Puerto Rico Bureau of Highway Patrol

Transito, Policía de Puerto Rico
Negociado de Patrullas de Carreteras P.P.R.
Transito, Policía de Puerto Rico; Negociado de Patrullas de Carreteras P.P.R.
Common name	Transito P.P.R.
Agency overview
Formed	1923
Superseding agency	Transit Bureau
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Puerto Rico, USA
Size	5,324 square miles (13,790 km2)
Population	3,994,259 (2007 estimate)
Legal jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Cuartel General 101 Roosevelt Ave, West Hato Rey San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive	Jose Caldero, Superintendent;
Parent agency	Puerto Rico Police
Police Regions	List San Juan ; Carolina ; Fajardo ; Humacao ; Guayama ; Ponce ; Caguas ; Aibonito ; Utuado ; Mayagüez ; Aguadilla ; Arecibo ; Bayamon ;
Facilities
Transit Station / Expressway Stations	List San Juan ; Carolina ; Fajardo ; Humacao ; Guayama ; Ponce ; Aibonito ; Caguas ; Utuado ; Bayamon ; Vega Baja (Station B) ; Arecibo ; Aguadilla (Station C) ; Mayagüez ; Sabana Grande (Station D) ; Buchanan (PR-22) ; Arecibo (PR-22) ; Carolina (PR-66) ; Ceiba (PR-53) ; Salinas (PR-52) ; Caguas (PR-52) ;
Patrol Cars	Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor ; Dodge Charger

Transito, Policía de Puerto Rico (English: Transit, Puerto Rico Police), is a specialized unit of the Puerto Rico Police, and is responsible for implementing and monitoring oriented measures for the benefit of drivers and other users of public roads, highways and primary roads in Puerto Rico. It ensures that compliance with the law, traffic rules and regulations. The Bureau has the units of Expressway, Highway Patrol, Alcohol Unit, Radar and Photometric, Metro Rail police and an office to coordinate federal proposals to meet its mission also prepare all the statistics of fatal crashes and coordinates all public or private activity taking place on public roads in Puerto Rico.

See also