Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — In a ceremonial formality, Mayor Karen Bass swore in former L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell as the 59th chief […]
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Bass orders more public safety personnel on buses, trains
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Responding to recent violent attacks tied to the region’s transit system, Mayor Karen Bass has ordered an “immediate surge” […]
Transit officials plan steps to quell bus violence
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — County transportation officials are calling for an increase in law enforcement patrols and visibility on buses and trains following […]
MTA considers its own public safety department
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will develop a plan for an in-house public safety department to be presented to the […]
MTA board examines ways to boost transit safety
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Two weeks after announcing the deployment of nearly 200 unarmed ambassadors aboard its trains and buses, the Los Angeles […]
New sheriff promises ‘accountability, collaboration’
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — After the formality of a weekend swearing-in ceremony, Robert Luna officially assumed his duties as the 34th sheriff of […]
Sheriff wants sole responsibility for transit policing
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Calling the current shared system of policing Los Angeles County’s transit system a failure, Sheriff Alex Villanueva threatened to […]