Accused stabbers were banned from using transit
Posted March 19, 2013 8:57 pm.
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SURREY (NEWS1130) – The two teenage girls charged after a SkyTrain stabbing spree weren’t even supposed to be on transit.
Transit Police call the two girls “prolific offenders.”
The 14 and 15-year-olds have a combined total of 142 run-ins with police. Part of their court conditions include a prohibition from using the public transit system.
Transit Police say this is a condition they continually breach.
Derek Zabel with TransLink says there’s only so much that can be done.
“We do have Transit Police, we do have transit security, we do have a number of uniformed people that are out there on the system including the bus system, you’ve got all your cameras in all your stations. We try to keep them well lit as well.”
He calls the recent incidents disturbing but assures riders that they can feel safe.
The two girls were arrested a short distance from Joyce SkyTrain Station. They have been charged with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, threats and possessing a weapon dangerous to the public.
