WASHINGTON, DC NEWS – Metro to increase police presence

Metro has announced it will bring in more police officers to help monitor mornings and evening when schools close and during afternoon rush hour. The decision came at a board meeting on Thursday, one day after a shooting on a green line train. Metro Transit Police Chief Ron Pavlik said that a private security company will be hired to handle metro’s cash disbursements and police officers who previously had that duty will start patrolling. “We do have a safe system, so obviously as a chief, I’m going to take steps to reassure our riders and our employees,” Pavlik says.