BART Police Department

BART Offering Free Rides For Off-Duty Cops, Prosecutors

Police officers and prosecutors who work in the four counties served by Bay Area Rapid Transit are eligible for smartcards that allow them to ride for free when they are off duty, BART officials announced Wednesday.

2012/07/19

Oscar Grant Shooting Set To Become Feature Film

Hollywood filmmakers plan to bring the shooting death of Bay Area Rapid Transit passenger Oscar Grant on the Fruitvale Station platform to the big screen. Some well-known actors have apparently signed on for the film.

2012/04/18

BART Police Investigate Assault At Colma Station

Police are searching for three suspects who attacked a man Wednesday inside Colma BART Station, said a spokeswoman for Bay Area Rapid Transit.

2012/04/05

South Bay Police To Be Trained In Defusing Situations With The Mentally Ill

Police in Santa Clara County will soon receive training in how to recognize mental illness and learn strategies for handling people in crisis that do not involve using force.

2011/12/02

Protestors pretend to talk on their cell phone as they taunt a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer at the Civic Center station on August 15, 2011 in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

FCC Investigates BART Cell Service Shutdown

The Federal Communications Commission is opening an investigation into the Bay Area Rapid Transit’s shutdown of cell service in order to disrupt a planned protest.

KCBS–2011/08/16

Johannes Mehserle during a court appearance. (AP photo)

Mehserle Spending Time With Family, Lawyer Says

Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle is spending time with his family this week after his release from jail for killing BART passenger Oscar Grant III, his attorney said Wednesday.

CBS San Francisco–2011/06/15

Mehserle, left, appears at the East Fork Justice Court on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, in Minden, Nevada. (AP)

Ex-BART Officer Johannes Mehserle Released From Jail

A former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer convicted of the fatal shooting of an unarmed man has been released from jail after serving one year of a two-year sentence.

KPIX 5–2011/06/13

Officer of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department walks along a BART train, San Francisco (AP)

BART Balances Heightened Security Amid Crippling Budget Cuts

Osama Bin Laden’s death has mass transit agencies across the US preparing for retaliatory attacks, but they’re also preparing for major cuts in federal funding.

KCBS–2011/05/04