9/11 Anniversary Prompts More Transit Security
By Dino Flammia September 10, 2013 5:24 AM
Mass transit officials are on high alert this week as we mark the twelfth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
“We know we’re a target, as is every transit agency in the country,” said Jim Weinstein, executive director of New Jersey Transit. “So we take this seriously.”
While he wasn’t willing to share specifics, understandably, Weinstein said special efforts are underway from the agency’s police department. People can expect more cops, as well as K9 units, in major bus and train hubs across the state.
Federal officials have learned that the visibility of a police officer is the best deterrent to terroristic activity, according to Weinstein.