Need current list of US/Canada systems that have Transit Police

[ATU]

Thank You in advance. Some Transit systems have police departments that are larger then the cities and burbs that they service.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I would believe that most rail operations, such as Metra, NJ Transit, Metro North, etc. would have their own police with full police powers under state statute.  Transit operations (bus, light rail, rapid transit) are often policed by mass transit details of the city police department.

[Warren J]

ATU

Thank You in advance. Some Transit systems have police departments that are larger then the cities and burbs that they service.

 

In the Washington DC metropolitan area, WMATA (METRO) police need to be aware of the laws/ordinances of Virginia, Maryland, and DC plus those of the various local jurisdictions in its service area.

[JPS1]

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Police Department has approximately 300 officers.  It consists of a chief, two deputy chiefs, one captain, six lieutenants, four civilian managers, and 27 sergeants.

 

DART Police officers can arrest, serve arrest warrants, issue citations, search and seize, and file criminal charges.  They are armed. 

 

The DART Police department is independent of any other police department, including the Dallas Police Department.  The Dallas PD has over 3,300 sworn officers and approximately 500 civilian employees.  

 

The DART Police Department can be seen mostly at the light rail and TRE stations as well as various bus stops.  The police presence is especially evident at the transfer centers.  It even has a motorcycle unit. 

 

When the DART referendum was being debated, several proponents with experience in big city rail transit, e.g. New York City, Chicago, etc., pointed out that a large rail based transit system would eventually need a police force.  Nah, argued the locals.  We are different.  Wrong!

[charlie hebdo]

ATU

Thank You in advance. Some Transit systems have police departments that are larger then the cities and burbs that they service.

 

What is your purpose in finding answers? 

[zugmann]

charlie hebdo

What is your purpose in finding answers? 

The perennial poster returns. 

[charlie hebdo]

zugmann

 

 

charlie hebdo

What is your purpose in finding answers? 

 

 

The perennial poster returns. 

 

Ohio River guy? 

[zugmann]

charlie hebdo

Ohio River guy? 

I'd wager a box of donuts. 

[charlie hebdo]

zugmann

 

 

charlie hebdo

Ohio River guy? 

 

 

I'd wager a box of donuts. 

 

Raise you a box of jelly rolls! 

[Overmod]

I'll see you both, and raise you a bushel of trail mix.

[RailEagle]

San Diego MTS has unarmed, quasi-law enforcement Code Complaince Officers. 

[Overmod]

RailEagle

San Diego MTS has unarmed, quasi-law enforcement Code Compliance Officers.

These are the guys that check for farebeating.  They have 'arrest powers' but hand off victims to "security officers" at stations (who are contract employees, perhaps from security firms, perhaps armed; note how carefully this has been worded).

https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/attachments/FS_TransitEnforc.pdf

[zugmann]

Overmod

I'll see you both, and raise you a bushel of trail mix.

 

Nobody likes trail mix.  

[Overmod]

zugmann

Nobody likes trail mix.

That's part of my point.

[JPS1]

RailEagle

 San Diego MTS has unarmed, quasi-law enforcement Code Complaince Officers. 

DART also has fare checkers on the light rail trains.  Although I have not looked for the data recently, several years ago a former colleague that works for DART told me that DART estimates up to 20 percent of the riders don't pay for their ride.

I lived in Dallas for more than 33 years.  I visit often.  I usually take the light rail from Mockingbird Station to downtown.  On several occasions, when the fare checkers get on the front of the car, there is a scramble of mostly young men exiting through the rear door as fast as they can.  I suspect that they did not pay for their ride.