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Partners share Metro Transit Police Department's Officer of the Year honors

Posted by Laura Baenen | July 2, 2019

As partners, police officers Michael Affeldt and Joseph Carchedi spend so much time together their peers refer to them jointly as “Affeldt and Carchedi.” And now they share something in addition to a name and a beat. Affeldt and Carchedi were [...]

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Gratitude motivates new Metro Transit police officers

Posted by John Komarek | June 25, 2019

Eight years to the day after a bullet tore through his left triceps in a close firefight with Taliban militants in Afghanistan, Chang Lee was sworn-in as one of the Metro Transit Police Department’s newest police officers. Seven other men and [...]

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New transit police officers speak many languages, share desire to be role models

Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 21, 2018

Growing up in Cambodia, Soonem Teng’s family fled their home several times to escape raids by the Khmer Rouge. That experience helped point Teng toward a career in law enforcement. On Thursday, he was among 16 new officers sworn in by the Metro [...]

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Rest in Peace, Rusty

Posted by John Komarek | Sep. 26, 2018

Rusty with his partner of six years, Officer Scharber. Working in the K-9 Unit at Metro Transit Police Department has its benefits. “It’s just the bond you create – you can’t find that with a regular officer,” K-9 Officer Joshua Scharber [...]

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Super Bowl Security efforts gain national acclaim

| June 12, 2018

Efforts to safely transport thousands of Super Bowl fans were recognized last week by the American Public Transportation Association. APTA presented Metro Transit with a Gold Award for Rail Security on Sunday during an awards ceremony in Denver, [...]

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