Romerike Police District

Romerike Police District (Norwegian: Romerike politidistrikt) was until 2016 one of 27 police districts in Norway, covering the Romerike district of Akershus. The district was headquartered in Lillestrøm and consisted of two police stations, at Lillestrøm and Gardermoen (at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen),[1] and nine sheriff's offices. The district was led by Chief of Police Jørgen L. Høidahl.[2] Specifically the police district covered the municipalities of Aurskog-Høland, Sørum, Fet, Rælingen, Lørenskog, Skedsmo, Nittedal, Gjerdrum, Ullensaker, Nes, Eidsvoll, Nannestad, Hurdal.[3] As of 2011, the district had 651 employees.[4] It has a special responsibility for the border control at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.[5]

Romerike Police District
Agency overview
Formed1894
Dissolved2016
Employees651
Annual budget424 million kr
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionRomerike, Akershus, Norway
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byNational Police Directorate
HeadquartersLillestrøm Police Station
Agency executive
Facilities
Stations11
Website
https://www.politi.no/romerike

In 2016, Romerike Police District was merged with Follo Police District and Østfold Police District to form East Police District.

Lillestrøm Police Station

References edit

  1. ^ Gardermoen Police Station, Contact Information in Norwegian
  2. ^ "Om Romerike politidistrikt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Police Service. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Korrespondansetabell Politidistrikt 2002, Kommuner 2008" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Statsansatte (alle lønnskategorier) per etat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  5. ^ "4 Politiets organisering, oppgaver og oppgaveløsning". Politiets rolle og oppgaver (in Norwegian). Ministry of Justice and the Police. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.