Police Corps (Slovakia)

The Police Corps (Policajný zbor, PZ), commonly known as Slovak Republic Police (Polícia Slovenskej republiky), is the national police force of Slovakia.

Governed by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, the Police Corps is part of and extremely active in both Europol and Interpol.

Along with serving in Slovakia, the Police Corps along with the Customs Administration of the Slovak Republic has been active in neighboring European countries as well, including Austria, Hungary and Poland.

History
The independent police force in Slovakia was established on 1 March 1991 under the name of Police Corps of the Slovak Republic (Policajný zbor Slovenskej republiky) by renaming the Slovak part of the Public Security (Verejná bezpečnosť).

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in the end of 1992, the agency was renamed to Police Corps (Policajný zbor) in effect from 1 September 1993. However, in its logo, the old name is still being used.

Vehicles
The Police Corps operated the following fleet of vehicles:
 * Toyota RAV4
 * Volkswagen Passat
 * Volkswagen Golf
 * Volkswagen Touareg
 * Kia Sportage
 * Kia Ceed
 * Nissan X-Trail T31/T32
 * SEAT León
 * Škoda Fabia

Aircraft

 * Bell 429 GlobalRanger - four ordered, 2 delivery with one hull loss in 2017.

Weapons

 * Benelli M3
 * CZ 75
 * Glock 17
 * Heckler & Koch MP5
 * Vz.58
 * APC-9

Uniform
Typical Slovak police uniforms consist of a black or dark green beret. The vest, shirt or jacket will have Polícia scripted on the reverse. A tactical belt and black slacks follow. Black combat boots or shoes depending on region or rank.

Weather also plays a key role, officers typically opt for short sleeves in summer and spring and long sleeve or jackets during the winter months. Uniforms are typically unisex and do not vary from male to female.

Branches
Branches within include:
 * Organized Crime Bureau
 * Judicial and Criminal Police Bureau and the Border and Aliens Police Bureau
 * Traffic Police
 * Railway Police
 * Riot Railway Police
 * Financial Police
 * Riot Police
 * Police Emergency Units of Riot Police departments of the Regional Police Headquarters of the Police Force (Slovak: Pohotovostné policajné útvary OPP KR PZ)
 * Special protection department of the Office for protection of state officials and diplomatic missions (Slovak: Odbor špeciálnej ochrany Úradu pre ochranu ústavných činiteľov a diplomatických misií MV SR)
 * Criminal Police
 * Border and Foreigner Police
 * Toll Police