WMATA Opens New Police Substation in Prince George’s County

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA / Metro) has opened its new Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) District III Station in Prince George’s County, MD.

MTPD’s third district, in Prince George’s County, joins the other two MTPD districts in Springfield, VA, and Northeast, Washington, DC. The new location will allow MTPD to have a quicker response time and community presence in the county and areas of Northeast and Southeast DC.

The substation, which was a former daycare center, can accommodate 100 officers and support personnel working 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The building was designed and constructed to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards.

MTPD police officers have tri-state jurisdiction, with responsibility for a wide range of law enforcement and public safety functions in transit facilities throughout the National Capital Region. MTPD has an authorized strength of nearly 500 sworn police officers with police powers throughout the 1,800-square-mile Transit Zone that includes the District of Columbia and parts of Virginia and Maryland.

The officers working out of the station have an expansive patrol service area that includes several Metrorail lines and bus routes, three rail yards, and three bus garages. District III serves the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines from New Carrollton and Downtown Largo to Federal Center SW and the Green Line from Branch Ave to Waterfront.