After 18 months of random checks of passengers’ bags and luggage, Metro’s regime of random searches hasn’t yielded much, according to a new readout of Metro Transit Police’s statistics.

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.

Representatives from WMATA on the Hill again this afternoon, speaking to the subcommittee which oversees the District about a variety of issues. But one topic of conversation — the size of the transit police force — caught our eye.

You might be able to finally use your non-Verizon cell phone in Metro tunnels. Just don’t hold your breath. Metro’s finance board voted and gave the OK on a preliminary measure to solicit proposals for lining all stations and underground tracks with a wireless system that would allow for customers to use their phones underground, regardless of carrier. The new system would also provide wireless internet and fix Metro’s broken radio system – which they’ve…