Port Authority Police facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department |
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| Common name | Port Authority Police Department |
| Abbreviation | PAPD |
| Motto | Pride - Service - Distinction |
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| Formed | 1928 |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
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| Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
City of New York in the State of New York , USA |
| Legal jurisdiction | New York and New Jersey |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Headquarters | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Police Officers | 1,660 |
| Superintendent responsible | Samuel J. Plumeri Jr. |
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Auto Marine Terminal
Brooklyn Port Authority Marine Terminal (a combined terminal of Brooklyn Piers and Red Hook Container Terminal) Howland Hook Marine Terminal Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal John F. Kennedy International Airport LaGuardia Airport Newark Liberty International Airport Stewart International Airport Teterboro Airport Downtown Manhattan Heliport Lincoln Tunnel Holland Tunnel George Washington Bridge Goethals Bridge Outerbridge Crossing Bayonne Bridge Port Authority Bus Terminal George Washington Bridge Bus Station Port Authority Trans-Hudson AirTrain Newark AirTrain JFK The Teleport Bathgate Industrial Park Essex County Resource Recovery Facility The Legal Center The South Waterfront Freedom Tower World Trade Center site Port Authority Technical Center |
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, or Port Authority Police Department (PAPD), is a police department in New York and New Jersey. It protects all the property owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and it enforces state and city laws. The PAPD is one of the largest police departments in the United States, with 1,660 members. The PAPD is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a two-state agency that runs the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports along the New York - New Jersey border.
Terrorist attacks
On February 26, 1993 the Port Authority's World Trade Center was the target of a terrorist attack, and of the more successful September 11 attacks in 2001.
The area had over 50,000 employees and 70,000 visitors per day; the work of emergency personnel including the Port Authority Police, the New York City Police Department, the New York City Fire Department, New York City EMS, New York State Court Officers, Federal Agents and many others helped to lower the deaths from the attack. The Port Authority Police had the biggest loss of police personnel at a single time in American history: 37 police officers along with one police dog were killed on September 11th.
Other pages
- New York City Police Department
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police
- Color of the day (police)
Images for kids
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A PAPD S-76 in March 2010
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Badge 1012 was worn by Police Officer George Howard who died in the collapse of the WTC on 9/11.
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PAPD Emergency Services Unit patch
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