Draft:Cape Coral Police Department

The Cape Coral Police Department (CCPD) is a full-service municipal law enforcement agency serving Cape Coral, Florida, United States. The CCPD is one of three cities within Lee County to have its own independent police department.

History
Upon establishment in 1971, the Cape Coral Police Department only had three patrol officers, a sergeant, and a police chief. The CCPD's office was originally located in a former Gulf American Land Corporation model home center.

The CCPD also created a Marine Unit in 1972 using funds that they earned from auctioning off a boat they had confiscated. CCPD officer and leader of the neighborhood crime watch, Gordon Shute, also co-created a marine crime watch, which focused on preventing boating crimes. The marine crime watch was the first of its kind in the nation.

In 1975, the CCPD assisted in providing security for President Ronald Reagan's visit to the city. The CCPD planned that if they had to evacuate Reagan for whatever reason, they would put the President in a power boat which was stationed nearby and take him to the local Yacht Club.

In 2009, the CCPD moved from the 38,000 sqft public works office to a much larger 100,000 sqft public safety building that was directly adjacent to city hall. The building cost $21.6 million to build.