Amtrak Police Prisoner Transport

[pennyk]

Saw this outside New York Penn Station today

 

[sicariis]

A new thruway connection to Rikers Island?

 

[tp49]

It's for all the people who try to carry contraband through the new body scanners coming to a station near you... :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: :hi: :hi:

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Keep in mind that "contraband" can apparently include cash, gift cards, and some debit cards.

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oklahoma-police-erad_us_57584060e4b0e39a28ac2083

 

[PVD]

APD vehicles of various types are always seen around NYP, most often on the South side. Also lots of MTAPD, they are very active on the LIRR level. Unlike many other agencies, you don't seem to hear much bad stuff about the APD in the field.

 

[pennyk]

One of the APD policemen told me that van is used quite often.

 

[PVD]

Because the station is open 24/7 and has huge numbers of people going through it every day, as well as connections to 2 major commuter lines plus the subway on each end, as well as lots of retail, it attracts a fair number of "miscreants" The PDs that patrol the station do a very good job, it is much less "unsavory" than it used to be. Fair number of arrests, fortunately, almost all for relatively minor charges. Almost every arrest in the station is on a NYS charge, they go off prem for booking. Same as the MTA-PD on the LIRR, and the NYPD for the subway.

 

[Thirdrail7]

It is actually for the employees involved in the Huge Amtrak drug smuggling bust and the Amtrak Top Cop Under Investegation thread.

 

[neroden]

John O'Connor was an excellent Amtrak police chief, and he's the one who kicked the TSA off Amtrak property.

Polly Hanson appears to be an average corrupt hack, unfortunately. However, the culture of Amtrak police remains the one established by O'Connor and is pretty decent as police cultures go.

(Most police organizations, sadly, are essentially degenerate criminal gangs and should be shut down with extreme prejudice. I draw this conclusion from the NYS Police Troop C evidence tampering cases, the NYPD's history, the LAPD's history, the LASD's history, the Oakland PD history, Chicago PD history, Baltimore PD history, Philadelphia PD history, and I haven't even started in on the South. I know there are respectable police departments, I've dealt with some, but they seem to be an extreme minority.)

When I was harrassed by the DEA on my last trip but two, I only went along with it because he had a uniformed Amtrak police officer with him. I let the *Amtrak* officer search my bags, and he was very well-behaved, respectful, and appropriate. DEA officer wasn't and should not have been on the train at all.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Penny, did you ask for a ride?

 

[Bob Dylan]

APD vehicles of various types are always seen around NYP, most often on the South side. Also lots of MTAPD, they are very active on the LIRR level. Unlike many other agencies, you don't seem to hear much bad stuff about the APD in the field.

Just the APD Chief who is a Crooked Hack as Neroden said!

 

[PRR 60]

APD vehicles of various types are always seen around NYP, most often on the South side. Also lots of MTAPD, they are very active on the LIRR level. Unlike many other agencies, you don't seem to hear much bad stuff about the APD in the field.

Just the APD Chief who is a Crooked Hack as Neroden said!

That's now the former Amtrak police chief. She resigned today.

 

[Bob Dylan]

APD vehicles of various types are always seen around NYP, most often on the South side. Also lots of MTAPD, they are very active on the LIRR level. Unlike many other agencies, you don't seem to hear much bad stuff about the APD in the field.

Just the APD Chief who is a Crooked Hack as Neroden said!

That's now the former Amtrak police chief. She resigned today.

That's good News, thanks Bill! Now the new CEO can pick a Competent Chief in the O'Connor mode to go along with the other Replacement Execs coming to 60 Mass!