South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service
| South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service | |
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| Common name | Metro Vancouver Transit Police |
| Abbreviation | MVTP (branding) SCBCTAPS (official) |
Heraldic badge of the SCBCTAPS
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SCBCTAPS Coat of Arms
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| Motto | Safely Linking Communities |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 4, 2005 |
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| Employees | 234 |
| Annual budget | $32 million CDN |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Province of British Columbia, Canada |
| Size | 134 km of heavy and light rail track, 57 rail stations, over 195 bus routes, 3 passenger ferries. |
| Population | 2,463,700 in 2,877 km2 (Metro Vancouver) |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service Board |
| Headquarters | 300 - 287 Nelson's Court, New Westminster |
| Police Officers | 167 |
| Civilians | 67 |
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| Agency executive | Doug LePard, Chief Officer |
| Parent agency | South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority |
| Units | Patrol, Communications, Explosive Detection Dog, Bicycle Patrol, Crime Reduction Unit, Intelligence Unit, Training & Recruiting, Professional Standards |
| Division Offices | West - Richmond |
| Facilities | |
| Explosives Detection Dogs | 4 Labrador Retrievers |
| Website | |
| transitpolice.ca | |
| Footnotes | |
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* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. Note: Mark Reder is the Chair of the Transit Police Board. Unlike other similar organization, he is not elected into position. |
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Coordinates: 49°13′29.35″N 122°53′30.49″W / 49.2248194°N 122.8918028°W
The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service (SCBCTAPS) (commonly referred to as Metro Vancouver Transit Police, formerly Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service) is the police force for TransLink, the public transit system of the Metro Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada.
Formed in December 2005, the Metro Vancouver Transit Police is the only police force in Canada solely dedicated to transit, as most other cities use a combination of special constables and a transit division of their local police. Transit Police are a supplementary police agency with the jurisdictional police agency retaining primary responsibility for policing in each jurisdiction they serve.
Transit Police officers have the same authorities and powers as other police officers while on and off duty. They are sworn in as designated provincial constables, with full police powers throughout the province. They focus their efforts primarily on protecting the safety and security of passengers, employees, property, and revenue of Metro Vancouver's transit system.
Transit Police partner with local municipal police forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in enforcing laws in the Metro Vancouver region. If requested, Transit Police officers will also respond to emergencies outside of transit property as would other municipal police forces.
The name change was made pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act 2007, effective November 30, 2007. However, references to SCBCTAPS as GVTAPS will continue to have legal effect.
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