KTLA takes an exclusive look at L.A. Metro’s new security measures 

if they stop letting the homeless in the busses without paying, it will take care of most of the problem. Every time I ride the bus, there are stinky individuals who are clearly under the influence and they think they have the right to yell at anyone or threat someone

The LA Metro system is the largest homeless shelter in the city! Which is completely unacceptable! These people clearly need long term in-patient psychiatric treatment, not a free apartment!

“THEY’RE NOT SAFE”. The only truth told in this story

Those busses on Western Avenue are a hot mess. I caught one one evening at 6pm and the entire bus was drunk and blaring music screaming and yelling. I got off and went on the next bus.

How about prosecute EXISTING laws

The country needs more mental healthcare. Remove judges who allow criminals early releases or soft sentences who were convicted of violent crimes.

Took the Red Line to work this morning. Felt good to see officers at the station when I hopped on the train, but while there wasn't an issue on my ride, the tension was incredibly palpable.

Send security to blue line too. I was almost assaulted by a hobo one trip.

I used to work security on the metro, until i took an arrow to the knee.

Send the homeless to the politicians houses.

THEY SHOULD PICK ALL THE HOMELESS IN THE ENTIRE CALI AND LEAVE THEM IN THE DESERT

It’s going to get worse thanks to the 9th circuit

If they had that many law enforcement officers at the Willowbrook station I might start riding the train again, But after you leave union and 7th street stations you won't see another officer again.

I'd send in the national guard

I don't know if I get on the train at the wrong time I only see the green shirts ambassador

"only smoking dope on the train..." Im speechless.

People have to invest in self protection. The problem is on the trains. It’s the homeless home.

They really need to hire a few officers PER TRAIN.

Sure! I go on it every day, haven't seen anything yet!

, insane how these new safety barriers are needed to keep operators safe from nut jobs!😮

More staff and camera would be needed. Also a scanner at entrance of each station like at airports or at metro in China Ofcourse with minimum 2 staffs with hotline connection of the security. No excuse for “just chillin”. If someone is certainly high or makes significant trouble getting him out at the next station. -people smoking cigarettes and even cracks inside the closed metro cars!!! -security asked them kindly to stop doing it. It should be an immediate arrest right there.

They should be there in the night not day time …

I was waiting for Emmy Award winning reporter Annie to punch that plexiglass partition to see if would work. I know she was thinking about it.

The LA metro system!!!! IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!! The LA metro system always, and we’ll always have extremely violent attacks on their system!!!! We do not have the adequate law enforcement officers to respond in a timely manner, if someone is being attacked on the system!!! The average response time for law enforcement to arrive on the bus is approximately 15 minutes on a good day!!! Metro needs to provide safety messages throughout their system, on loud speakers and panic buttons throughout their system because if you are taking the subway, there is no cellular connection to dial 911!!!!! Metro it’s time to take public safety. Seriously!!! People have lost their lives. And many others have been seriously injured. Enough is enough The metro system has been a shelter for the homeless for many years. It’s time to find a long-term solution!!!

Is it Run and cover?

Yeah right! "Security Measures!" Sure pal! Anything you say! Of course! Yes indeed!

7/11 Tue 11:59 AM - Just took the metro Purple Wilshire/Western station to LA Union Station. Purple Line Wilshire /Western: 1) Nobody behind the the help window, lights out. 2) turnstile open so anyone can pass with no payment 👍🏻 3) sketchy man sprawled out on stairwell, obstructing foot traffic going down to platform with all their personal belongings. I had to climb over him with a bad ankle 4) person sleeping inside metro (1st cart) 5) filthy and smelly cart 6) zero (0) police 👮🏻‍♀️ presence How about start by having a pair of security/officers at each red & purple stations enforcing valid fare at the turnstiles. Enforcing at entrance could significantly deter riff-raff on the two lines that attract it the most because it's platforms are underground and passes through the most central/urban parts of LA. Let's see 🤔 thats about 16 stations and they're saying we can't supply about 32 police /security bodies? Is that too much to ask?😮

It' not a transit story. It's a homelessness story. It's an L.A. City Hall won't do anything about it story.

