Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police is the police agency of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or MTA. Officers of the MTA Police are fully empowered under the New York State Public Authorities Law and are commissioned in the state of Connecticut.
The department was formed in the late 1990s with the consolidation of the Long Island Rail Road Police and the Metro-North Railroad Police Departments. Since 9/11, the department has expanded in size and has ramped up dramatically its counter-terrorism capabilities.
On June 1, 2005 the MTA Staten Island Railway Police Department, with 25 officers, was merged with the MTA Police. This was the final step in consolidating MTA agency law enforcement, and increased the total workforce of the department to 716, including civilians.
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| Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York) | |
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| Bus | NYC Transit • MaBSTOA • Long Island Bus • MTA Bus |
| Heavy rail | New York City Subway • Staten Island Railway |
| Commuter rail | Long Island Rail Road • Metro-North Railroad |
| Roads | MTA Bridges and Tunnels |
| Law enforcement | MTA Police |
| Fleet | New York City Subway • New York City Bus, MaBSTOA, and MTA Bus |
| Other | Fares • MetroCard • New York City Transit Authority • NYC Subway History |
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