Buffalo Special Police

Chain of Command

Definition #1: A formal line of communication in an organization through which information is passed downwards and feedback is passed upwards.
Definition #2: The succession of commanding officers from a superior to a subordinate through which command is exercised. Also called command channel.

Chief Ernest LaPlante
Assistant Chief	Assistant Chief							Deputy Chief Wayne Lombardo
Administrative Division	Patrol Division				Tactical Team	Internal Affairs	Training and Standards Division	K-9 Division, Scientific Division and Honor Guard
Administrative Division	1st Platoon	2nd Platoon	3rd Platoon	4th Platoon	Tactical Team	Internal Affairs	Training and Standards Division	K-9 Division, Scientific Division and Honor Guard
	Captain Thomas Washington				Field Commander		Captain
	Lieutenant Larry Weston	Lieutenant Bobby Lee	Lieutenant Calvin Hill	Lieutenant Kevin Staley	Team Leader Kevin Staley	Lieutenant Ted Hampton
Corporal	Sergeant Jay Askew	Sergeant Deb Wiggins	Sergeant Carl Camm Jr.	Sergeant Tracy Singletary III	Asst Team Leader Jay Askew
Chaplain Fundraising Recruiting Sergeant-at-Arms	Officers Dispatchers Cadets Inactive	Officers Dispatchers Cadets Inactive	Officers: Dispatchers: Cadets: Inactive:	Officers Dispatchers Cadets Inactive	Officers	Detectives	Instructors	K-9 Instructors K-9 Officers K-9 Trainees Scientific Officers Honor Guard: