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Jun 29, 2022

Metro Transit Police To Wear Body Cameras By Next Year

A $900,000 Department of Justice grant is paying for the cameras.

Apr 28, 2022

Metro Police Launch Campaign To Address Violent Crime

Crime has not spiked on Metro recently, but it certainly did not drop at the same proportion that ridership did.

Jun 24, 2019

Metro Police Investigating Officer’s Use Of Taser On Unarmed Man

A video that shows a Metro police officer repeatedly using a taser on an unarmed man is sparking outrage on social media.

Aug 15, 2013

Video: Metro Warns Riders About Uptick in ‘Snatch and Grabs’

According to MTPD, there’s been a 48 percent increase in this type of crime during the past two weeks. That translates into 40 devices being stolen in 14 days.

Apr 16, 2012

Metro Assault Victim Says Transit Police Were Slow to Respond

A Metro rider who was assaulted by another passenger last month talks about how the transit agency and its police department were slow to respond to his incident, which he also recounted in Sunday’s Post.

 
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