UPDATED: Additional Toronto police patrols of the TTC ending today
in response to a rash of violent incidents on the transit system, including fatal attacks, stabbings and people being shoved onto tracks.to keep paying the overtime costs for the additional patrols past winter.“TPS will now return to primarily deploying on-duty officers in the transit system and incorporating those proactive patrols within regular operational work,” Toronto Police said in a news release Monday.
The force noted that while the additional patrols were in place, officers “engaged with the TTC ridership daily and supported the city and TTC by directly providing more than 220 referrals to individuals needing help in accessing social assistance supports including shelter, food, and mental health services.”
Speaking with CP24, Acting Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue said the force is still analyzing the data from the past few months to see what the impact was of having additional officers on the system. TTC CEO Rick Leary thanked the force in his own statement “for their continued support” and called their partnership “essential to addressing the complex safety and security challenges the TTC has been facing recently.”
Speaking with CP24, TTC Spokesperson Stuart Green said “TPS is very much committed to staying on the TTC and being a physical presence on public transit.” Violence on the TTC has been a growing problem over the past few months, with riders and staff reporting feeling unsafe because of the incidents.
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