{"id":31222,"date":"2022-04-29T01:23:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T01:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=31222"},"modified":"2022-04-29T01:23:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T01:23:04","slug":"metro-to-increase-police-presence-on-transit-greater-greater-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/29\/metro-to-increase-police-presence-on-transit-greater-greater-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro to increase police presence on transit \u2013 Greater Greater Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"primary-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/perspective\/49567031197\/in\/photolist-2iw4Zua-bES6RQ-cepeH5-28YHTLb-GL12hP-m39wHk-m37Y1D-W2ZSzE-DnaboQ-2eDCjQz-2iqGuBg-m35Gbg-m37mwv-m36WmP-m37HAA-m36B5v-m37Adj-E9Y6WC-m36rtr-m38eEo-e4j32Q-m3brSo-m3avze-2iyTpAE-Ei3iBQ-m392oi-XpNGUF-EbDCdV-m37eqt-29ZRRQq-EkrZat-EjPSeB-DLTkvv-2399Puu-2kqqi6S-G2qpGf-ZAtgDM-CTtDQh-QcNkBN-bDGRrN-23bYfAf-9HgNLJ-XiJmsc-DTf47G-24s1LRj-cepgkb-iWCWx9-U3wyRC-DT35ru-DSKhay\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ggwash.org\/images\/made\/images\/posts\/_resized\/transit_police_800_533_90.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/perspective\/49567031197\/in\/photolist-2iw4Zua-bES6RQ-cepeH5-28YHTLb-GL12hP-m39wHk-m37Y1D-W2ZSzE-DnaboQ-2eDCjQz-2iqGuBg-m35Gbg-m37mwv-m36WmP-m37HAA-m36B5v-m37Adj-E9Y6WC-m36rtr-m38eEo-e4j32Q-m3brSo-m3avze-2iyTpAE-Ei3iBQ-m392oi-XpNGUF-EbDCdV-m37eqt-29ZRRQq-EkrZat-EjPSeB-DLTkvv-2399Puu-2kqqi6S-G2qpGf-ZAtgDM-CTtDQh-QcNkBN-bDGRrN-23bYfAf-9HgNLJ-XiJmsc-DTf47G-24s1LRj-cepgkb-iWCWx9-U3wyRC-DT35ru-DSKhay\" rel=\"noopener\">Image<\/a> by Elvert Barnes licensed under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"breakfast-link\">\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/transportation\/2022\/04\/28\/metro-police-crime-buses-train\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro to bump up police patrols on buses and trains<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Metro announced it will increase the presence of uniformed and plainclothes police officers at its stations, trains, and buses to reduce crime that the agency says has remained above pre-pandemic levels in the\u00a0transit system. Other planned strategies include QR codes that riders can scan to contact a\u00a0transit police tip line, an upcoming anti-harassment public awareness campaign, and outreach\u00a0and partnerships with organizations to assist people experiencing homelessness or mental illness.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em class=\"link-source\">(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/transportation\/2022\/04\/28\/metro-police-crime-buses-train\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Duncan \/ Post<\/a>)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fggwash.org%2Fview%2F84535%2Fbreakfast-links-metro-says-it-will-increase-police-presence-on-buses-trains-and-stations&amp;text=Metro%20to%20bump%20up%20police%20patrols%20on%20buses%20and%20trains https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Ftransportation%2F2022%2F04%2F28%2Fmetro-police-crime-buses-train%2F via @ggwash\" class=\"bl-share\" title=\"Share link via Twitter\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter-square\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Have a tip for the links? <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ggwash.org\/tip\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"author-block group has-photo\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ggwash.org\/contributors\/lsjohnson\" title=\"View all posts by Latisha Johnson\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ggwash.org\/images\/made\/images\/authors\/_resized\/Latisha_Johnson_Headshot_73_73_90auto_c1.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-block-content\">\n<p>Latisha Johnson is a transportation planner and graduate student at Morgan State University. 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