August I. 2007
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Police
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Safety,
Security
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officers go
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Forthose w ho useTriM et, theTrun-
sit Police Division wants you to know
that tlie person next to you just might
be an undercover police officer.
It s just one o f the ways the multi­
the sp in e beg in s to lose the rigid
s tiff feelin g that it had. M uscles
can b eg in to relax b ecau se they
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ch a n g e d since co in in g to y o u r b o d y b e n d an d m o v e. W h en the
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larly w ith -o u t m edicatio n .
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y o u r k in d co m p lim en t. It is tro u b le re s tin g o r if w a k in g up
i v e s y o u th e f e e l i n g th a t
tru e th at m any o f o u r p atien ts g do
rest b etter at night and w ake up y o u 'v e b e e n th r o u g h W o rld
feel ing m ore relaxed and refreshed. W a r II. i t 's a g re a t tim e to w ak e
C h iro p ra c tic w orks by tak in g the u p to th e fe e lin g o f C h iro p r a c ­
stress an d irritatio n o ff the n er­ tic ! C a ll to d a y fo r an a p p o in t­
v o u s sy stem . A s the n erv o u s sy s­ m en t. I s n 't it tim e y o u s te p p e d
tem g ets w e ll,y o u w ill n o tice that up to C h iro p r a c tic ?
I used to be so s tiff in the
m o rning I co u ld scarcely tie
m y s h o e s . W orst o f all I w as only
agency division is trying to stay one
step ahead o f those w ho use TriM et
buses and trains for purposes other
than getting from Point A to Point B.
“ Individuals thinking about com ­
mitting a crim e on a bus or train should
think twice," said Transit Police Divi­
A
sion C om m ander Donna Henderson.
"They'll never know if the person sit­
ting next to them or across the aisle is
an undercover cop.”
Henderson said when TriM et riders
have been surveyed crime is not the
issue that concerns them the most
when on T riMet property, which spans
M u ltn o m a h , W a s h in g to n an d
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life issues among riders that seem to be
problematic.
“Things such as loud, obnoxious
behavior and vulgar language are in­
timidating to riders,” Henderson said.
"They do not rise to the level o f crime,
but they are important to TriM et cus­
tom ers and important to us.”
The Transit Police Division con­
sists o f 36 sworn m em bers from six
different law enforcement agencies.
H alf o f the officers are assigned to
Portland with the remaining coming
fro m B e a v e rto n , G re s h a m , th e
M ultnom ah County S h eriff s Office,
M ilwaukie and Tigard.
Transit Police Division officers pro­
vide safety and security for the general
public and em ployees within T riM et's
575 square mile service area. This in­
cludes 92 bus mutes, 18 m ajor transit
centers, and 56 Park & Ride lots. C ur­
rently. TriM et has about 32O,(XX) daily
boardings on buses and M A X trains.
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• If you see a su sp ic io u s o b ject o r b eh av io r, tell a T riM et em p lo y e e o r call 9-1-1.
• T riM e t e m p lo y e e s c a n re q u e st p o lice o r fire response.
• M A X trains have up to fo u r e m e rg e n c y in terco m s to reach the op erato r.
• F ree 9-1-1 c alls ca n be m ade at pay p h o n es lo cated at all M A X statio n s and at tran sit cen ters.
T o assist in crim e prevention. Tran­
sit Police Division officers make useo f
surveillance-cameras on all MAX trains,
about one third o f all M A X platforms
and on most buses. Additionally, the
cam eras also help officers in the apprc-
hension and prosecution o f criminals.
Also, three police K-9 units were added
to perfonn random security searchesof
M A X trains and buses.
"These sweeps increase visibility
and boost the transit system ’s com pre­
h e n siv e secu rity p ro g ra m ,” said
Henderson, w ho has been with the
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Portland Police Bureau for 19 years.
O ther missions performed periodi­
cally by the division include checking
for fares, undercover missions aboard
buses and trains, and partnering with
other police agencies to address com ­
munity issues. The goal of the missions
is crim e prevention. TriM et ridership
has increased yearly while crim e has
decreased. In 2006, the total num ber of
reported crim es com m itted against
TriM et custom ers dropped from the
previous year, to about one incident
per I (X).(XX) boardings.
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R iders can also help maintain safety
on the buses, trains and at stops and
stations. ‘T riM et custom ers need to
be active participants in their security,”
said Henderson. "If there is something
suspicious or an incident, immediately
tellaTriM etem ployeeordial 9-1 -1. If
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