Transit police say it's not a so-called "dyed in the wool policy" but they do confirm it's an "expectation" that their officers write eight violation tickets a day. Nearly 24 hours after we placed calls to transit police the acting deputy chief for operations Brian MacDonald has called back to say officers are expected to issue eight tickets a … [Read more...]
Yes, there is a ticket quota on Translink
April 12, 2012 by
It appears Transit Police officers must meet a ticket quota or face possible discipline. Earlier this month 'NW News broke the story that Translink doesn't enforce fare evasion tickets. An internal memo written to all Transit police officers by then-Acting Chief Andy Hobbs addressed the issue of ticket quotas. He says, "The requirement for … [Read more...]
