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Metro Transit Swears In New Police Officers Amid Battle To Quell Safety Concerns

Just last weekend, a man was shot in the head at the Lake Street Station in Minneapolis.

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MTPD is up to 109 officers, including the three sworn in Wednesday, according to Chief Ernest Morales III.
MTPD is up to 109 officers, including the three sworn in Wednesday, according to Chief Ernest Morales III. (CBS)

By David Schuman, CBS Minnesota:

MINNEAPOLIS — Three new officers were sworn into Metro Transit Police as the department continues its work to make light rail trains and platforms safer.

Just this past weekend, a man was shot in the head at the Lake Street Station in Minneapolis.

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