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Department</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Common name</th><td class="infobox-data">Amtrak Police</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">APD</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Jurisdictional structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#fedlea" title="Law enforcement agency">Federal agency</a><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(Operations jurisdiction)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operations jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legal jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data">Amtrak Rail System</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General nature</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#fedlea" title="Law enforcement agency">Federal law enforcement</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#civpol" title="Law enforcement agency">Civilian police</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Specialist jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Railways, tramways, and/or rail transit systems.</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Operational structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Police Officers</th><td class="infobox-data">431</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executives</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Dotson" title="Sam Dotson">D. Samuel Dotson</a>, Chief of Police</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://police.amtrak.com">police<wbr />.amtrak<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4748901#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Amtrak Police Department</b> (<b>APD</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States" title="Federal law enforcement in the United States">federal</a> <a href="/wiki/Railroad_police" title="Railroad police">railroad police</a> department of <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> (also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation), the government-owned passenger train system in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Washington_Union_Station" title="Washington Union Station">Union Station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, and as of 2019 has a force of 452 sworn police officers,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> most of whom are stationed within the <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a>, Amtrak's busiest route.<sup id="cite_ref-prisonpolicy2006_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prisonpolicy2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The APD has primary jurisdiction over <a href="/wiki/List_of_Amtrak_stations" title="List of Amtrak stations">Amtrak stations</a> nationwide, trains, <a href="/wiki/Right-of-way_(transportation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-of-way (transportation)">rights-of-way</a>, maintenance facilities, and crimes committed against Amtrak, its employees, or its passengers. The APD is one of six American <a href="/wiki/Railroad_classes" title="Railroad classes">Class I railroad</a> law enforcement agencies, alongside those of <a href="/wiki/BNSF_Police_Department" title="BNSF Police Department">BNSF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City" title="Canadian Pacific Kansas City">CPKC</a>, <a href="/wiki/CSX_Transportation" title="CSX Transportation">CSX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway" title="Norfolk Southern Railway">Norfolk Southern</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Police_Department" title="Union Pacific Police Department">Union Pacific</a>. </p><p>Since 1979, most Amtrak police officers have been trained at the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Law_Enforcement_Training_Centers" title="Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers">Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers</a> (FLETC)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although some recruits may be certified through a local police academy. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Authority">Authority</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amtrak_Police_Department&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Authority"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Amtrak_Police_SUV_Dog_Unit_Washington-400.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Amtrak_Police_SUV_Dog_Unit_Washington-400.JPG/170px-Amtrak_Police_SUV_Dog_Unit_Washington-400.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Amtrak_Police_SUV_Dog_Unit_Washington-400.JPG/255px-Amtrak_Police_SUV_Dog_Unit_Washington-400.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Amtrak_Police_SUV_Dog_Unit_Washington-400.JPG/340px-Amtrak_Police_SUV_Dog_Unit_Washington-400.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3280" data-file-height="2460" /></a><figcaption>Amtrak Police SUVs outside <a href="/wiki/Washington_Union_Station" title="Washington Union Station">Washington Union Station</a> in July 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>Created by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a>, Amtrak's enabling legislation under the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, now codified starting at 49 U.S.C. 24101, established the authority for Amtrak to have its own police force. </p><p>The statutory authority was unique at the time and included interstate police powers. The Amtrak rail police law, now found at 49 U.S.C. 24305 (e), states as follows: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>(e) Rail Police. —Amtrak may employ rail police to provide security for rail passengers and property of Amtrak. Rail police employed by Amtrak who have complied with a state law establishing requirements applicable to rail police or individuals employed in a similar position may be employed without regard to the law of another state containing those requirements.</p></blockquote> <p>In sum, Amtrak police officers have the same police authority as a local or state law enforcement officer, within their jurisdiction. They investigate various types of crime that occur within and around stations, trains and rights of way. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Counter-terrorism">Counter-terrorism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amtrak_Police_Department&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Counter-terrorism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_York_National_Guard_provides_security_on_Anniversary_of_Bin_Laden_Death_DVIDS570827.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/New_York_National_Guard_provides_security_on_Anniversary_of_Bin_Laden_Death_DVIDS570827.jpg/220px-New_York_National_Guard_provides_security_on_Anniversary_of_Bin_Laden_Death_DVIDS570827.