Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police, or MTA Police, is the police force of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority local railroad, or MTA. Officers of the MTA Police are full police officers in New York State and in the state of Connecticut. The force was started in 1998.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police | |
Abbreviation | MTA Police |
Agency Overview | |
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Formed | 1998 |
Legal personality | Governmental agency |
Jurisdictional Structure | |
Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
City of New York in the State of New York , USA |
Legal jurisdiction | New York and Connecticut |
General nature |
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Specialist jurisdiction | Commuter transit systems and immediate environs, rail, tram, ferry, bus, etc. |
Operational Structure | |
Police Officers | 646 |
Director responsible | William Morange |
Agency executive | Michael R. Coan, Chief |
Parent agency | MTA |
Units | List
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Facilities | |
Districts | 9
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Website | |
Official Site | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Media
MTA Police officers in New York Penn Station
MTA Police vehicle at the Tarrytown Metro-North station
Related pages
Other websites
- MTA Police Overtime Adding Up
- MTA Police-A Consolidated Force Archived 2005-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Request for Information Form[dead link]
- TransitCop.com