Transit ambassadors who check to make sure passengers purchase tickets and issue citations for fare evasion say they've been in some risky situations.
Last June, a transit ambassador fatally stabbed a 16-year-old boy during an altercation at a light rail station in what was determined to be self-defense.
"The goal with the addition of more transit ambassadors is to try to put security personnel on each and every train," said SacRT Security Chief Lisa Hinz.
The extra security comes just as the Sacramento Police Department plans on pulling a dozen officers that had been assigned to RT due to staffing shortages.
SacRT said the sheriff's department will help fill those vacant positions.
Just last week, regional transit used a new law for the first time to get a permanent restraining order against a passenger who they say was threatening staff, preventing him from coming within 50 yards of SacRT employees or facilities.
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