Carabineros de Chile
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History
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Later, cities such as Santiago and Valparaíso created their own city police forces. In 1881 the Rural Police (Script error: No such module "Lang".) was created for the rural areas of the country. However, the main problem with these police services was that they were dependent on local authorities for day-to-day decision making. This led to local officials abusing this power for their own political ends. In 1896 the Fiscal Police (Script error: No such module "Lang".) was created to serve the cities.
The first policing organization with the name "Carabiniers" was the Corps of Carabineros, in Spanish Script error: No such module "Lang". (with similar meaning as the Italian Script error: No such module "Lang".), formed in 1903 to bring law and order to the conflictive Araucanía region of Southern Chile (then much larger than today's region), formerly the Gendarme Corps, which would later be merged with the Army's 5th Carabineros Regiment and the Rural Police. The Carabinier Regiment was then a Chilean Army unit, thus the reason why the Carabineros of today sport military ranks and insignia. In 1908 the Carabineros' School (Script error: No such module "Lang"., currently located in Providencia) was created, which until 1935 trained all officers and non-commissioned sworn personnel.
Carabineros de Chile (1927)
On April 27, 1927, President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo merged the Fiscal Police, the Rural Police, and the existing Corps of Carabineros to form the Carabineros de Chile, one unified, paramilitary and national security institution under the direction of the national government. The organization still carries the name given to it by Ibáñez, who became the Carabineros' first Director General. In 1929 its official coat of arms – two white crossed carbines in a green shield – was formally adopted. The service in 1930 became one of the pioneer mobile police forces in Latin America. By 1933 the Investigations Police of Chile was created in the basis of the investigations service. The roots of today's NCO School began in 1934 when in Santiago's Macul commune, the service's mounted command began training NCOs and enlisted personnel independently. In 1939 the service received its own staff college, the Police Sciences Academy, and its own equestrian demonstration unit, the Script error: No such module "Lang"., and the mounted training squadron began the present day NCO School in 1951.
The Air Operations Prefecture, the air arm of the service, was raised in 1960.
In 1962 it became the first Chilean uniformed service to include women in its ranks. The next year, the Children and Fatherland Foundation was formed as its social responsibility arm for troubled kids and preteens.
Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)
In 1973, the Carabineros, headed by General Cesar Mendoza, later appointed Director General, joined the Chilean coup of 1973 under the lead of the Army, Navy and Air Force leaders, that overthrew President Salvador Allende. As such, the Carabineros' commander was a formal member of the Military Government Junta, as well as members of the institution taking on administrative roles, such as being in charge of the Ministry of Education.
In 1974, formal command of the service was handed over to the Chilean Ministry of National Defense, and it was integrated into the ranks and traditions of the Chilean Armed Forces as a result. Until 2011, this was the case for the service, from that year onward it is a part of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.
The Basic Training Center, which trains future personnel of the other ranks, was created in 1979.
2019–2020 protests
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The National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) reported a total of 232 eye injuries by the 25th of November, 163 as a result of rubber bullets.[2] Regarding the use of rubber bullets Sergio Micco, the director of the INDH, said that the organization had observed over 161 demonstrations in which they were used despite it being against protocol because of a lack of physical danger to carabineros.[3]
Mission
The Carabineros' mission is to maintain or re-establish order and security in Chilean society through civic education, service to the community, police work, and in a war situation, to act as a military force (all their members have military training). Under the current Chilean Constitution the Carabineros are integrated directly into the Armed Forces in a state of emergency to better guarantee the public order.
There is also an Elite Corps in charge of security in La Moneda Palace and for the President – the Presidential Guard Group whose cavalry troop is one of two horse guards units of the Republic, the latter having been raised recently and also serves as the youngest, and also sports a foot guards infantry battalion.
The National Band of the Carabineros, the premiere representative marching band of the service (created in 1929), occasionally performs on state occasions and during the Guard Mounting at the La Moneda Palace and Citizenry Square on selected days with the Guard Group.
Emergencies
The emergency number of the police is 133 which is connected to the Central Communications (CENCO), closest to the nearest location of a police station.
This number will provide medical help, police or fire support. If one would need to communicate directly with any of these services this list of numbers will be useful:
- 132: This number connects directly to the Fire Station closest to the residence concerned, under the Chilean National Firefighters Council's constituent fire services
- 131: This number connects to the Emergency Medical Care Service or SAMU
- 134: This number connects to the Investigations Police of Chile or PDI
- 137: This number connects to the Maritime Rescue Unit (Navy)
Additional phone numbers are also designated to Central Communications for specific queries:
- 135: drugs
- 139: general information, weather and traffic
- 147: child abuse and other related crimes
- 149: family-related crimes
Equipment
Firearms
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Aircraft inventory
Carabineros de Chile operate 35 aircraft in support of their operations, including 18 helicopters. Recently, 5 Augusta A109E[4] have been acquired.
