Allegheny County Housing Authority Police

Law enforcement agency
  • Michael J. Vogel, Chief of Police
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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]

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. 28 June 2016. 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. ^ a b "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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