The union that represents transit workers is renewing their calls to put more police officers on trains and buses in the region.
Seattle police said officers arrested a 26-year-old man in Eatonville Monday afternoon at around 3:40 p.m. in connection to the incident. Officials continued to say they believe he's the only suspect connected to the deadly stabbing. Seattle police also confirmed U.S. Marshals were involved in the arrest.
“This just tells us we have a long way to go to address the safety issues for the public,” said Ken Price, the president of the Amalgamated Transit Union 587, which represents bus drivers and train operators.has consistently asked for more police officers on the transit system to intervene in emergencies and arrests people who break the law.
The King County Sheriff’s Office operates the Sound Transit police. According to Sound Transit, there are currently 68 officers working in the department, with funding in place for 87 full-time employees.Sound Transit has increased the presence of unarmed security guards to around 500 on the system since last year, according to the agency.
"We've had drivers where machetes have been pulled. Urine has been thrown on them. Feces, you name it, whatever they can get their hands on," Christine Ivey, a Los Angeles bus operator for 30 years, told ABC News.
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