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 | |
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.