Police to bolster presence on transit as kids return to school

The Winnipeg Police Service will be beefing up its presence on and around city transit routes as students return to school next week.

Police say uniformed officers will be riding on Winnipeg Transit buses and patrolling near transit stops, including bus shelters and stations, along major routes that kids use to take to school and in the city’s core, beginning on Sept. 8.

September brings an increase in transit ridership as kids return to school and workers return from summer holidays, police say.

The plan to bolster police presence is part of the force’s ongoing bus safety initiative, police say.