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Posts in Category: Transit Police

Super Bowl Security efforts gain national acclaim

| June 12, 2018

Efforts to safely transport thousands of Super Bowl fans were recognized last week by the American Public Transportation Association. APTA presented Metro Transit with a Gold Award for Rail Security on Sunday during an awards ceremony in Denver, [...]

Minneapolis Transit Police

Sincerity, soft touch earns officer top cop honors

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 28, 2018

Growing up, Tim Lawrence often used his stature to stand up to bullies. He went to school to become a teacher. And one of the first jobs he took was as a skycap, traveling and interacting with people from around the world. The experiences didn’t [...]

Ridership Safety Transit Police

Transit Police make arrests in recent wave of cell phone thefts

Posted by Marisa Helms | Nov. 29, 2017

Metro Transit police officers have arrested 11 suspects for committing a bold crime of stealing cell phones from riders’ hands. Four of the suspects have been charged with felony theft and are facing thousands of dollars in fines and up to five [...]

Transit Police

New class of MTPD officers reflects diversity of transit community

Posted by Marisa Helms | Oct. 27, 2017

The Metro Transit Police Department welcomed 13 new full-time officers during a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 26. The event included remarks from Chief John Harrington, General Manager Brian Lamb and Metropolitan Council Chair Alene [...]

Transit Police

Metro Transit Police use teamwork and video surveillance to arrest vandalism suspect

Posted by Kathy Graul | Aug. 28, 2017

Thanks to video surveillance footage and two alert Metro Transit Police officers, a 52-year-old man has been charged with breaking glass panels and stealing the heating element from the Blue Line’s Franklin Avenue Station. Metro Transit Police [...]

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