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Charleston Police Department (West Virginia)

Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.

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Type
Local police
Location
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Entries
2 current · 1 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsGlock G17Official source2
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Glock G17

Official source
Glock G17 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Glock G17 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock G17
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Charleston Police Department

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols2 current

Glock G17 (model photo)

Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G17

Official source
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Members carry the Glock 17 (9mm) unless otherwise approved, per the 2021 public manual. Current status not re-verified.

The Charleston (West Virginia) Police Department policy and procedures manual (a 2021 public version) was published on DocumentCloud in 2023. Its weapons section states that members carry the Glock model 17 in 9mm. CID members, plainclothes officers and staff officers of lieutenant and above may carry the Glock 26. Members previously issued a .40 caliber Glock 27 may use it as a secondary or backup firearm. The section header carries an older amendment date. Current status not re-verified.

Glock G26 (model photo)

Photo: Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G26

Official source
9mm LugerPlainclothes / investigative
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Permitted for CID, plainclothes officers and staff officers per the 2021 public manual. Current status not re-verified.

The Charleston (West Virginia) Police Department policy and procedures manual (a 2021 public version) was published on DocumentCloud in 2023. Its weapons section states that members carry the Glock model 17 in 9mm. CID members, plainclothes officers and staff officers of lieutenant and above may carry the Glock 26. Members previously issued a .40 caliber Glock 27 may use it as a secondary or backup firearm. The section header carries an older amendment date. Current status not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

  1. Glock G27Pistols · Secondary / backupOfficial source
    Members previously issued a .40 Glock 27 may carry it as a secondary/backup firearm (2021 manual). · The Charleston (West Virginia) Police Department policy and procedures manual (a 2021 public version) was published on DocumentCloud in 2023. Its weapons section states that members carry the Glock model 17 in 9mm. CID members, plainclothes officers and staff officers of lieutenant and above may carry the Glock 26. Members previously issued a .40 caliber Glock 27 may use it as a secondary or backup firearm. The section header carries an older amendment date. Current status not re-verified.
    Charleston Police Department

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston Police Department

Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Charleston Police Department (West Virginia). Agency listing source: link.