Transit Security Officers (TSO) - San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
WEBMTS contracts with Inter-Con Security to hire Transit Security Officers (TSO). Transit Security Officers are armed, act as a visible deterrent to crime and infractions, detect and report suspicious, unsafe or criminal acts, and work side by side with MTS’ Code Compliance Inspectors (CCI).
MTS Security - San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
WEBMTS passenger safety measures include: High staffing levels and visibility: We want passengers to be able to see our officers frequently during trips. There are more than 200 security officers that patrol all three Trolley lines and on buses.
MTS brings on new team of security officers – San Diego Union …
WEBJan 25, 2022 · The new officers will join a team of about 80 code compliance officers to provide security on the transit system, which includes 100 bus routes, three trolley lines and 62 stations across the...
San Diego MTS' First Private Security Officers Begin Patrols
WEBJan 26, 2022 · The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has begun onboarding security officers with Inter-Con Security to provide security services on trolleys, buses and on MTS properties, it was...
San Diego MTS to Increase Officers, Improve Security on Public …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System will be increasing the number of officers patrolling its trolley lines and buses in response to rider requests for a boosted security presence, it...
MTS Security now includes contractors in patrols | Mass Transit
WEBJan 26, 2022 · San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has started integrating security officers from Inter-Con into its security teams as of Jan. 1, 2022, and expects to have 190 contracted security...
Inter-Con Security Officers Begin Patrol at MTS Transit Stations | San …
WEBInter-Con’s 190 officers will join MTS’ 80 Code Compliance Inspectors to make up MTS Security. Together MTS Security officers are responsible for conducting fare inspections, acting as system ambassadors, supporting bus and rail operations and other employees in need, helping with lost and found, responding to the agency’s Ride Assured 24 ...
First Private Security Officers Begin Patrols for ... - Times of San Diego
WEBJan 25, 2022 · The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has begun onboarding security officers with Inter-Con Security to provide security services on trolleys, buses and on MTS properties, it was announced...
MTS Says Its Officers Aren’t Bound by New State Use-of-Force Law
WEBJun 25, 2020 · At a committee meeting in December, MTS Police Chief Manny Guaderrama said the agency is not governed by AB 392 because its inspectors and security guards aren’t sworn officers, meaning they don’t go through the same certification process that California requires of beat cops.
MTS looking to expand security for trolley and bus riders – San Diego ...
WEBSep 10, 2023 · The agency also pays for 200 contract security officers — some of whom are armed — provided by Inter-Con. Those officers ride the trolleys and work at assigned fixed locations.