Metro Transit Police Department
The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) is the transit police agency of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), created by the WMATA Compact on June 4, 1976.
| Metro Transit Police Department | |
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Patch of the Metro Transit Police Department | |
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| Common name | Metro Transit Police |
| Abbreviation | MTPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | June 4, 1976 |
| Employees | 550 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | U.S. |
| Legal jurisdiction | District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia |
| Governing body | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 3421 Pennsy Drive, Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S. 38.935952°N 76.878300°W |
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| Facilities | |
| Patrol cars | Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Suburbans, Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors |
| Motorcycles | Harley-Davidson FLs |
| Website | |
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The MTPD is unique in U.S. law enforcement as it is the only U.S. police agency that has full police authority in relation to a multi-state metro system. The MTPD has authority in three jurisdictions: Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
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