Every single bus needs armed police or security personnel on it, no exceptions.

In Vancouver (Canada) we have Transit Police, Transit Helpers, janitors, and our bus drivers sit on the other side of a safety barrier where you can't touch them. Vancouver is a fraction the size of Los Angeles and has less crime, yet our transit system is already taking measures LA's system doesn't.

have a care court expert on every station that can take action on the spot.

Metro is funny. The reason why there are more riders on the subway/rail system this year compared to last year is because all the extra heads are police and security personnel. Nice try. Jokes aside, I'm glad something is finally being done about security presence throughout the metro system.

Im not even american but been to LA a few times. Easily the WORST public transit i have ever experienced, and the solution is easy. PERMANENT random police checks, kick all the crazies and homeless OUT of metro property. Only one time the police come to check and it was just to check peoples fares down at the end of long beach line. Compared to the countless times ive seen illegal stuff happening there. Last time i went it was a little more than a month ago and used the bus more instead, still, if you take the santa monica bus at midnight its also full of homeless, one man pulled out a knife!!!! These police checks are happening because of the recent expansion opening and the stabbed drivers, wait a few weeks and police will be gone. We know they cant be in all buses, but people who ride the bus daily and of course operators know where and when things get worse. Hell, me being a tourist learned really fast when and where it was not safe to be there. Still, i find RIDICULOUS what happens in one of the most famous and richest city in the world, even mexico city doesnt feel so unsafe like LA, attacks in other cities like mex city or santo domingo do happen, but they are targeted, you can avoid being a victim. In LA (and other cities) these attacks are random, besides targeted attacks also happening. I love LA because its an amazing city, but living there must be stressful AF specially if you use public transit in a daily basis. In mexico city there are permanent police stationed in the biggest stations, why cant LA do the same? Mexico city metro system is huge compared to LA metro!!!

just have at least 2 officers on train at all times.

They only care about union station we don’t see cops or security staff in buses!

I work as a contracted security guard for metro. Along with the team I work with Metro needs to increase their Metro Security personnel at each station guarding each entry/exit point to enforce fare compliance while law enforcement and contracted security patrol the platforms and corridors. That fare compliance alone should help reduce the amount of homeless/ drug addicts from riding the trains or loitering in the stations.

Everyone these exclusive looks is exactly what it is.... LA Metro had a heads up the news is going to be around and "investigate"...

Put a officer on each car.

This is why I don’t take metro. Until I see the incident numbers go down I’m not riding.

Now take a ride on the G Line at night. Another kind of education

They need Axel Foley.

Metro needs to improve more safety and fee Metro payments. Drug still run on metro car!

perhaps just having one person per bus or train cart is much more appropriate then having two large men in one bus or other personnel gossiping on one isle

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Whenever I see law enforcement on transit I see two or three officers side by side looking at their cellphones or chatting amongst themselves . This was also in your video . Resources are so limited would it not be better if they were not so close to each other like they want to hold hands . I respect what they do horrible job glad people will do it but two together is just like one two apart but still a moment or two away would double the result . Keep trying tough job

And they wanna bring the World Cup here 😂😂😂

Do the metro security officer carry guns as well?

We can't be there to protect the public. Then why have you there at all.

Here’s the real question: the homeless have been allowed to sleep in the stations for 25 years. But when they they start getting a free pass to sleep on the actual trains nonstop all day and night? Now you can’t just “walk past”. You are forced to be in a confined close space, up close and personal. Here’s a hint- it rhymes with “Gascon”

We need the National Guard and way more police. And less progressive liberal policies.

44 officers not bad i was thinking 15 well trained officers that just patrol metro but instead of 300 safety ambassadors ill take the 44

Annie Ramos the kind of girl you court and take real good care of 😍

This is why we need police to be funded on the metro, and no I don’t mean bring back police to arrest people or discriminate we need safety.

