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Posts in Category: Transit Police

Police awards celebrate bravery, compassion

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 17, 2023

From left to right: Chief Ernest Morales III, Officer Daniel Hughes, Officer Juan Peralta, U.S. Marshal and former Metro Transit Police Chief Eddie Frizell. There were stories of bravery: The police officers who located and calmed an armed [...]

Behind the Badge Transit Police

Behind the Badge: Officer Scott Tinucci

Posted by Drew Kerr | July 21, 2023

Please tell us a little about your background. My parents are from Saint Paul, and I grew up in Cottage Grove. Because I come from a large Italian family, we spent a lot of time in what was then known as Little Italy. Growing up, I was [...]

Transit Police

Newest Metro Transit police officer ready to be there for those who need it

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 1, 2023

Metro Transit’s newest police officer is still getting used to patrolling the Blue Line late into the night alongside a field training officer. But it’s a job she’s been preparing for her almost her entire life. Growing up in Saint Paul, Gina [...]

Safety and Security Action Plan Transit Police

Efforts to improve public safety on transit persist in the face of many needs, fewer police

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 9, 2023

Riding the train alongside police officers can be a little uneventful. And that’s the point. When police, uniformed staff, or security personnel are around, bad behavior tends to diminish. Instead, what you start to see are warm, chance [...]

Light Rail Safety Safety and Security Action Plan Transit Police

Cameras provide real-time look into light rail vehicles

| June 15, 2022

When a passenger was assaulted on a light rail vehicle this spring, it didn’t take long for supervisors in Metro Transit’s Rail Control Center to hear about it – or see it. Alerted by the train operator, rail supervisors pulled up live video [...]

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