Winnipeg police say they have made several arrests on the city’s transit system the same day a new initiative was introduced aimed at curbing escalating violence and disorder on public transit.
The new program, dubbed the Winnipeg Transit Violent Crime Intervention Strategy, involves boosting the presence of uniformed and undercover officers at bus stops and on bus routes identified as high-risk. It was launched Sept. 17 in response to a sharp increase of violent crimes impacting the city’s transit system.
Winnipeg Transit reported a historic high of 325 violent criminal incidents in the transit system last year, which is more than three times the number recorded in 2019….