Frequent CTA riders may have noticed a change lately: a visible presence from the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Officers have been patrolling the trains since the end of March as part of a large effort to make the transit system a safer experience.
Sheriff Tom Dart has a message for anyone who takes public transit: His office is not letting the small stuff go anymore, including smoking, crossing from one car to another or jumping the turnstile to avoid paying.
The bodycam video captures one of these patrols where a man was arrested for threatening an officer.
Video Courtesy: Cook County Sheriff's Office
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