Police activity in the area of Cascade Station has disrupted MAX Red Line service between the Gateway Transit Center and Portland International Airport.
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by Blair Stenvick • Feb 8, 2021 at 10:35 am TRIMET
A recent decision from the Oregon Court of Appeals could determine whether or not police are allowed to ask TriMet passengers for proof of fare.
In a January ruling, the appeals court reversed a 2017 Washington County Circuit Court decision that allowed evidence collected during an officer’s TriMet fare check to be used in court. The Washington County case centers on Ahmed Almahmood, a man who was stopped by a Tualatin police officer on a MAX train in 2017 during a random fare check.
The Tualatin officer was part of TriMet’s Transit Police Division, a group of police officers from different agencies in the Portland area that contracts with TriMet to provide security on the transit agency’s property. Since 2018, routine fare checks haven’t been a part of the division’s primary duties, but they do still have the authority to check for proof of fare and assist TriMet’s unif