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/New_York_National_Guard_provides_security_on_Anniversary_of_Bin_Laden_Death_DVIDS570827.jpg/330px-New_York_National_Guard_provides_security_on_Anniversary_of_Bin_Laden_Death_DVIDS570827.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/New_York_National_Guard_provides_security_on_Anniversary_of_Bin_Laden_Death_DVIDS570827.jpg/440px-New_York_National_Guard_provides_security_on_Anniversary_of_Bin_Laden_Death_DVIDS570827.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3447" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/New_York_Army_National_Guard" title="New York Army National Guard">New York National Guard</a> members and an Amtrak police officer at <a href="/wiki/New_York_Penn_Station" title="New York Penn Station">New York Penn Station</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>Since the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>, APD has become more terrorism-focused. Such mission shift became even more prevalent after the <a href="/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings" title="2004 Madrid train bombings">Madrid train bombings</a> in 2004. It maintains a robust <a href="/wiki/Police_dog" title="Police dog">K-9</a> division composed of patrol and bomb dogs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Police_cover">Police cover</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amtrak_Police_Department&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Police cover"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>APD officers work in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement to perform their duties in accordance with the agency's mission to protect America's railroads. In theory, officers have jurisdiction in all the 46 states where Amtrak operates but generally are stationed in busier locations.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_Divisions">Operational Divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amtrak_Police_Department&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operational Divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AMTRAK_Police_Department_(6056189710).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056189710%29.jpg/220px-AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056189710%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056189710%29.jpg/330px-AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056189710%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056189710%29.jpg/440px-AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056189710%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3675" data-file-height="2652" /></a><figcaption>Amtrak Police Department K9 unit</figcaption></figure> <p>Each of the Divisional Commands provides various police services for the geographical area they cover. The different divisions within the department can be categorized as the following: </p> <ul><li><b>Patrol Division</b> – Patrol Officers fulfill traditional policing functions. They act as a deterrent to crime in the stations, on trains, in and around Amtrak facilities, and out on the rights-of-way by enforcing laws, providing support at stations, and boarding trains.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Criminal Investigations Division</b> - The Criminal Investigations Unit is responsible for most follow-up investigations and the coordination of any criminal investigative efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This Division includes both investigators and detectives.</li> <li><b>Office of Intelligence and Analysis</b> - The Office of Intelligence and Analysis serves as a support element for the various patrol divisions. Through analysis and dissemination of intelligence information, it seeks to increase the safety and security of the passengers and personnel by increasing the department's insight into ongoing threats and potential terrorist acts.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Administration -</b> The higher-ranking officers who are responsible for reporting the daily operations to the Amtrak Corporation itself, as well as the responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day functions of the department.</li> <li><b>Support Operations Divisions</b> - Includes the Training Unit, Quartermaster Unit, Police Technology Unit, and Police Report Requests Unit.</li> <li><b>K9 Unit</b> - The Amtrak Police Department K-9 teams provide a deterrent to potential threats from explosives.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> K9 teams are deployed at stations and occasionally on trains throughout the system as well as right-of-way patrols.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>National Communications Center</b> - Amtrak's National Communications Center (NCC) is the coordination center for the Amtrak Police Department. NCC Communications Officers answer calls and respond to text messages from the APD11 "txt-a-tip" system. The NCC also dispatches officers as needed to respond to incidents and events throughout the country.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rank_structure_and_insignia">Rank structure and insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amtrak_Police_Department&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rank structure and insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monday_afternoon,_18_January_2021_Walk_from_WMATA_NoMa_Station_to_Senate_Park_-_Washington_DC_IMG_1921_(50850753753).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Monday_afternoon%2C_18_January_2021_Walk_from_WMATA_NoMa_Station_to_Senate_Park_-_Washington_DC_IMG_1921_%2850850753753%29.jpg/220px-Monday_afternoon%2C_18_January_2021_Walk_from_WMATA_NoMa_Station_to_Senate_Park_-_Washington_DC_IMG_1921_%2850850753753%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Monday_afternoon%2C_18_January_2021_Walk_from_WMATA_NoMa_Station_to_Senate_Park_-_Washington_DC_IMG_1921_%2850850753753%29.jpg/330px-Monday_afternoon%2C_18_January_2021_Walk_from_WMATA_NoMa_Station_to_Senate_Park_-_Washington_DC_IMG_1921_%2850850753753%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Monday_afternoon%2C_18_January_2021_Walk_from_WMATA_NoMa_Station_to_Senate_Park_-_Washington_DC_IMG_1921_%2850850753753%29.jpg/440px-Monday_afternoon%2C_18_January_2021_Walk_from_WMATA_NoMa_Station_to_Senate_Park_-_Washington_DC_IMG_1921_%2850850753753%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>An Amtrak police officer on patrol</figcaption></figure> <p>Below is the rank structure for the Amtrak PD. Ranks are listed from junior (bottom) to senior (top). