Caltrain Police Sweep Tuesday Will Target Trespassers

Who:

Caltrain's Transit Police officers will conduct a "zero-tolerance trespass abatement sweep along the rail corridor in San Francisco to heighten awareness that being on railroad property is both illegal and dangerous. Officers from the Amtrak Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff's Transit Police will conduct the enforcement sweep with assistance from San Francisco police and the California Highway Patrol, making themselves visible and looking for violators.

When:

Tuesday, January 21

Where:

Officers involved in the daylong effort will meet about 8 a.m. near the Caltrain terminal in San Francisco and spread south from King Street to the Quint Street area, driving and walking along the rail corridor.

What:

The first high-profile, aggressive enforcement campaign of 2003 is intended to remind the public of Caltrain's zero-tolerance approach to railroad-related violations, which includes citations for trespassing, whether by pedestrians or drivers. In the coming year, transit police will continue to work with local police departments to conduct frequent enforcement actions all along the Caltrain corridor from San Francisco to San Jose.