Co op City Department of Public Safety

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Abbreviation CCPD Size 15 sq.mi.(39 km²)		Employees 110+

Common name Co-op City Public Safety Co-op City Police Legal personality Non government: Housing co-operative Operations jurisdiction* City of New York in the state of New York, USA

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety (CCPD) is a private police force in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, whose duties are to protect the property and citizens of Co-op City, and to enforce state and city laws on Co-op City property. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety currently employs more than 100 Public Safety officers and 10 civilian employees.

History

Co-op City management created the Co-op City Department of Public Safety to protect the property and citizens of Co-op City. Co-op City is the largest housing development in the world, with approximately 60,000 residents, 35 high rise buildings, 3 shopping centers, 240 duplex townhouses, 2 school complexes, and 8 parking garages over a 15-square-mile (39 km²) area.

Units

Co-op City Department of Public Safety has the following units:

Patrol Unit - Officers patrol on foot and in patrol cars

Bicycle Unit - Officers patrol on bicycles

Emergency Services Unit - Officers patrol in rescue trucks, are fully certified EMT's, back up other officers when necessary, and are trained to handle rescue, tactical, and medical emergencies

Detective Squad - Detectives investigate and solve crimes, apprehend criminals, and locate missing persons

Gang Intelligence Unit - Officers investigate gangs and gang activity, and try to keep gangs and gang activity to a minimum

Community Affairs - Officers keep in close contact with the public, and try to keep a good rapport between the public and the department

Training Unit - Responsible for all training given to all employees

Investigations Unit - Officers investigate all internal investigations involving personnel

Community Policing - Officers increase community participation in activities and community based public safety programs

Training

Public Safety Recruits must pass a training course which includes all necessary training required by New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) for training as a Peace Officer. In addition, recruits go through training in physical control of a subject, the use and effects of pepper spray, and firearms training. In 2008, the department started giving Public Safety officers training in Segways after the department deployed 3 Segways for patrol.

Equipment

Public Safety Officers are equipped with a firearm, can of pepper spray, baton, handcuffs, flashlight, and police radio.

Power and authority

Public Safety Officers have Special Patrolmen status authorized by the city and state. With Special Patrolmen status, officers have peace officer powers while on duty. With peace officer powers, officers can make warrant less arrests, carry and use handcuffs, and use physical and deadly force. In 2008, the city of New York granted Co-op City Public Safety officers the authority to issue parking summonses to illegally parked vehicles on Co-op City property.

Vehicles

Currently, the department utilizes Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors, 9C1 police package Chevrolet Impalas, Ford E-Series and Chevrolet Express vans, scooters, Ford E-350 trucks and Ford F-550 trucks. The Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors, Chevrolet Impalas, Ford E-Series vans, and scooters are used for patrol, detective squad, gang intelligence unit, community affairs, and investigations unit, and the Ford E-350 and Ford F-550 trucks for the emergency services unit...

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Co-op City Department of Public Safety, one officer has died while on duty.

References

Co-op City Department of Public Safety Wikipedia

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