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Insignia </th></tr> <tr> <td>Chief of Police </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_Gold_Stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/4_Gold_Stars.svg/108px-4_Gold_Stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="108" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/4_Gold_Stars.svg/162px-4_Gold_Stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/4_Gold_Stars.svg/216px-4_Gold_Stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="392" data-file-height="88" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Chief of Police </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:3_Gold_Stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/3_Gold_Stars.svg/81px-3_Gold_Stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="81" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/3_Gold_Stars.svg/122px-3_Gold_Stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/3_Gold_Stars.svg/162px-3_Gold_Stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="292" data-file-height="88" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Deputy Chief </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2_Gold_Stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2_Gold_Stars.svg/54px-2_Gold_Stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2_Gold_Stars.svg/81px-2_Gold_Stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2_Gold_Stars.svg/108px-2_Gold_Stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="808" data-file-height="369" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Inspector </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_Gold_Star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1_Gold_Star.svg/27px-1_Gold_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1_Gold_Star.svg/41px-1_Gold_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1_Gold_Star.svg/54px-1_Gold_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="816" data-file-height="776" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Captain </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Captain_insignia_gold.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Captain_insignia_gold.svg/25px-Captain_insignia_gold.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Captain_insignia_gold.svg/38px-Captain_insignia_gold.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Captain_insignia_gold.svg/50px-Captain_insignia_gold.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lieutenant </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O1_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/10px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/15px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/20px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sergeant </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NYPD_Sergeant_Stripes.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/NYPD_Sergeant_Stripes.svg/35px-NYPD_Sergeant_Stripes.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/NYPD_Sergeant_Stripes.svg/53px-NYPD_Sergeant_Stripes.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/NYPD_Sergeant_Stripes.svg/70px-NYPD_Sergeant_Stripes.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="386" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Detective (Gold Badge/insignias) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Special Agent (Gold Badge/insignias) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Criminal Investigator </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Police Officer </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amtrak_Police_Department&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AMTRAK_Police_Department_(6056185364).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056185364%29.jpg/220px-AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056185364%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056185364%29.jpg/330px-AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056185364%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056185364%29.jpg/440px-AMTRAK_Police_Department_%286056185364%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3837" data-file-height="2301" /></a><figcaption>Amtrak Police Department prisoner transport vehicle</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2016, the Amtrak Office of Inspector General launched an investigation into the then-Amtrak Police Chief Polly Hanson, regarding a conflict of interest involving her boyfriend who had been awarded a counterterrorism contract she helped oversee, and in whose award Hanson reportedly had influence. In statements, Hanson claimed no knowledge of the boyfriend, but an investigation revealed that they had been cohabiting in a condominium that they jointly owned. In September 2016, after the presidency of Amtrak had passed from <a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Boardman" title="Joseph H. Boardman">Joseph Boardman</a> (who had appointed Hanson in 2012) to <a href="/wiki/Charles_Moorman" title="Charles Moorman">Wick Moorman</a>, Chief Hanson resigned.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On February 8, 2017, Amtrak Police Officer LaRoyce Tankson shot and killed an unarmed man, Chad Robertson, who had been spotted smoking marijuana outside <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Union_Station" title="Chicago Union Station">Chicago Union Station</a> and was running from police.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bullet was fired from a distance between 75 and 100 feet and struck Robertson in the shoulder from behind.<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_Sun_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago_Sun-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tankson's attorney, Will Fahy, claimed Tankson saw Robertson turn and reach for what Tankson thought was a firearm and thus believed he was about to be shot.<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_Sun_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago_Sun-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, four eyewitnesses stated they did not see Robertson gesture having a gun.<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_Sun_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago_Sun-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tankson was charged with first degree murder and released from custody after posting ten percent of the $250,000 bail.<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_Sun_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago_Sun-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 8, 2017, Amtrak's Fraternal Order of Police lodge claimed having collected more than $4,000 to help Tankson, contending that he fired in self-defense.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 28, 2020, Officer 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