (2025) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Little Caldera, Austro-Caldera |
| Size | 16.1 km² |
| Population | 100,473 |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Secondary governing body | Volkspartei |
Organization
Little Caldera Police has a small civilian organization called the Little Caldera Police Directorate ran by 5 elected individuals who monitor and control the entire organization, with oversight by the Volkspartei.
A chief of the police force also handles immediate control of the entire force in most cases, except in important directives.
Special Weapons Unit
The special weapons unit (SPU) is a branch of the Little Caldera Police trained particularly to use powerful weaponry not typically issued to normal officers, intended for anti-terrorist operations.
Ranks
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Siege of Little Caldera
Little Caldera Police faced its worst threat during the Siege of Little Caldera when the Volin militia attacked the capital and engaged in large scale combat with their allies against pro-Volkspartei forces. The police eventually successfully fended off the anti-Volkspartei forces with the help of the Calderan Armed Forces.
Fallen Officers
Since its establishment, Little Caldera Police has had 374 officers die in the line of duty. In 2003, Rand Simstein became the first Special Weapons Unit officer to die on duty.
Public Opinion
In a survey in 2030, 85% of the Little Caldera population said that they believed the LCP was doing a good job, but 62% also said that they'd support redirecting LCP funds to other community initiatives. Despite this, the Volkspartei refused to decrease funding under the premise that it would make Austro-Caldera as a whole seem less safe by ambassadors coming to visit.