It was a false alarm. A suspicious item found by a station attendant at the Main Street skytrain station is not dangerous. Transit Police spokesperson Anne Drennan says the attendant spotted the item on the guideway. "Our officers went out to take a look and saw a handbag with a wrist watch attached to the outside of the handbag. When they … [Read more...]
Still unknown who put explosive along skytrain line in Surrey
November 3, 2012 by
The Transit Police still don't know who placed an explosive along the skytrain line in Surrey, or how they put it on the tracks. Transit Police spokesperson Anne Drennan says it would be unlikely someone could toss the explosive up onto the tracks as the location in which it was found was quite high. So how it got up there is still a … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Explosive Device Confirmed on Skytrain Line
November 2, 2012 by
Transit Police confirm it was an explosive device found on the Skytrain tracks Friday afternoon in Surrey. The RCMP Explosives Device Unit has determined it was an explosive device attached to three empty cannisters. It was spotted on the guideway track by a passenger on the Skytrain between Scott Road and Gateway Stations around two Friday … [Read more...]
Metrotown Skytrain Bomb Threat
November 2, 2012 by
The Bomb Squad is at the Metrotown Skytrain Station after Transit Attendants found a suspicious item. Transit Police spokesperson Anne Drennan says it is not consistent with what is typically seen as a pipebomb but says it could be an explosive device. Drennan says Transit Police do not believe it's connected with the device found on Surrey … [Read more...]
NEW UPDATE: Explosive device shut down Surrey skytrain today
November 2, 2012 by
Transit police have just confirmed the device on the skytrain tracks was an explosive. They can't say what damage if any it may have caused if it had detonated on the tracks. RCMP bomb experts will detonate it for safety. Transit police are now trying to determine a motive after the explosive device was found on skytrain tracks in Surrey. … [Read more...]
Surrey man facing sexual assault charge after alleged incident at skytrain station
October 27, 2012 by
A 44-year-old Surrey man is facing a sexual assault charge after an incident Wednesday afternoon at the Granville skytrain station. A woman was allegedly grabbed by a man standing behind her as she was heading up the escalator. Transit Police arrested a man as they heard her scream, then hit him with her purse. Officers say Harminder … [Read more...]
Cracked rail blamed for massive Skytrain delays
September 5, 2012 by
We now know the cause of big delays on Skytrain early this morning. Skytrain spokesperson Jennifer Siddon says you can blame a cracked rail, just east of Metrotown station. Technicians spotted it during routine maintenance overnight. "Unfortunately, we weren't able to finish the work before start of service. So we did have some single tracking in … [Read more...]
Skytrain trouble
September 5, 2012 by
Trouble on Skytrain and Translink is telling Surrey commuters to get to the stations early. Due to a mechanical issue, Skytrain is running reduced service - running single-track, alternating directions, between 22nd St Station and Metrotown. The Millennium Line is running separately, between VCC-Clark and Columbia and turning back. Additional … [Read more...]
Skytrain about to get busy
September 3, 2012 by
Students are heading back to school, and people are heading back to work. The transit system will be busier than ever, and Transit Police have some tips on how to stay safe. Among the advice: resist the temptation to listen to your IPod while on transit. Police say the distraction could make you a potential target. Any electronic devices should be … [Read more...]
‘Gangsters’ with gun on SkyTrain turns out to be dodgeball team in dress-up
August 23, 2012 by
A bit of an embarrassing situation on the Canada Line this week for ten young men. Transit police say they got a call about a group of young men dressed as gangsters boarding at Yaletown Station Tuesday afternoon, with one man tucking a handgun into his pants. Officers stopped the train, boarded and demanded everyone to put their hands on their … [Read more...]
