cirrusly
Regular Member
If you live in Northern Virginia, DC, or Maryland you're familiar with the WMATA (Washington Area Transit Authority) police force. They are the police force who patrols the metro system and Reagan National Airport. While they have some vehicles their patrols seems to be mostly on foot (riding the metro) and strolling around the airport. The vehicles they do have are usually parked outside the various metro stations.
I was driving north bound on Jefferson Davis Hwy this evening when a WMATA Police SUV pulled in front of me in the left lane. As we were crossing the intersection of Jeff Davis Hwy and East Glebe Rd the officer suddenly jammed on the breaks (yes, laid on them HARD) and swooped a hard left onto South Glebe. I had a good space cushion, laid on the horn for a second and kept on my way.
But it made me wonder, What is WMATA police doing patrolling the Arlington suburbs away from the metro stops? Do they even have jurisdiction to make a traffic stop? Was the officer just driving his take home squad on personal errands?
Admins / Grape, feel free to move this to Social Lounge if this thread is too off-topic. I put it in the Virginia forum due to the geography.
I was driving north bound on Jefferson Davis Hwy this evening when a WMATA Police SUV pulled in front of me in the left lane. As we were crossing the intersection of Jeff Davis Hwy and East Glebe Rd the officer suddenly jammed on the breaks (yes, laid on them HARD) and swooped a hard left onto South Glebe. I had a good space cushion, laid on the horn for a second and kept on my way.
But it made me wonder, What is WMATA police doing patrolling the Arlington suburbs away from the metro stops? Do they even have jurisdiction to make a traffic stop? Was the officer just driving his take home squad on personal errands?
Admins / Grape, feel free to move this to Social Lounge if this thread is too off-topic. I put it in the Virginia forum due to the geography.
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