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Should LA Metro create it own police department?
That question will be put to a vote at the mega transit agency’s board meeting on Thursday, June 22, when its board will decide whether to move ahead with a plan to launch an in-house Metro Police Department.
The board’s options are to listen to the pros and cons of a transit police department, but then table the matter; vote it down; or direct Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins to craft a comprehensive implementation plan that would be brought back to the board in January, 2024.
I’m all for this, but isn’t there already Metro Police? Could someone clarify?
It has been contracted out to the LAPD/LASD. The contract is coming up, so they’re exploring options largely due to the worthlessness of the police. This is also a large part in the recent step up of enforcement as the departments were publicly embarrassed when the Metro announced they were thinking of going another route at that time