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Related: About this forumThis morning on the X2 "Plain clothes officers working bus enforcement detail stopped the suspect for fare evading ..."
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This morning on the X2 Plain clothes officers working bus enforcement detail stopped the suspect for fare evading onto the bus AND
By Prince Of Petworth
Published December 11, 2024 at 2:30PM

via Metro Transit Police
Metro Transit Police reported just before noon today:
MTPD arrests suspect armed with loaded shotgun aboard an X2 route bus.
Plain clothes officers working bus enforcement detail stopped the suspect for fare evading onto the bus. After the suspect refused to comply, officers arrested him, & located the weapon under his coat.
WMATA GM Randy Clarke writes:
Appreciate the great work by @wmata transit police team on keeping our customers & staff safe. An example of fare enforcement in action and why we will keep focused on point of entry policing so we ensure people can ride safely on our great transit system.
This morning on the X2 Plain clothes officers working bus enforcement detail stopped the suspect for fare evading onto the bus AND
By Prince Of Petworth
Published December 11, 2024 at 2:30PM

via Metro Transit Police
Metro Transit Police reported just before noon today:
MTPD arrests suspect armed with loaded shotgun aboard an X2 route bus.
Plain clothes officers working bus enforcement detail stopped the suspect for fare evading onto the bus. After the suspect refused to comply, officers arrested him, & located the weapon under his coat.
WMATA GM Randy Clarke writes:
Appreciate the great work by @wmata transit police team on keeping our customers & staff safe. An example of fare enforcement in action and why we will keep focused on point of entry policing so we ensure people can ride safely on our great transit system.
					
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						This morning on the X2 "Plain clothes officers working bus enforcement detail stopped the suspect for fare evading ..." (Original Post)
						mahatmakanejeeves
						Dec 2024
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        Yeah, I read a quote somewhere a couple of weeks ago, on Joe.My.God. maybe, that said
        mahatmakanejeeves
        Dec 2024
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        Great bus, down H St.  Did not know it was still running with the new Street Car.
        bottomofthehill
        Dec 2024
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Walleye
(43,049 posts)1. As we used to say, never break the law when you're breaking the law
        mahatmakanejeeves
(67,323 posts)2. Yeah, I read a quote somewhere a couple of weeks ago, on Joe.My.God. maybe, that said
        "Never commit a misdemeanor when you're committing a felony."
I've ridden the X2 a few times. It is a slice of DC. Several slices. It does not hit the big tourist spots.
https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/upload/X2_231217.pdf
And good but really rainy afternoon here, in DC. 
Walleye
(43,049 posts)3. Pouring and warm here in Delaware all day
        bottomofthehill
(9,291 posts)4. Great bus, down H St.  Did not know it was still running with the new Street Car.
        Its a fancy ride now, much more exciting in the 80's with the Top of the Hill and Frenchie's Diner, Murrys Steaks and the Children's Museum.