Toronto police say they will end their extra patrols of TTC properties starting 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.
“Additional support with police callback shifts will resume if deemed necessary,” the statement said. They also made more than 314 arrests, including an arrest and firearm seizure at Pioneer Village subway station, the arrest of one person in connection with an unprovoked attack on the Spadina streetcar, and two arrests in incidents where people were assaulted with weapons.“Toronto Police will be visible in the transit system and officers will continue to patrol the TTC and respond to emergencies and calls for service,” Chief Myron Demkiw said in a statement.
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.”
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