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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is taking new steps to keep passengers safe on their commute.

Former D.C. Metro Transit Police Officer Andra Vance was sentenced Wednesday for beating an unarmed rider with a metal baton on Feb. 16, 2018.

After five years, the D.C. Council is finally rethinking its knee-jerk decision to decriminalize fare evasion on the Metro.

D.C.’s City Council Committee on Public Safety held a hearing Wednesday about a bill intended to help better enforce fare evasions in D.C. Metro stations.

With the school year right around the corner, Metro wants to help make sure children have everything they need.On Saturday the agency holds their first ever Back-to-School Celebration and School Supply Giveaway.

Darrell Jones, 49, of Beltsville, MD, was convicted of all counts stemming from the April 7, 2022 stabbing of Wayne Pitt, at the Anacostia Metro Station, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Michael Anzallo, of the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD).

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed changes to the law in the county to address fare evasion and other crimes that may happen on the Metro system.

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously July 12 to criminalize fare evasion and other prohibited behaviors on the Metrorail system, which opened three stations in the county last

Metro Transit Police Department officers said they will equip two dozen officers on certain teams with the cameras later this month.

Metro Transit Police will begin wearing body cameras in the coming weeks, the department announced Friday.