MD Transportation Authority Police & Balt. City PD

[DROB]

I am pretty sure the Balt. City PD has been posted before, but I hadn't seen anyone post about the MD Transportation Authority Police. I can add links if others are looking for them. My main initiative here was to get some information on the Transportation Authority police. If any of you work or have worked for them I'd be interested in your feedback, because I am considering putting in my application. Feel free to PM me about either so that you don't feel like you have air your opinion, good or bad, publicly.

Any info, recommendations, suggestions, or otherwise would be greatly appreciated.

 

[2SAM22]

I've worked with a lot of people who used to work there. They say it's a political, good ol boy network, so pretty much like any other PD in MD.
It's a good way to get your certification, then you can lateral anywhere you want.
I think they have a contract, meaning they train you, you must work there x number of years or you pay them back.

 

[mdshooterguy2820]

We call em tunnel rats and bridge pigeons

In all seriousness, I have a "friend" that works for the transpo authority. From what I have heard, it is VERY political. Worse than others and I have several friends in different LEOs.

 

[Name Taken]

MdTA (not Mass Transit Police) seems like a decent agency. Just realize there is a likely hood you'll be on BWI patrol or bridge patrol. However the bridge patrol guys seemingly back up some of the other agencies on their routine calls.

The downside is they are on MSP pay scale which is seemingly freezed forever.

They have some good units however being rather small I would guess they are very hard to get into.

Just realize that policing in Baltimore compared to MdTA is going to be WAAAYYYYY different. Different jobs and different missions.

 

[FIREHAWK]

tunnel cops aka front license plate nazis

 

[Demoneyes86]

There ok but hiring process is slow and if ur not a later or military goodluck. I got a thank you try later because of lack of spots open and the ones were filled with lats n mil. Goodluck. All in all good agency though.

 

[FFMike]

Contract term for training at MdTrasnportation is 2 years.

 

[MJD438]

Contract term for training at MdTrasnportation is 2 years.

And 3 for City of Bmore, according to a friend of mine that starts there in their next recruit class.

 

[DROB]

MdTA (not Mass Transit Police) seems like a decent agency. Just realize there is a likely hood you'll be on BWI patrol or bridge patrol. However the bridge patrol guys seemingly back up some of the other agencies on their routine calls.

The downside is they are on MSP pay scale which is seemingly freezed forever.

They have some good units however being rather small I would guess they are very hard to get into.

Just realize that policing in Baltimore compared to MdTA is going to be WAAAYYYYY different. Different jobs and different missions.

thanks, and I realize that both are same in a number of ways, but also very different in a lot of ways. I had a feeling that MdTA was more of a good ole boy network after talking to a friend of a friend (you know how that goes).

And since I am not a lateral or former military, this is why I think it's gonna be difficult for me to get in the door.

 

[Demoneyes86]

Yeah it helps if you know someone too i suppose it is just as difficult as state police.

 

[systemmaster]

MdTA a.k.a. Toll Trolls...if you like being micro managed, if you like being on camera view by supervisors 24/7, it might be for you. As stated it is a very political department. Use it to get you foot in the door and get a good understanding of traffic law. I know several officers who did two years there and then lateraled to full service police departments.

Baltimore City PD...Welcome to the jungle. Good luck.

 

[DROB]

do any of you know if either of the academy's are live in? I am hoping not, just b/c of my current living/family situation.

 

[Name Taken]

do any of you know if either of the academy's are live in? I am hoping not, just b/c of my current living/family situation.

They arent.

I believe MSP has the only live in academy in the state. Baltimore City has theirs set up to be and I believe one class a few years ago did a few weeks however I think they stopped doing it.

 

[Squaredout]

Its not a live in academy. The MDTA is a good agency If you can try to get in. its 26+ weeks

 

[r3t1awr3yd]

My friend's a tunnel rat and loves his job (he says his shift is the most fun from 11p-7a). From what he says, overtime pay is pretty awesome.

Oh, and he also says he'd rather "be a tunnel rat than some douchebag brown clown."

 

[DROB]

My friend's a tunnel rat and loves his job (he says his shift is the most fun from 11p-7a). From what he says, overtime pay is pretty awesome.

Oh, and he also says he'd rather "be a tunnel rat than some douchebag brown clown."

Good to know...

They arent.

I believe MSP has the only live in academy in the state. Baltimore City has theirs set up to be and I believe one class a few years ago did a few weeks however I think they stopped doing it.

Great, that's what I thought, but I wanted to be sure. That would sure ease a lot of burden on my wife with her work schedule.

Its not a live in academy. The MDTA is a good agency If you can try to get in. its 26+ weeks

26+ weeks before??? next recruiting class?

 

[big pimpin]

Good to know...



Great, that's what I thought, but I wanted to be sure. That would sure ease a lot of burden on my wife with her work schedule.



26+ weeks before??? next recruiting class?

26 weeks is the academy length.....then they will have an FTO phase you must pass


MdTA is a good place....I know alot of people there and they love it....tough to get hired though..

Plenty of MD agencies hiring along with Feds in DC and MPDC as well

 

[ZAKKK173]

Transportation authority isn't to hard to get in to. As long as you have a clean driving record and no criminal history . It wouldn't be to bad to do to get your foot in the door but just remember they have I believe 5 outposts and you could be sent to anyone of those including Frederick and the Harry Nice bridge on the Virginia border. So if your not prepared to either drive 2+ hours one way to work in your pov or relocate it might be a bad idea. And one more thing is ask yourself if you will like to patrol only about a few miles of road on either side of the tolls and no more. Their isn't to many opportunities to expand your career within mdta. They don't have very many units and their is only 5 posts that you can go to.

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[DROB]

Transportation authority isn't to hard to get in to. As long as you have a clean driving record and no criminal history . It wouldn't be to bad to do to get your foot in the door but just remember they have I believe 5 outposts and you could be sent to anyone of those including Frederick and the Harry Nice bridge on the Virginia border. So if your not prepared to either drive 2+ hours one way to work in your pov or relocate it might be a bad idea. And one more thing is ask yourself if you will like to patrol only about a few miles of road on either side of the tolls and no more. Their isn't to many opportunities to expand your career within mdta. They don't have very many units and their is only 5 posts that you can go to.

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yeah, I had a feeling it was like MSP in that way, as far as the location is concerned. I think either could be a stepping stone, but I'd rather not look at it that way, cause then you're heads already onto the next step. Thanks for the insight and perspective.

 

[big pimpin]

Transportation authority isn't to hard to get in to. As long as you have a clean driving record and no criminal history .Lets not make it sound like its that easy...they get hundred if not thousaands of applicants nowadays,I assure you its not that easy It wouldn't be to bad to do to get your foot in the door but just remember they have I believe 5 outposts and you could be sent to anyone of those including Frederick and the Harry Nice bridge on the Virginia border. So if your not prepared to either drive 2+ hours one way to work in your pov or relocate it might be a bad idea.very true and many start at the airport And one more thing is ask yourself if you will like to patrol only about a few miles of road on either side of the tolls and no more. Their isn't to many opportunities to expand your career within mdta. They don't have very many units and their is only 5 posts that you can go to.

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So many agencies to choose from with many covering different types of things