Seattle Washington smoking drugs on metro bus and light rail is normal 😂😊

Did anyone from KTLA “journalism” team actually ride the system? Did they talk to any homeless? Did they interact with any of them? Did they talk to any of the maintenance crews that have to clean out the vomit, poo, urine, semen, trash, homeless refuse? Why aren’t they doing their job? Get dirty KTLA. Ask the hard questions. WHY do they allow non paying riders all day and night? Simply because they are “homeless”? But if you aren’t homeless then you get a $250 ticket for non payment. Two tiered justice as usual.

I stopped getting REDLINE BLUELIN YELLOLINE ORANGELINE ANYLONE

It should be made more difficult for people to jump the Metro revolving gate, thus preventing no-paying people getting to rail cars and platforms.

All the problems are caused by politics. You can replace all of the metro's managers and the service would be just as bad, but probably not worse.

Protection and safety should be left to the individual. Handing that responsibility to governments is a danger, because those same entities could end up abusing that power. Never hand over your personal freedom and responsibilities to others. No matter what

Nancy, but this is not enough . Obviously, the CEO of Metro is failing to do her job. I ride the metro everyday. I am so tired of seeing homeless doing drugs and intimidating people. Metro needs to remove the homeless.

Just one band-aid on top of another. It's not the solution

Make all Metro employees wear soft body armor and carry a CCW, when their lives are in danger, lethal force is authorized to execute the criminals....no need to depend on the police.

fluff piece

Send security to the expo line as well. I have seen several incidents happen on the expo line. I personally was grabbed & verbally attacked today by a homeless dude. I reported it to the metro transit watch app. No one got back to me. No one helped me either. Plus several stations on the expo line are FILTHY. Human waste on the platforms & in elevators. Garbage everywhere & even inside the trains themselves. This is what i have personally seen while riding the expo line frequently.

bring the homeless back

I would rather be 40 thousand dollars in debt by buying a new Toyota Camry than taking the Los Angeles metro or bus I hate this city but i love the beach and weather that’s why I’m still here

Their hands are tied ?? How come is it that their hands are never tied when they are shooting unarmed black men in the back ?? Zulu

Zombieland in LA.. might as well make a movie out of it.

All they care about is union Station or 7th and metro. All the other stations get forgotten

If you’re really concerned, then let your citizens conceal carry. This just seems as an excuse to introduce a world police

Bring back Alex Villanueva

I ride subways and buses pretty much exclusively when I travel to Europe and Asia. All give me pleasant experiences. I travel very often, including third-world countries. Nowhere else is even close to what people in LA are facing. I recently went to NYC and Chicago and tried their subways and buses too. All I have to say is even they are much better than LA. California is a joke now.

Keep voting liberal

Why isn't black lives matter helping those homeless people that we see throughout the video? Where's black lives matter? Come on? I thought their lives mattered? Black lives matter, where you at? 🙄

You got what you voted for, democrats 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The Democrats dont care about u guys lol haha but keep voting for them.

Come on now LA METRO ... Note: You've already got two way communication ... Add CCTV to each bus... then monitor the bus's from a central security location ... Today's cameras don't need to be big and bulky like old CCTV systems ... Digital technology has shrunk the camera size, and increased the recording data size ... Record, Respond, Arrest, and Repeat ... No need for officers on every bus, when a city wide CCTV system can cover it all ... Sure, some officers riding will give that instant visual effect ... But, with properly worded signage and the CCTV system, the word will get out ... For example : Warning ! This entire bus system under 24 hour surveillance ... 24 hour instant response for criminal activity ... 24 hour jail provided for criminals ... Minimum sentence 6 months / Minimum Fine $5000- for assault, robbery, etc.

You better get on it before customer start taking matters into their own hands

Yeah. LA trains are the dirtiest trains ever!!!!! Needles all over the ground. They smell disgusting, most times u can't even sit down it's sooo nasty Idk wth the Mayor is doing