Metro asks customers to tap their fare card on the way out. The pilot program at the North Hollywood station is the the agency's latest effort to stem crime and prevent loitering.
Metro is slated to spend $195 million on law enforcement this fiscal year. The former head of Metro security says taxpayers are not getting their money's worth.
A Metro bus passenger was killed in Commerce last week, three months after he arrived in the U.S. It's the second fatal attack on the system in a month.