Police Day

Today was Czech Police Day was held at náměstí Svobody.   

There were a number of vehicles and a few exhibitions showing off the Czech police.

There were members of the speciální pořádková jednotka (SPJ), the special riot unit.

The SPJ focuses on protecting public order and falls under the jurisdiction of the regional police headquarters.

I thought that the SPJ was the equivalent of S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics) but not so.  

Slovak police car

That would be the Útvar rychlého nasazení (ÚRNA), the Rapid Deployment Unit, that deals with armed interventions against terrorists, kidnappings and dangerous offenders.

Austrian police car

There were even police from Austria and Slovakia.

There were even a few vintage vehicles.