Metro Transit Police Department

Metro Transit Police Department
Metro Transit Police Department
	Patch of the Metro Transit Police Department
	Emblem of the MTPD
	Badge of the Metro Transit Police Department
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	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	3421 Pennsy Drive, Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S.; 38°56′09″N 76°52′42″W / 38.935952°N 76.878300°W
Agency executive	Michael Anzallo, Chief of Police;
Facilities
Patrol cars	Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Suburbans, Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors
Motorcycles	Harley-Davidson FLs
Website
	www.wmata.com/about/transit-police/
	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. August 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[compact-1] "Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. August 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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