Allegheny County Housing Authority Police

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Allegheny County Housing Authority Police Department

Common name| Allegheny County Housing Police
Motto| To Protect and Serve
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Governing body| Allegheny County Housing Authority
Operational structure
Headquarters| 625 Stanwix St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Officers| 6
Civilians| 1
Agency executive|

* Michael J. Vogel, Chief of Police

Website
Department Page

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

* Allegheny County Police Department
* Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
* Allegheny County Port Authority Police Department
* Law enforcement in Pennsylvania

## References[edit]

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. ^ 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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