The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Metro today announced the arrest of a Reseda man wanted in connection with the assault on a transit bus operator last Friday, May 10, 2013. The suspect, Anthony Gamez, 24, was taken into custody at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 on an [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Metro and photos of the suspect are above: Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, Chair of Metro’s Board of Directors today announced a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who recently boarded a Metro [continue reading]
Earlier this month, from April 8 to 10, the Transit Bureau Service of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department began a new operational concept to improve safety on the Blue Line. The concept is called TRUST (Transit Rail Urban Saturation Team) and it consists of deputies saturating parts of the Blue [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: New Metro Web Site Stresses Safety Riders Should Be Aware of their Surroundings Following Boston Bombings Heightened transit security remains in effect a day after a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killing at least three and injuring [continue reading]
In the wake of today’s explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Metro security is on a heightened state of alert while normal Metro bus and rail service continues. Metro passengers are likely to see or encounter extra patrols by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, which provides security [continue reading]
In the spirit of sharing the road, Metro launched the “Every lane is a bike lane” campaign in late March to increase motorists’ awareness of cyclists’ rights to the road. Not everyone—both motorists and cyclists—realizes that cyclists are allowed use of a full lane to safely navigate certain traffic [continue reading]
Metro held a press event this morning at the Blue Line Vernon Station to bring attention to train safety. While motor vehicle accidents have shown a steady decline over the past 23 years, pedestrian incidents remain a problem. Metro reminds all passengers to pay attention to warning signals and bells [continue reading]
At 6:16 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot on a southbound Blue Line at 5th Street and Long Beach Boulevard in downtown Long Beach, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The LASD tweeted that three to four suspects were subsequently seen running eastbound down 6th Street in Long Beach. [continue reading]
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department this morning issued a news release announcing they have arrested a suspect in the rape of an 18-year-old mentally disabled woman who was sexually assaulted on a Line 217 bus shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7. The incident took place southbound on Sepulveda Boulevard [continue reading]
Los Angeles Union Station hosted the Great California Shakeout on Thursday morning, the annual state-wide earthquake preparedness event. As per usual, the event was held to get this point across: it’s not if a big earthquake will happen in California, it’s when. The above video was taken at a [continue reading]
