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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. 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.
While the MPD is the primary law enforcement agency in the city, it shares its jurisdiction with the Transit Police, responsible for policing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail and Metrobus systems; the United States Park Police, which provides law enforcement for the National Mall and all other National Park Service ...
WASHINGTON, DC — A week after a gunman fatally shot a Metro Transit employee and injured three others during a seemingly random shooting, Washington, D.C. officials announced a new...
Police charged Trotman with first-degree murder while armed, kidnapping while armed, and assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) in the fatal shooting of a Metro Transit employee.
Metro Transit Employee, 64, Killed In Shooting At DC Train Station Three people were injured near Potomac Avenue Station when a gunman went on a random shooting spree Wednesday, according to...
Congress established the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) on June 4, 1976. MTPD police officers have jurisdiction and arrest powers for crimes that occur throughout the 1,500-square-mile (3,900 km 2 ) Transit Zone that includes Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
D.C. police are looking for a suspect they believe was involved in a deadly shooting Tuesday on the Anacostia Metro station platform. Mark Hand , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 4:31...
There have been numerous incidents on the Washington Metro over its history, including several collisions causing injuries and fatalities, and numerous derailments. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has been criticized for disregarding safety warnings and advice from experts.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Metro Transit Police Department apprehended a suspect Sunday in connection with a first-degree sexual assault at the Tenleytown Station platform, according to a post on MTPD...
Metro Transit Police Department (has jurisdiction in Metro rail and near Metro bus stops in DC, VA, and MD; 526 officers) Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police (jurisdiction actually falls within specific locations in VA [Reagan National and Dulles airports]; formerly FAA Police)