A new CTA “security surge” plan will go into effect Friday, according to an announcement, with “dozens” of additional Chicago police officers and private K-9 security guards expected to be deployed to the public transit system.
The announcement, sent Thursday afternoon, comes after several recent violent incidents on CTA property, including a woman being set on fire on a Blue Line train in the Loop, and another doused in liquid on a bus. It also comes after the Federal Transit Administration sent a letter to Chicago officials threatening to withhold federal funds if CTA leaders did not take immediate action on a safety plan.
Friday morning, NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria was working to find out of the plan satisfies the federal agencies request.
According to the announcement, the number of Chicago police officers deployed to patrol CTA’s bus and rail system will increase from an average of 77 to 120 per day. The officers, the announcement said, are part of the department’s Voluntary Special Employment Program, or VSEP.
Under the program, sworn Chicago police officers can sign up to patrol the CTA on their days off. Those officers are in addition to CPD’s current Public Transportation Section and District police officers, the announcement said.
The surge also includes increasing private K-9 staffing, from an average of 172 canine security guards per day to 188, CTA said.
“CPD officers are at the core of CTA’s multilayered security strategy and I value our partnership with Superintendent Snelling and his staff as we continue our longstanding commitment to keep our riders safe,” CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen said in the announcement. “We expect the additional police and K-9 presence on our system to further increase security visibility.”
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