Allegheny County Housing Authority Police

The Allegheny County Housing Authority Police is a law enforcement agency in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It is a housing police agency which provides patrol, investigation and crime prevention services to the Allegheny County Housing Authority.[1][2] Approximately 3,300 units and three HOPE VI developments are served by the department.[3]

Allegheny County Housing Authority Police Department
Common nameAllegheny County Housing Police
MottoTo Protect and Serve
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionAllegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Governing bodyAllegheny County Housing Authority
Operational structure
Headquarters625 Stanwix St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Officers6
Civilians1
Agency executive
Website
Department Page

Organization

The executive of the Housing Authority Police Department is the Chief of Police, currently Michael J. Vogel, and is appointed by the Allegheny County Housing Authority.[4] The department consists of three sections.[5]

  • Patrol Division - The Patrol Division provides routine patrol and emergency response services to all ACHA properties. It also maintains sub-stations at several locations.
  • Crime Prevention Unit - The Crime Prevention Unit provides crime prevention, community-engagement and youth relations services to ACHA residents. This includes D.A.R.E., safety and security education and domestic violence reduction programs.
  • Investigations Unit - The Investigations Unit provides investigation of suspected fraud by ACHA public housing and Section 8 tenants, employees and contractors. It regularly conducts investigations in conjunction with the ACHA Inspector-General.

Contract services

The department, through the Investigations Unit, provides housing fraud investigation services to the Pittsburgh City Housing Authority, Westmoreland County Housing Authority and Huntingdon County Housing Authority.[6][5]

See also

References
  1. "The Overlapping Police Departments of Allegheny County". Lauren Renaud. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  2. "FBI UCR Police Employment Data". crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  3. "ABOUT ACHA". www.achsng.com. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  4. "Officers – Western PA Chiefs". westernpachiefs.org. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  5. "ACHSNG.com Header". www.achsng.com. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  6. "Public Safety". Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 2019-03-01.


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