Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles: Random Bag Checks by Sheriff's on Metro? Yes.Random Bag Checks by Sheriff's on Metro? Yes. (Source: LAist)

Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Random Bag Checks by Sheriff's on Metro? Yes.Random Bag Checks by Sheriff's on Metro? Yes. (Source: LAist)

Random Bag Checks by Sheriff's on Metro? Yes. - LAist

Random Bag Checks by Sheriff's on Metro? Yes.

sheriff-search.png Apparently, Los Angeles County Sheriff's have been doing random bag checks for Metro since March, according to Damien Newton at StreetsblogLA. Metro staff emphasized to him that the searches are legal, after he spoke to them when a reader witnessed it happening to commuters entering the Gold Line platform at Union Station. Notes Newton: "When Metrolink announced it was going to begin randomly searching passengers' belongings last summer, there was a firestorm of protest. After the horrific crash last September, the agency came under fire for spending money Keeping Us Safe from Terrorists instead of improving rail safety."