Miami-Dade

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The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), formerly known as the Dade County Sheriff's Office (18361957), Dade County Public Safety Department (19571981), and the Metro-Dade Police Department (19811997), is a law enforcement agency serving Miami-Dade County. The MDPD has approximately 4,900 employees, making it the largest police department in the southeastern United States and the eighth largest in the country. The department is still often referred by its former name, the Metro-Dade Police or simply Metro.The MDPD operates out of eight district stations throughout Miami-Dade County and several specialized bureaus. The MDPD is internationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as at the state level by the Florida Commission for Law Enforcement Accreditation. The current director of the department is Stephanie V. Daniels, who succeeded Alfredo Ramirez III. The department's headquarters are located in Doral, Florida.Miami-Dade Police officers wear taupe/brown uniforms. Their vehicles are green and white.== History ==The Dade County Sheriff's Office was created in 1836 to serve the newly created County of Dade, which originally consisted of the area comprising the present-day counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin. In the early years, the entire area was policed by as few as three deputies on horseback, and Dade's sheriffs were appointed by the governor.