The Co-op CityDepartment of Public Safety is a private law enforcement agency that protects the residents, visitors, and property of the Riverbay Corporation which is the corporate entity of Co-op City community. Co-op City sits on which is located on the northeast section in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety currently employs more than 100 Public Safety officers and 10 civilian employees. The New York City Police Department's 45th Precinct patrol Co-op City and which is the primary Policing and investigation agency within the New York City as per the NYC Charter, which includes Co-op City. Co-op City Department of Public Safety is governed by the RiverBay Corporation.
History
Co-op City management created the Co-op City Department of Public Safety to protect the property and citizens of Co-op City. Co-op City is the largest single residential development in the United States, with approximately 50,000 residents, 35 high rise buildings, 240 duplex townhouses, and 8 parking garages.
Units
Co-op City Department of Public Safety has the following units:
Patrol Unit
Bicycle Unit
Emergency Response Unit
Gang Intelligence Unit
Community Affairs
Training Unit
Investigations Unit
Community Policing
Training
Co-op City Public Safety Officers must complete all training required by New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services as a Peace Officer, In addition Officers go through training in physical control of a subject, the use and effects of pepper spray, and firearms training. In 2008, the department started giving Public Safety officers training in Segways after the department deployed 3 Segways for patrol.
Equipment
Co-op City Public Safety Officers are armed on duty only after receiving a handgun permit by the New York City Police Department as a Special Patrolman as described in NYS Criminal Procedure Law 2.10 sub 27 and also use pepper spray, batons, handcuffs, flashlights, and walkie talkie radios.
Power and authority
Co-op City Public Safety Officers are Special Patrolmen, with Special Patrolmen status officers have peace officer powers while on duty only. Co-op City officers can make an arrest without warrant, carry and use handcuffs. In 2008, the city of New York granted Co-op City Public Safety officers the authority to issue parking summonses to illegally parked vehicles on Co-op City property.
