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Police to patrol public transport

Posted by: 2UE | 14 February, 2012 - 1:52 PM
Police crackdown on bad behaviour with new move-on powers

NSW Police will take over control of security on public transport. 610 officers will be attached to the Police Transport Command. Transit officers will remain but will focus on fare evasion and other minor offences.

The Premier announced the move and the redeployment as Stuart Bocking questions if the police have the numbers.

 

 

 

Premier Barry O'Farrell says police are better equipped than Transit Officers, to keep passengers safe, on public transport. The Premier says safety is the number one concern, for many public transport users.

 

Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione with Jason Morrison on the move to reclaim public transport using police officers. Do we have enough officers to handle the transport network.

 

David Oldfield with Premier Barry O'Farrell discusses the job loses of transit officers and the extension of the role of police on public transport, from on our rail network to all modes of transport, buses, ferries and around rail stations and bus stops.


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  • I have spoken to the State Rail about supplying a mobile number so that while we are on public transport we can photograph transgressors and supply that photo and location details for their apprehension without putting yourself in danger by using a voice call, they were not interested! said it would be too hard!
    I say very easy to supply
    1: photo
    2: location
    3: bus or carriage number
    4: your detatil.

    The crims wouldn't know where and they wouldn't know when they were being reported.

    Now it's a matter of "we won't know when and we won't know when" the cops will stumble upon the crims.

    Possibly a case of "This is my job and I don't want your help!"

    State Transit is a bunch if usless introverts!

    Evil triumphs when good men say nothing! Tuesday 14 February, 2012 - 7:30 PM

  • I sincerely hope that we get some of these Police on the Northern Beaches buses !!
    I've experienced on several occasions large groups of young males sitting at the back holding a few cartons of mixed alcoholic drinks and consuming them. Not to mention the noise and obscene language !!! Not sure how and why they were let on the bus at all !!
    This is just one of the problems !
    Unsocial behaviour is very much a habit !!!

    sonja silic Tuesday 14 February, 2012 - 5:28 PM

  • Will the Police get a pay raise to match what the Transit Officers get ?

    John A Tuesday 14 February, 2012 - 4:51 PM

  • Years ago the no non-sense, high profile, highly respected, active Railway Cops and the covert Railway D's did an outstanding job. People felt very safe then! Todays retreating, disappearing Transit Officers are clearly ineffective and a big waste of public money. I do hope that the lazy, workers-comp-prone, disinterested police, are not permitted by a just as lazy management to merely sit on their bums somewhere too, out of sight, out of mind, just waiting to go home, do some overtime and then collect their substantial taxpayer-paid pay packet?? Like their predecessors. Sadly I think this will be the case!

    Mildred Tuesday 14 February, 2012 - 4:24 PM

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