For masturbating on a train and a bus.

The change in policy came a day after the public first learned about a rape that took place aboard a Red Line train last month.

Expect to see more officers around the system.

The incident occurred in November.

If convicted, 19-year-old Elijah Smith could face a prison term of 1.5 times the maximum because of the victim’s age, police said.

In May, two Metro Transit Police officers were caught on video forcefully restraining and arresting a man outside the U Street Metro station. That wasn’t enough evidence for federal investigators, however.

WMATA announced this afternoon that Metro Transit Police arrested three individuals – two current Metro employees, and one former employee (UPDATE: and one more!) – on theft charges.

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.

Finally, visual evidence that not every physical altercation on the Metro goes unhandled by the Metro Transit Police!