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From: Karen Bass Klown Show <dumb-politicians@democrats.org>
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Subject: Los Angeles Officers didn't notice dead body at Metro station for
 almost 6 hours: report
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Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 21:27:01 -0700
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Much has been made of the highly publicized series of recent violent 
attacks on public transit in Los Angeles, with many calling for an 
increased law enforcement presence on buses and trains and in Metro 
stations.

While Metro officials have authorized a surge of law enforcement, the 
Los Angeles Times reports that the issue may not be only the number of 
officers, but also how “lax” their patrols are.

In February, a dead man remained “slumped over on a bench at Metro’s San 
Pedro Street station” for nearly six hours, despite the presence of five 
Los Angeles Police Department officers who patrolled that platform, the 
Times reports.

Gina Osborn, the former security chief for Metro, told the Times the 
body wasn’t noticed until a transit ambassador performed a welfare check.

“[The officers] weren’t even paying attention,” she told the Times. 
“They weren’t engaged enough to see that there was a human hunched over.”

Osborn was fired in March after reporting what she described as failures 
by contracted law enforcement agencies like the Los Angeles County 
Sheriff’s Department to properly patrol Metro stations. A Metro 
spokesperson said Osborn’s “allegations are categorically false.”

“By the time she was ousted, Osborn had become convinced the LAPD, the 
sheriff and Long Beach police were failing at their jobs, not being 
proactive enough to keep the buses and trains safe,” the Times reported. 
“And when Osborn championed creating an internal police department, she 
felt stymied by Metro Chief Executive Stephanie Wiggins.”

While Osborn believes the officers should be doing more, Donald Graham, 
deputy chief of the LAPD’s Transit Services Bureau, told the Times that 
an internal investigation revealed the officers “had been doing their 
job that day,” as they were present to “check that train riders were 
carrying their Tap cards to pay fares.”

“There’s always room for improvement,” Graham told the Times. “We will 
always continue to look and relook at what we’re doing and question 
whether or not what we’re doing is the best way to do things.”

Sheriff’s Department and LBPD representatives also issued statements 
saying they are working to ensure the public transit system remains safe 
in accordance with their contracts with Metro.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/officers-didnt-notice-dead-body-at-metro-station-for-almost-6-hours-report/