Metro Transit Police

The sight of a heavily armed officer in a downtown D.C. Metrorail station raised concerns among some riders. 

A Metro fare evasion charge has been dropped against a Howard University student. The student was arrested by Metro Transit Police for allegedly not paying his Metro fare at the Silver Spring station on June 10.

Some people who saw the incident take place at the Silver Spring Metro say Transit Police used excessive force. Darcy Spencer reports.

A college student was slammed to the ground and faces criminal charges after he was accused of Metro fare evasion in Silver Spring, Maryland, his family and attorney say. DeSean Smith, a 21-year-old Howard University student, is taking on Metro after an incident earlier this month at the Silver Spring station.  Activists joined his family in protest on Sunday,...

News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss spoke one-on-one with the chief about how Metro Transit Police have prepared in case a similar incident happens in D.C.

Metro Transit Police will be more visible in stations, and they’ll launch a new anti-harassment campaign. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

News4’s Derrick Ward reports on DC’s annual “shop with a cop” effort to help kids in need with their holiday gift list.

A 27-year-old man charged with killing a transgender woman in Suitland, Maryland, was arrested over the weekend when he ran onto the Metro tracks at Pentagon City, police say. Taya Ashton, 20, was found shot to death at an apartment in the 2300 block of Brooks Drive in Suitland on Saturday night, Prince George’s County police said. A day after…

Metro is considering a rule to suspend riders who engage in certain crimes on its trains, but some organizations say the rule could have discriminatory impact.

News4’s Shomari Stone reports on the rule that some say is discriminatory.

The agency says it has made changes since 2017. Justin Finch spoke with one man who questions whether his case fell through the cracks.

Adam Marcal wonders what ever happened to his case in 2014 after he says he was attacked and robbed of his cell phone on a train at the L’Enfant Metro station. “I immediately got off the train, went there to report it to the police, right there at L’Enfant, told them the whole story, gave them descriptions, clothing, what...

An FBI agent was charged with attempted murder in an off-duty shooting on board a Metro train passing through Montgomery County in December, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

An FBI agent was charged with attempted murder in an off-duty shooting in December on board a Metro train passing through Montgomery County, according to court records unsealed Tuesday.

Disturbing video shows Metro Transit Police arresting a bruised and bloodied woman as she struggles with officers. Metro Transit Police say the woman assaulted an officer. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Disturbing video shows Metro Transit Police arresting a bruised and bloodied woman as she struggles with officers. Metro Transit Police say the woman assaulted an officer.

The Metro Transit Police Department revealed Friday a preliminary chronology of the shooting involving an FBI agent earlier this week.

An FBI agent was involved in a shooting on a Red Line train at the Medical Center Metro Station. Mark Segraves reports.

A a man suspected in an attempted rape Tuesday on a Silver Line train in Northern Virginia has been charged in another attempted rape Wednesday in Fairfax County. Metro Transit Police arrested Kendrie Roberts-Monticue, 21, of Reston, Thursday morning at a relative’s home in Virginia. Roberts-Monticue is accused of attempting to rape a woman on a train between the McLean…

Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss has details on what you should do to protect yourself while riding Metro.