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Bristol, TN Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agencie for Bristol, TN.
<ref> http://www.bristoltn.org/police/ </ref>The city has a current population of 26,000.<ref> http://www.bristoltn.org/police/ </ref>
Personnel
The BPD has 69 sworn officers and 25 civilian supportive staff.
Each year the auxilary staff save the department over $100,000.<ref> http://www.bristoltn.org/police/ </ref>
SWAT
Ten sworn officers make up the BPD SWAT team.
Three are negotiators and two are observers.
The team trians eight hours each month.<ref> http://www.bristoltn.org/police/specialunits.html </ref>
K-9
The BPD has one K-9 unit.
The K-9 is a dual purpose canine.<ref> http://www.bristoltn.org/police/specialunits.html