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BART Police Officer hospitalized after stolen car crashes into patrol vehicle
A BART Police Officer is in the hospital this morning after a suspect fleeing from Alameda County Sheriff deputies in a stolen car, ran a red light in Hayward just before midnight Sunday evening and crashed into the BART officer’s patrol vehicle. The BART Police Officer, who was not involved in chasing the
BART, Peter Pan production team up to put characters on ticket backs
It’s not fairy dust in your eyes if you see Tinker Bell flying on your BART ticket soon. Starting tomorrow, riders will find the main characters from the world famous JM Barrie play: Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinker Bell and Wendy and the Lost Boys featured on BART ticket backs. Riders who collect all four
Statement by BART General Manager Grace Crunican regarding recent petition drive
January 2, 2015 “BART supports the rights of free expression. Just yesterday, New Year’s Day, the District facilitated a vigil to honor the life of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART Station, drawing hundreds of community participants. BART has an Expressive Activities permit procedure which balances the
BART bomb dog plays key role in weapons bust in Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek Police Credit BART Dog for Playing "Significant Role" in Discovering Weapons Stash The Walnut Creek Police Department is crediting the discovery of illegal firearms and explosives to one of BART's bomb sniffing dog teams. Walnut Creek Police asked BART Police Officer Jason Ledford and his
BART officers to provide crime prevention tools as part of National Night Out
Tonight BART Police officers, including members of the well-known K9 team, will provide evening commuters with crime prevention tools at four stations for the 2010 National Night Out. The officers will talk to customers about preventing crime, answer questions and distribute child fingerprinting kits for
BPD seeks vandalism suspect who drew offensive images on BART property
The BART Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a suspect who was seen on video earlier this week writing on the floor at the Embarcadero Station. He has drawn several swastikas and written racial slurs on BART property. Upon getting the initial report of the offensive image we immediately
BART collects feedback from new riders in hopes of keeping them on transit
Now that the Bay Bridge has reopened, BART is studying ridership data and feedback from new and infrequent riders, in hopes of attracting them to take public transit on a regular basis.. BART saw record ridership during the emergency bridge closure, suggesting that many Bay Area residents can take public
BART offers event trains with limited stops for SF Giants night games
BART will be providing additional trains serving limited stops after regular BART service ends for fans departing San Francisco Giants night games. The special service begins June 25 for the Bay Bridge series against the Oakland A’s and will continue for every night game until August 2, 2021, when midnight
BART marks all-time highest ridership day in 40 years of service
BART's all-time ridership record was broken Wednesday with 568,061 exits reported, among them fans attending the San Francisco Giants World Series victory parade, Halloween revelers, and people relying on BART for their everyday trips to work, school and other activities.It was the highest ridership in BART's
Podcast: The public gets its say on critical issues facing BART PD
2017 is shaping up to be an important year for the BART Police Department. In the latest edition of our podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we take a closer look at the citizen oversight model that’s playing an important role in charting the direction of BART PD. The department is one of the few