LA Mayor Orders `Surge’ in Law Enforcement Visibility on Transit System

  Responding to a recent violent attacks in metro transit system, Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board of Directors Chair Karen Bass said today she has ordered an “immediate surge” in public safety personnel on buses and trains to increase their visibility and deter crime.
  
   Bass said that motion, which will go before the Board of Directors
next week, will increase the daily deployment of public safety
personnel on Metro and direct public safety personnel to be physically present
on buses and trains
 
  It will also require that “cellular service is enabled and working in
all underground Metro rail stations, on the platforms and during transit
throughout the rail system, so that if passengers need get help immediately.’