[1] Advocate Borotho Matsoso is the current Commissioner of LMPS since 24 May 2024 after being sworn in by Prime Minister Sam Matekane.
[2][3] The police service was established in 1872, with an initial strength of 110 men.
All recruits are enrolled as Cadets and complete a thirteen-month training course.
Recruits must be aged between 18 and 30, and pass an initial entrance examination.
Although police positions were originally restricted to men only, the force has admitted women officers since 1970.