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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2011

Protestors angry about shooting shut down BART stops

The group, reacting to the July 3 shooting of a 45-year-old transient, caused major delays for three hours and the closure of three stations during the Monday evening rush hour. No one was injured or arrested, and service was restored by dusk.

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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2011

Chicago Transit Authority enhancing security

Will double the number of security cameras across the rail system, while also working with police to enhance security for passengers. Chicago police will deploy teams, called Wolfpacks, as well as plainclothes officers to patrol the system.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2011

D.C. Metro transit police chief investigates use of force

Will look into an incident, filmed by a bystander and posted on YouTube, of two officers who appear to have tackled a man in a wheelchair, sending him to the hospital with a head wound.

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ArticlesMay 18, 2011

Transit agencies heighten security in wake of bin Laden killing

The New Jersey Transit Police Department maintained close communication with the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness; the FBI; and agencies at the municipal, county, state and federal levels.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2011

Houston Metro Police names new chief

Victor Rodriguez started his career with the Houston Police Department in 1985. He currently leads its North Division, overseeing a force of more than 300 sworn officers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2011

DART police to take over rail maintenance facility

Opened in 1914, the building has long been recognized as a historic treasure, but efforts to redevelop it for retail or other transit-oriented uses were unsuccessful, and the maintenance facility for the former Texas Interurban Railway has sat vacant for years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2011

L.A. commuters tackle would-be kidnapper

The man was booked on suspicion of attempted kidnapping and later taken to a hospital, where he was treated for cuts and bruises.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2011

Man hijacks Greyhound bus

The suspect, who also may have had some sort of detonating device in his bag, allowed 33 of the 35 passengers to exit the bus before demanding the bus operator to continue driving another four miles south on I-85, before the police eventually stunned the man with a Taser when the bus stopped at a gas station on U.S. 1.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2010

Md. MTA launches police program

The new one-year program offers cadets classroom and on-the-job training as well as mentoring by MTA Police officers. Cadets will also receive a paycheck and other benefits as they advance toward the possibility of becoming a full-time MTA police officer at the age of 21.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2010

70 people involved in D.C. Metro station brawl

The brawl apparently began about 11 p.m. Friday at the Gallery Place station and then continued in the L'Enfant Plaza station. It was not immediately known what prompted the fighting.

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