But it has to be based on observations, and within the law.” “When we see a violation taking place, we are going to immediately enforce it. “We’re going to look to enforce the code of conduct,” Morales said. The agency’s Police Chief Ernest Morales, who came to the Twin Cities from New York in February, said the effort starts with an increased presence of officers and security personnel. “I haven’t really seen any crime other than one person I witnessed the police interacting with them because they failed to buy a ticket, and it was quite a respectful interaction. Despite a significant rise in crime in recent years, Tabor said she’s never felt unsafe on the train, which she typically rides early in the morning or around midday. She takes the light rail about once every month or so to travel from her home in Minneapolis to MSP airport for business trips.Īs she awaited the Blue Line train around noon Thursday at Target Field Station, Tabor said she often sees fellow riders who appear to be homeless, but they generally keep to themselves. Lisa Tabor is a regular, if occasional user of the region’s public transit system. But reports of vandalism, drug use and assaults are up sharply. The number of people riding buses and trains continues to slowly tick upward after a steep drop at the start of the pandemic. Metro Transit officials are promising to tackle crime and other safety problems on the Twin Cities’ public transit system.
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