MTA Wants 1,000 Additional NYPD Officers in Transit System Following Stabbings
NEW YORK - The MTA wants 1,000 additional NYPD cops to patrol the transit system following a series of stabbing incidents on the A line over the weekend.
Four homeless people were stabbed, two fatally, over a 14-hour period beginning Friday morning. Police on Sunday charged Rigoberto Lopez, 21, with murder and attempted murder in connection with the attacks.
In response to the stabbings, the NYPD has deployed 500 more cops to the subway system, but top MTA officials say they need more.
In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, MTA Chairman and CEO Pat Foye and interim New York City Transit president Sarah Feinberg said there needs to be a larger police presence in the system and "a much greater focus on mental health care services and interventions."
Read more: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/public-safety/2021/02/14/mta-wants-1-000-additional-nypd-officers-in-transit-system-following-stabbings
(Spectrum News)
