MDOT MTA Police will be conducting open tryouts for its next class of entry-level recruits on Saturday, May 20. Testing will be conducted at MTA Police headquarters at 4701 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 starting at 9:00 a.m. For more info call 410-454-1650. #MDOTNews #WeAreYourMTA
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- I'm Sergeant Aaron Meyers. I'm the training supervisor for the Maryland Transit Administration Police Force.
- My main job as a MTA police officer is to help the community in our transit facilities and make sure that our patrons get to their destinations safely.
- I find it really satisfying to be an MTA police officer because I can make a difference in the community.
- My name is Brookell Meckley and I am a recruit with the MTA Police. Working with the MTA, I think it's a great opportunity. I see the tight-knit relationship between all different departments of the MTA and I know that they'll help me along my journey in my career.
- I'm officer Melvin Harris MTA Police Canine Special Operations Unit. As a MTA police officer I'm in special operations with canine so our main job is to provide public visibility with the dog and to the terrorist activity. I introduce explosives or anything like that into the training system.
- My name is Brittany Randall and I'm an MTA police officer. My main job as an MTA police officer is to professionally enforce the law. I patrol the trains and stations and I keep an observable police presence at all times. The most satisfying part of the job for me is helping people that could possibly be lost, putting a smile on someone's face that could have been having a bad day.
- The training that you received in the Maryland Transit Administration Police Force is not for everyone, but once trained you'll be a certified police officer with the state of Maryland. It's hard work being a MTA recruit. It's gonna be mentally and physically tough, so when you walk across that stage on graduation day you're gonna know it was well worth it.
- I feel like there's a lot of room to grow in the MTA. I see that you can become a supervisor, you can do special operations, so many different avenues.
- I love being an MTA police officer and I would encourage anybody else to join.
- I feel like I'm a part of a winning team.