Fare evasion has fallen sharply on the Orange Line since December and beefed up enforcement is credited with a 45 percent increase in the number of riders who pay fares and tap their TAP cards at validators before boarding the bus, according to Metro officials. Metro conducted three fare enforcement [continue reading]
The Transit Services Bureau of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has increased the number of random baggage and package screenings conducted at various Metro Rail checkpoints. The increase is due to anti-terrorism training of additional law enforcement personnel provided by the bureau’s Special Operations Threat Interdiction Unit. “The goal is [continue reading]
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of a passenger during a fight on a Metro Red Line train in Hollywood on Friday, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department reported today. The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Gene Sim, described as a transient, who was found in Buena Park [continue reading]
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law, AB 426 (by Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal), that clarifies existing state law and allows Metro to go ahead and establish its own Transit Court. The Court is for Metro patrons cited for violating the agency’s Code of Conduct, including rules against fare evasion. [continue reading]
In the aftermath of Osama Bin Laden’s death, and as a precaution against possible terrorist threats, law enforcement officials today encouraged transit riders, “if you see something, say something.” Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, flanked local elected officials and law enforcement partners, said that while there are no specific [continue reading]
The following post originally appeared on El Pasajero, Metro’s Spanish-language blog. It has been translated and edited for posting on The Source. The post in Spanish is here. Sheriff’s deputies increased patrols and surveillance of Blue and Green line trains earlier this month due to persistent complaints from riders about [continue reading]
