KHOU-11’s Jason Whitely reports that METRO is dealing with the same surge in crime as the rest of the city:
It’s not just bus riders. Park & Rides passengers are targeted too.
For the last fiscal year, thefts went up 16-percent. The incease in robberies was even more alarming.
They skyrocketed by 400-percent compared to the fiscal year before.
Add it all up and crimes at bus stops, along the light rail and at Park & Rides were up 32-percent in the last year.
METRO Police Chief Tom Lambert is featured, and touts new cameras and a boost in manpower as steps the agency has taken in response to the increase in crime.
Unsurprisingly, Chief Lambert does not mention his decision to remove security personnel from the Park and Ride lots, effectively turning them into Park and Pillage lots.