In service
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| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[5] |
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| Agusta A109 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utility transport | Agusta A109E | 5 |
| AgustaWestland AW139 | Agusta AW139 | 1 | ||
| Bell 206 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utility helicopter | 206B | 2 |
| Cessna 182 | 182Q | 5 | ||
| Cessna 206 | 3 | |||
| Cessna 208 | 1 | |||
| Cessna 210 | 5 | |||
| Cessna Citation | Script error: No such module "flag". | VIP transport | 550 Citation II | 2 |
| Eurocopter Bo 105 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utility helicopter | Bo 105C Bo 105LSA-3 |
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| Eurocopter EC 135 | EC 135 T1 | 2 | ||
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| Piper PA-31 Navajo | Script error: No such module "flag". | Utility transport | PA-31 PA-31T Cheyenne |
Vehicles
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Patrol cars
| Vehicle Make and Model | Country of Origin | Primary Function |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge Charger Pursuit 2006 - 2014 - 2016-19 | Script error: No such module "flag". | City/HW Patrol and Traffic Enforcement |
| Dodge Durango Pursuit 2016-18 | Script error: No such module "flag". | City/HW Patrol and Traffic Enforcement |
| Ford Ranger | Script error: No such module "flag". | Rural Patrol and Traffic Enforcement |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Rural Patrol and Traffic Enforcement |
| Nissan Terrano 4x4 Pickup 2009-13 | Template:JAP | Rural Patrol, Traffic Enforcement, Mobile Command and Emergency Services |
| Nissan Navara 2023 | Template:JAP | Rural Patrol, Traffic Enforcement, Mobile Command and Emergency Services |
| Chevrolet Optra 2009 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Traffic Enforcement |
| Chevrolet Cruze LS 2009 | ||
| Hyundai Elantra 2009 | Script error: No such module "flag". | |
| Chevrolet Express | Script error: No such module "flag". | Mobile Command |
| Mercedes Benz Sprinter | Script error: No such module "flag". | City Patrol and Mobile Command |
| Fiat Cronos | Script error: No such module "flag". | City Patrol and Traffic Enforcement |
| Nissan Sentra | Template:JAP | |
| Toyota Corolla | ||
| Nissan X-Trail 2019 | City/HW Patrol and Traffic Enforcement | |
| Toyota Corolla Cross 2021 | ||
| Hyundai Santa Fe 2021 | Script error: No such module "flag". |
Motorcycles
| Vehicle | Origin | Function |
|---|---|---|
| BMW R-1200 RT | Script error: No such module "flag". | Highway Patrol and Traffic enforcement |
| BMW F-700 GS | ||
| Honda XR250 Tornado | Template:JAP |
Special operations (Grupo de Operaciones Policiales Especiales)
| Vehicle | Origin | Function |
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| Hunter TR-12[6][7] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Infantry mobility vehicle |
| Sherpa Light | Script error: No such module "flag". | Armored vehicle |
| Mahindra Marksman | Script error: No such module "flag". | Light Armored vehicle |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | Script error: No such module "flag". | Transport Unit / First response |
| Chevrolet Suburban | ||
| Hyundai H1 | Script error: No such module "flag". |
Chile Border Patrol
| Vehicle | Origin | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Tundra | Script error: No such module "flag". | Border Patrol |
| Ram Pickup 3500 | Script error: No such module "flag". | North Chilean Desert Border Patrol |
| Ram Pickup 1500 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Border Patrol |
| Dodge Durango 4x4 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Border Patrol |
| Can-Am Commander | Script error: No such module "flag". | North Chilean Desert Border Patrol |
| Mercedes-Benz Zetros | Script error: No such module "flag". | North Chilean Desert Border Patrol |
Ranks of the Chilean Carabineros
Enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officers
Chilean and foreign NCOs enter the service through enrollment at the Carabineros Formation School and receive further training as corporals at the Carabineros NCO Academy, both located in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, and some of them have later training at the various service schools of the Carabineros specializing in frontier defense, horsemanship and K-9 training and handling skills.
- Carabinero alumno (Student Carabinier)
- Carabinero (Carabinier)
- Cabo Segundo (Second Corporal)
- Cabo Primero (First Corporal)
- Sargento Segundo (Sergeant)
- Sargento Primero (First Sergeant)
- Suboficial (Sub-officer)
- Suboficial Mayor (Subofficer Major)
Commissioned officers
Officers of the Carabiners, native born or foreign officers having scholarships, start out as officer aspirants at the Carabinier Officers School "Pres. Gen. Carlos Ibanez del Campo" in Santiago, and after graduating become sublieutenants either in Chile or in their home countries. Later training is provided by the Police Sciences Academy also in Santiago, and in the aforementioned specialty schools of the force.
General Directors
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See also
- La Moneda Palace Guard
- Chilean Army
- Chilean Navy
- Chilean Air Force
- Investigations Police of Chile
- Chilean Gendarmerie
- Crime in Chile
References
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External links
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