Crime on trains prompts need for cops

DALLAS (AP) - A uniformed officer will ride each Dallas-area commuter train after a series of violent incidents, including the shooting death of a person on a trail platform.

The Dallas Morning News reports that the Dallas Area Rapid Transit agency added more officers to trains and platforms in January. DART Executive Director Gary Thomas told the Garland City Council that there is a "uniformed presence on every single train we're running." He says that will continue indefinitely.

More trains and buses are getting security cameras as well.

An officer was present at a DART station in suburban Richardson on Feb. 7, when 27-year-old Cory Jones of Dallas allegedly instigated a shootout that killed a bystander. Jones fled and was later killed while exchanging fire with officers.