LA Metro is adding dozens of new transit security officers. This comes in addition to the deployment of 200 unarmed Metro Ambassadors aboard its trains and buses.
PREV. COVERAGE: Staff writer for the LA Times, Rachel Uranga, joined FOX 11 to talk about the issues occurring on the Metro, one of them being overdoses.Two weeks after announcing the deployment of nearly 200 unarmed Metro Ambassadors aboard its trains and buses, theannounced Monday it has approved the hiring of 48 new transit security officers to bolster public safety.
"The Metro system is certainly not immune from the broader societal challenges we see throughout our county, but we are steadfast in our commitment to taking all steps necessary to promote a safe and pleasant transit experience for every one of our riders," Ara Najarian, chair of the Metro Board of Directors, said in a statement.
"It is important that we're finally going to have a team of transit security officers who are dedicated to our buses and are actually riding them alongside our passengers," County Supervisor Janice Hahn, second vice chair of the Metro board, said in a statement. "Most of Metro's consistent transit riders take the bus and they deserve a safe and comfortable ride."
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