Districts
Today, the U.S. Park Police has the responsibilities of providing policing in five districts in Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas, two districts in New York City, and one district in San Francisco.
District 1: Officers at Haines Point provide policing for the downtown D.C. area. Independence Avenue, Haine's Point, Constitution, the Monument, the National Mall, the Memorials, the Ellipse, Lafayette Park and other NPS areas up Florida Avenue are covered by this station, as well as the Rock Creek Parkway.
District 2: Officers provide coverage in three states at the GWMP Station. In Virginia, Fort Hunt, Mt. Vernon and the George Washington Memorial Parkway are primary responsibilities. In the District, Humpback Bridge and Lady Bird Johnson Parks. In Maryland, the Clara Barton Parkway is also policed. Duties of these officers are similar to those of a state trooper providing round the clock coverage of major commuter roadways, performing crash investigations, and enforcement of traffic laws, DWI enforcement, and all other criminal investigations.
District 3: Officers of the Rock Creek Park station provide coverage to Georgetown, Rock Creek Park and the Fort Circle Park areas of NW and NE D.C.
District 4: Officers of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway station provide round the clock coverage of this major commuter parkway.
District 5: Officers of the Anacostia Station provide coverage to Anacostia Park, Fort Dupont, the Frederick Douglass Home and many other NPS properties in the SW and SE quadrants of Washington, D.C. This station also patrols the Suitland Parkway in Prince Georges County, Maryland, as well as National Park Service sites in southern Prince Georges County and parts of Charles County, Maryland such as Marshal Hall.
District 8: The San Francisco Field Office provides coverage for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco and Marin County including park units such as Crissy Field, Marin Headlands, and the Presidio of San Francisco.
District 9: This district is one of the two districts that make up the New York Field Office. District 9 provides patrol coverage for the Gateway National Recreation Area in Staten Island, NY, Brooklyn, NY and Queens, NY.
Liberty District: This district also falls under the New York Field Office, and provides police services and security for Liberty Island and Ellis Island, Castle Clinton National Monument, and Federal Hall. Liberty Island is exclusive federal jurisdiction.
In Virginia, USPP Officers are provided with Conservator of the Peace powers as set forth in 19.2-12 of the Code of Virginia with powers and duties provided under 19.2-18 of the Code of Virginia. In Washington, D.C. itself, USPP Officers have the same powers and duties as the D.C. Metropolitan Police. USPP Officers possess a limited arrest authority in the State of Maryland. The U.S. Park Police hold state arrest authority in New York, and state arrest authority in New Jersey . In California, arrest powers are provided under California Penal Code Section 830.8. These state arrest powers are in addition to powers held as federal officers. The U.S. Park Police primarily enforce laws including but not limited to; Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), other federal statutes such as 16 USC and 18 USC, as well as state and local law.
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