Former Muni top cop says fare-evasion enforcement is in line with anti-­terrorism efforts


The Police Department’s former top transit cop has said that fare evasion enforcement is in line with the intent of federal funding aimed at antiterrorism tactics. - MIKE KOOZMIN/S.F. EXAMINER FILE PHOTO

mike koozmin/s.f. examiner file photo

Police believe it is good policy for anti-terrorism enforcement to include patrolling public transit for fare evaders, according to the department’s former top transit officer.

Last week, The San Francisco Examiner reported that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which operates Muni, uses funding from federal anti­-terrorism grants to pay for fare evasion enforcement, via a group called the Muni Task Force.

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