Ranks Egyptian police rank insignia are the same as those used by the Egyptian Army. Commissioned police ranks resemble
those of the Egyptian Army. The highest-ranking Egyptian police officer is a
major General and officer ranks descend only to first lieutenant. Enlisted police ranks include
master sergeant,
sergeant,
corporal, and
private.
Officers' ranks Police uniforms Egyptian police uniforms are similar to the Egyptian Army's service uniform for the ground forces, which is
khaki drill cotton. However, enlisted police personnel wear a black wool
bush jacket and trousers in the winter and a white cotton bush jacket and
trousers in the summer. Certain police personnel also wear a blue or black
beret.
Equipment Egyptian law enforcement police officers generally carry either the
M&P357,
CZ 75B or
Glock pistol when on regular duty, however, heavy arms are always available at police stations. These include
submachine guns,
assault rifles,
shotguns and
carbines, while special units may also have additional weapons like
Flash bang and stinger
tear gas grenades,
H&K USP series and
SIG Sauer series
pistols,
Heckler & Koch MP5,
Heckler & Koch UMP and
FN P90 submachine guns,
M14 rifle, the
Remington 700P and some
.50 caliber sniper rifles. The Tourism and Antiquities Police cover tourist destinations like historical sites, museums, hotels, etc. Places such as the
Great Pyramid of
Giza,
Memphis Giza,
Egyptian Museum, etc. in
Cairo,
Alexandria –
Qaitbay Citadel and the
Serapium Temple and
Pompey's Pillar, etc., going through all cities in Egypt carrying same weapons as law enforcement police.
Transport . Unlike in many other countries, the Egyptian police extensively use
SUVs. The Egyptian produced
Jeep vehicle used to be the most common police car in Egypt but in recent years, other similar vehicles have also come into police use. SUVs are known for their capabilities to move around in any sort of terrain. Depending upon the location, the police vehicles may have individual revolving lights (
strobe lights) or
light bars,
sirens etc. An extensive modernisation drive has ensured that these vehicles are equipped with wireless sets in communication with a central control room. Traffic Police vehicles generally also have equipment like speed
radars, breath analysers and emergency
first aid kits. Color schemes of police vehicles vary according to their location and which directorate they belong to. For traffic regulation and patrolling in cities,
motorcycles are also used. This is because of increasing congestion in cities where the heavier bikes would prove to be unwieldy when compared to the nimbler handling the newer bikes were capable of. The bikes are provided with two-way radios, strobes and sirens and are generally painted white. Some cities make use of
sedans as patrol vehicles or high speed 'interceptors' on highways. Of late, the various police forces are on a modernisation drive, upgrading and revamping their fleet with new vehicles. ==Relations with public==