FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. Aug 17 2020— A man has been charged after a security guard was pushed off a platform at the Fairview Heights MetroLink station earlier this week. Police said the incident happened just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The contracted security guard was pushed off the platform by a man who was in […]
ST LOUIS MO Aug 13 2020 Security guards on Metro Transit trains and platforms now have body worn cameras. According to a press release from Metro Transit, security specialists have been equipped with the cameras since July 20. The cameras are worn each shift on the transit system for scene documentation, and to ensure transparency and […]
DENVER CO Aug 13 2020 The Denver-metro transit system voted against a resolution to replace security with social workers on Tuesday. The resolution lost in a 14-1 vote in the Regional Transportation District’s publicly elected board of directors. RTD operates throughout most counties in Denver, Aurora and Boulder. Currently, their security team works alongside contracted security […]
Denver CO August 12 2020 The Regional Transportation District would cancel its contract with Allied Universal Security, whose guards assaulted a Denver artist, under a proposed resolution that seeks to remove most armed officers from trains and transit stations. The move would be among the most drastic steps taken by a U.S. transit agency in response […]
San Diego CA July 29 2020 San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Director of Transit Enforcement Manuel Guaderrama will retire Aug. 28, after five years in the position. He previously served as the agency’s deputy director and is a 30-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department. A national search is underway for his replacement […]
Washington DC June 26 2020 In a first-of-its-kind move, the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to develop a review panel that will oversee the Metro Transit Police unit in an effort to address inequitable policies and issues of systemic racism. The decision comes in the wake of […]
Syracuse, N.Y. May 12 2020— A security guard at the Regional Transportation Center in Syracuse was shot and injured today, along with a passenger, during an overnight shooting, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick and the Onondaga County Sheriff’s office. Andrew Booker, 31, address unknown, was charged with two counts of attempted murder […]
New York City NY April 21 2020 More MTA cops and private security guards are hitting the subways amid a robbery spike that had top transit officials weighing seeking National Guard help, THE CITY has learned. “We have looked at a variety of options and will continue to have other options on the table,” said […]
Denver CO April 17 2020 Stricter rules for RTD stations will give police and security guards broader power to kick people out of the publicly owned buildings in the name of safety if a vote by transit officials holds up. On Tuesday night, the RTD Board of Directors operations committee approved system-wide changes to its […]
New Orleans LA April 13 2020 A woman was recently arrested after allegedly arriving at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans completely naked. According to local reports, she refused to leave when the airport staff told her that she could not fly with no clothes on. Mariel Vergara, a 27-year-old from Pueblo, […]