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- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit abstract "After September 11, 2001 *September 11 attacks the nation became much more concerned with Homeland Security *Homeland security. The federal government provided state, county, and local governments funding for increasing efforts in this area. Metra took advantage of this funding, and The Metra Transit Police Department *Metra Police Department Special Operations Unit was created.The entire unit is funded by numerous government grants, no local funds are used.In June, 2013, at the direction of Chief James W. Sanford, the unit changed direction, returning to the stated guidelines listed in the government grants. The Metra Special Operations Unit would begin to function similar to The New York Police Department Hercules Team. * [1]Today the "SOU" unit performs random high visibility homeland security missions (VIPR MISSIONS *[2], targeting the places and times that have the greatest amount of passengers, riding the busiest trains, and passengers coming and going from the busiest train stations. Special Operations Officers and Canine teams routinely ride Metra Trains, and meet trains at stations throughout the entire 6 county system. While performing these high visibility missions, officers deploy in large and small groups so as to be unpredictable. Undercover officers observe the general public's response to the large police presence, looking for possible evaders that may try to avoid being seen by the police.The Special Operations Unit works with other agencies, as a force multiplier, to form a joint task force providing protection of the entire Metra Transit System. * MetraRegular participating partners in Homeland Security:Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management * [3]U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service *[4]Chicago Police Department *[5]Amtrak Police Department *[6]Union Pacific Railroad Police *[7]BNSF Railroad Police *[8]NICTD Transit Police *[9]".
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- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit wikiPageRevisionID "603999377".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit agencyname "Metra Police Department Special Operations Unit".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit country "United States".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit divname "Illinois".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit divtype "State".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit footnotes "The Special Operations Unit is a division of The Metra Transit Police Department".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit formedyear "2010".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit parentagency Regional_Transportation_Authority_(Illinois).
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit police "yes".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit speciality "rail".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit subdivname "Chicago".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit subdivtype "Metropolitan area".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit sworntype "Officer".
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit subject Category:Government_agencies_established_in_1983.
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit subject Category:Metra.
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit subject Category:Transit_police_departments_of_the_United_States.
- Metra_Police_Special_Operations_Unit comment "After September 11, 2001 *September 11 attacks the nation became much more concerned with Homeland Security *Homeland security. The federal government provided state, county, and local governments funding for increasing efforts in this area.".
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