New York City Department of Sanitation Police

New York City Department of Sanitation Police
Common name	NYC Sanitation Police, DSNY Police, SanPolice, SanCop, NYSPD
Patch of the New York City Department of Sanitation Police
Shield of the New York City Department of Sanitation Police
Agency overview
Formed	1936
Preceding agency	Municipal Law Enforcement
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of New York in the state of New York, United States

Map of New York City Department of Sanitation Police's jurisdiction.
Size	468.9 square miles (1,214 km²)
Population	8,274,527
Legal jurisdiction	New York state
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Brooklyn, NY
Sanitation Peace officers	Approx. 130 (2009)
Commissioner responsible	Kathryn Garcia
Agency executive	Christopher Klingler, Director of Enforcement
Parent agency	New York City Department of Sanitation
Website
DSNY Official Site
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The New York City Department of Sanitation Police are New York State Peace Officers as per section 2.10 of the New York State Criminal Procedure Law and are the law enforcement arm of the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY).

Overview

Numbering approximately 130 officers, lieutenants, inspectors and chiefs, the DSNY Police force is made up of regular sanitation personnel who are specially chosen from a list of Department-employed applicants who have volunteered to undertake law enforcement duties. Officers maintain the civil service title of SANITATION WORKER.

Training

After undergoing sixteen weeks of intense training, graduates become New York State Peace Officers. Sanitation Peace officers carry a firearm after being issued a permits by the New York City Police department pistol license section and are also equipped with handcuffs, pepper spray, and batons.

Once officers complete the four-month training academy, they undergo 400 hours of on-the-job field training as a Sanitation Peace Officer trainee with an experienced Officer before being issued assignments.

Sanitation Peace Officers undergo yearly training to keep up with current laws and procedures and to re-qualify on all previous qualifications.

Power and authority

New York City Sanitation Officers are NYS Peace Officers as per NYS CPL, and are authorized to make arrests, issue criminal court, NYS VTL and parking summonses, use physical and deadly physical force, and enforce sanitation provisions within the NYC Administrative Code, including illegal dumping.

Operations and notable investigations

Patrolling both in uniform and in plainclothes, Sanitation Peace Officers' responsibilities range from summonsing residents for mixing recyclable and non-recyclable trash to investigating the illegal dumping of refuse, commercial and toxic waste.

In 1996, Environmental Enforcement Officers assisted the NYPD with investigating the death of a sanitation worker who was killed when he was struck in the face by deadly hydrofluoric acid that was mixed with ordinary garbage. The suspect was arrested by detectives from the New York City Police for aggravated manslaughter.

Divisions

There are a number of divisions within the Sanitation Police, with each division handling different law enforcement functions:

The Citywide Illegal Dumping Task Force headed by Inspector Desmond McNamee.
The Environmental Enforcement Unit – Assigned to the enforcement of the illegal transportation, removal, and disposal of asbestos, low-level radioactive, medical and hazardous waste.
Permit and Inspection Unit – Handles enforcement of NYC Rules and Regulations of permitted transfer stations, the detection and closure of illegal transfer stations, as well as seizing and impounding the equipment of such unlawful activity, and citywide private carter truck enforcement.

Sanitation Peace Officers are also assigned to the New York City Business Integrity Commission and the New York City Office of Emergency Management.^[1]^[2]

References

NYC Sanitation Police RMP

External links

Law enforcement in New York City

State	Court Officers Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Port Authority Police Department New York State Police New York State University Police Roosevelt Island Department of Public Safety State Bridge Authority Police Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor Police

City	Department of Correction City University of New York Public Safety Department Department of Environmental Protection Police Fire Department Fire Marshals Department of Health and Hospitals Police Department of Homeless Services Police Human Resources Administration Police Department of Citywide Administrative Services Police Department of Investigation Parks Enforcement Patrol Police Department (NYPD) Department of Probation Department of Sanitation Police School Safety Agents Sheriff's Office Taxi and Limousine Commission Enforcement

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Crime in New York City

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