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District
Two - The George Washington Parkway Station was
initially set up in Glen Echo Park as a temporary measure
in the winter of 1969. District Two (as it's called) has
remained at that location for over 30 years and moved to
a new station at Turkey Run, in March 2002. The officers
of the George Washington Pkwy Station are responsible for
the public safety and law enforcement on the George Washington
Memorial Parkway (GWMP), the Clara Barton Parkway (formerly
GWMP-Maryland), and the C&O Canal.
Their
areas of responsibility include Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia;
Mount Vernon; Fort Hunt; the Washington Sailing, Columbia Island
and Belle Haven Marinas; Theodore Roosevelt Island; Iwo Jima;
Turkey Run; Fort Marcy; and the remaining areas of the C&O
Canal from the Washington, DC, line to Seneca, Maryland. In
1971, the Station took on responsibility for the newly opened
Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts. Tragically, the
Filene Center was destroyed by fire in 1982; however, it was
rebuilt and remains a showcase for major performances today. In addition,
this district provides police service to the
Arlington National Cemetery. The heavily used George Washington
Memorial Parkway provides a major thoroughfare for Washington,
DC. Officers
at the Glen Echo Station are highly experienced in accident
investigation, traffic management, and enforcement. Each
year thousands of citations are issued to maintain public safety. The
areas are also patrolled by scooter and plainclothes officers
and, just recently, photo radar was introduced.
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