Its one of hundreds of random checks being done across the country. Thursday morning it was at Austins Amtrak Station.”We have a surge of uniformed law enforcement appear at train stations, bus stations where we have a mass number of people”, said TSA Asst. Federal security director George Robinson.
People are used to seeing TSA inspectors at airports but on Wednesday, a specialized team made their presence known at the Amtrak station in Emeryville. Train stations are difficult to secure because they’re so wide open but on Wednesday, the TSA showed up unannounced to let the public, especially potential troublemakers, know that they are keeping an eye on the rails.
Amtrak passenger Vera Molina said she noticed all the black-clad TSA inspectors right away and it’s a presence she appreciates.
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Metro Police and the Transportation Security Administration’s joint exercise on Houston buses this week, during which TSA officials worked with local officers, was not connected to any specific threat, Metro Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said Friday. The operation, dubbed BusSafe was, according to Rodriguez, designed to assist local law enforcement in recognizing suspicious behavior.
