San Diego CA April 3 2021-Police officers took a man into custody Tuesday night at an East Village transit station following a SWAT standoff provoked by reports he was armed with a gun, police said. Details of how the incident began and ended were not immediately clear, but all other passengers were evacuated from the […]
Philadelphia PA March 31 2021 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) officials are working out a contract with a firm to bring 60 security guards to the Market Frankford Line. The unarmed guards would be stationed between 15th Street Station and Frankford Transportation Center and would be a temporary measure to supplement the 186 SEPTA police […]
SAN DIEGO CA March 30 2021 The Metropolitan Transit System unveiled new uniforms last week for its code compliance inspectors, part of an effort to increase public trust and make its unarmed inspectors look less like police officers. The new uniforms consist of shirts that are highlighter yellow across the top half and sleeves and dark […]
ATLANTA GA March 30 2021— Three people were charged after police said a fight broke out at TSA security checkpoint at Atlanta’s airport, Tuesday. An Atlanta officer ended up having to deploy his taser in the process, police said. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers were alerted to the dispute at the checkpoint just […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. March 18 2021 The NFTA Transit Police arrested four people at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Saturday night. A spokesperson for the NFTA says the suspects were arrested after traveling from Sacramento, California on an American Airlines flight to Buffalo around 11 p.m. on Saturday. Deon Burnett, 52, Deon Burnett Jr., 18, Jacari […]
CALGARY Canada March 17 2021— Calgary Transit passengers can expect to encounter peace officers on a more frequent basis after a decision was made to expand their presence in an effort to improve safety. As of Monday, the average number of peace officers working each day has increased from 30 to 60. According to Ward […]
Albuquerque NM March 14 2021 A New Mexico man wanted in connection with five different murders across two states has been arrested in Missouri. Sean Lannon was taken into custody Wednesday morning in the city of St. Louis by of members of the U.S. Marshals’ St. Louis Metro Fugitive Task Force, according to a press […]
St Louis MO March 10 2021 Arming private security guards continues to be an issue with the board of directors of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments after the Jan. 31 shooting death of a Sullivan guard. Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler, also chairman of the Madison County, Illinois, board, read a letter from John Blackmore, pastor […]
St Louis MO March 2 2021 Madison County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler read a pastor’s letter to the East-West Gateway Council of Governments Board on Wednesday in support of armed security following the shooting death of an unarmed Metrolink guard. Prenzler said he received the letter Tuesday night from the Rev. John Blackmore, senior […]
ST LOUIS MO Feb 1 2021 MetroLink trains were not operating between the Wellston and Forest Park-DeBaliviere stations for several hours Sunday after a security officer was shot and killed at the Delmar station. Police say the shooting happened around 10 a.m. A security officer approached the suspect about a disturbance before the suspect pulled […]