Professional, well-trained security guards and K-9 teams create a greater sense of higher-level security by their mere presence. "The benefits and effectiveness of the unarmed guards and K-9 units in deterring crime and violence are myriad. As a result of these efforts, police were able to apprehend this offender and potentially deter an act of crime from occurring on our system. "With regards to yesterday's arrest, the involved security personnel handled this matter professionally and as the CTA security guard program was intended, which is to observe, report and help direct law enforcement in their response. Since March, we have more than doubled the number of unarmed guards out on the system each day, and just this weekend deployed the first dozen unarmed, two-person K-9 teams, with plans for up to 50 teams to be deployed by October. Over the last several months, and as part of the recently unveiled "Meeting the Moment" Action Plan, the CTA has increased its efforts to help further address both riders' and employees' concerns.
"The security of CTA customers and employees is our No. The State's Attorney's office still hasn't responded to our requests related to why and what his history could mean moving forward in his case. In this latest case, Floyd – of the West Chesterfield neighborhood – was charged with felony counts of unlawful use of a weapon and being an armed habitual criminal, and was also cited with municipal code violations of having weapons on the CTA and having an illegal high-capacity magazine and metal-piercing bullets.Ī judge ordered Floyd held without bond Monday. He was sentenced to two years in prison for that violation, but was somehow out on parole when arrested with the ghost gun Sunday. Just last June, he was charged with felony possession of a firearm, after being captured on CTA security cameras hiding an illegal gun under a traffic cone at the Grand Avenue Red Line station after pulling it out during a fight.įloyd was on parole then, too, for another gun charge. In this case, Floyd never should have had any kind of gun on him in the first place, as a felon on parole from another gun case.ĬBS 2 has also learned this was not Floyd's first run in with police – or his first criminal incident on the CTA.
Floyd did not have a Firearm Owners Identification Card or a Concealed Carry license on file, according to his arrest report.
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