LOS ANGELES—In response to a series of high-profile violent attacks on Metro buses and light rail, riders at Union Station will be screened for concealed weapons as a part of a pilot program testing technology aimed at reducing hidden threats, officials announced Wednesday.
During a news conference in downtown Los Angeles, Metro officials demonstrated their concealed-weapons detection system, which will scan a certain number of passengers depending on the flow of foot-traffic at the entrance to the B and D Lines. If the system flags a person, they would undergo additional screening by a law enforcement or security officer.
Metro is expected to assess the technology through December and later explore whether to expand its use across other parts of the transit system. Officials said the technology will offer an “efficient, noninvasive screening method” to detect hidden threats….