“I feel safer, I do, just to know that (police are) on there and that they’re out and about,” said Jessica Platin, who said she uses the system a couple of times a week. “Pe…
BART Police officers Jonathan Chu, left, and Nick Lazano, right, conduct train security checks on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Contra Costa County, Calif. WALNUT CREEK — The doors on a BART train opened Wednesday afternoon and BART police officers Nick Luzano and Jon Chu shuffled in along with other passengers at the Walnut Creek station. The train began heading east, and the two began walking west, through sets of open doors, making eye contact with others as they went.
According to police, officers made 726 felony arrests and seized 49 illegal guns over the last calendar year. In 2022, the numbers were 448 and 40. The number of gun seizures marked a 22.5% increase from 2022 and were the most guns BART police have seized since at least 2003, according to the agency.
“I feel safer, I do, just to know that they’re on there and that they’re out and about,” said Jessica Platin, a Pleasant Hill woman who said she uses the system a couple of times a week. “People mostly leave you alone anyway, but it’s a deterrent.” “I ride all the time, during the day and at night,” Walnut Creek resident Daniel Hewitt said. “I’d say it’s still really bad as far you still see people all the time on fentanyl or other drugs — just things you don’t want to see. I do see cops at every station now though, so they are visible.”
During their brief time Thursday afternoon walking trough two cars Thursday, a dozen passengers looked up to acknowledge their presence.
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