Project delays are impacting transit-oriented development. Bowser wants newly named Commanders at RFK. Acting Metro Transit Police chief to get permanent job.
WMATA project delays are impacting transit-oriented development. Bowser wants newly named Commanders at RFK. Acting Metro Transit Police chief to get permanent job.
Metro Proposes Suspensions for People Arrested for Sex and Weapons Offenses on System
Metro is considering suspending access to service for people arrested for sex and weapons-related offenses on the system, according to a statement from Metro.
The Board of Directors Safety and Operations Committee approved the proposal Thursday, the statement said. A full board vote is expected during a future meeting. If passed, the proposal would ban those arrested on Metrorail/Metrobus for weapons and sex offenses for 14 days after the first arrest and 30 days after the second. Those who are arrested a third time for those offenses will be suspended for one year, Metro said. The penalties apply to arrests during a 12-month rolling period, Metro Transit Police Chief Ronald Pavlik, Jr. clarified during a board meeting Thursday.
Passenger is in stable condition, according to transit police By Dan Schere |
December 19, 2020
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The shooting happened just before 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, transit police wrote in a press release on Friday.
Police said that as the train was approaching the Medical Center station, a man approached the agent, and after a ‘verbal exchange,’ the agent fired multiple shots at the passenger. The passenger who was shot and the agent then got off the train at Medical Center, and another passenger on the train called 911.
Police said Friday that the victim was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.