Police search for evidence at the scene of a fatal stabbing of a bus driver at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Feb. 14, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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.
