The MTA is continuing to work to keep the region’s transportation system safe and canines are playing a large role in their efforts. The MTA PD Canine Unit currently has 35 teams whose mission is to deter terrorism and prevent crime on the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Staten Island Railway, and at respective transportation terminals and facilities, according to MTA officials.
The MTA PD Canine Unit, currently under the leadership of MTA Police Department Lieutenant James Chirillo, reinvented canine training to be effective in terrorist prevention in a public transit environment after Sept. 11, 2001.
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Source: Mid Hudson