In a statement, Metro said the passenger was stabbed as she exited the train. Security personnel aided the victim until paramedics arrived, the agency said.Anyone with information about the crime was asked to call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-TIPS or 800-222-8477.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
On Thursday, a man attacked a driver who refused to allow him to board an out-of-service bus in Santa Monica. On April 13, a bus driver was punched and stabbed by a man in. Earlier that day, a stabbing was reported on a Metro bus in the 2700 block of West Sunset Boulevard in the Silver Lake area. In a statement to NBCLA, the press secretary for Metro Board Chair and LA Mayor Karen Bass said the transit company has increased safety precautions.
"Metro has stepped up the presence of transit security officers on its bus system as part of its broader safety strategy and will be installing reinforced barriers to further protect operators,” the statement read. LAPD’s Deputy Chief of Transit Services, Don Graham, said that although the recent incidents are concerning, violent crime on transit has been down by 41% in the last year. He also pointed out that 30 LAPD officers sit on buses on lines that have been considered the most prone to violence.
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