CapMetro's transit police to begin patrols next week

CapMetro's transit police to begin patrols next week

AUSTIN (KXAN) — CapMetro said its new Transit Police Department, which swore in its first class of officers last week, would begin patrols Monday, June 16. The department’s first class of officers consists of nine officers, two sergeants and one captain. CapMetro said more officers would join as they work to complete mandatory training.  CapMetro said the department’s presence would be “visible throughout the transit system—on board CapMetro ser…