Vertical patrol is a form of patrol involving posting officers on different floors in buildings simultaneously.

This technique is known to be used by:

Chicago Housing Authority Police Department (defunct) New York City Police Department Housing Bureau

See also Shooting of Akai Gurley

External links Inside look at NYPD ‘vertical patrols’ through gun-ridden housing project NYPD Sued Over Housing Project "Vertical Patrols"

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