The Daily Crime Forecast is awarded a 2008 National Transit Corporate Recognition Award for innovation.

"The real success here, " says Ron Gabruck, Director of ETS Safety and Security, "is the validation of our crime forecasting model and our pro-active approach to the safety and security of our passengers and our employees."

Coliseum Station at centre of crackdown

published march 19, 2008

A four-week pilot project aimed to derail crime out of the Coliseum LRT Station has resulted in hundreds of tickets and eight people being permanently banned from transit property.

Police say the project has resulted in more than 250 issued tickets after receiving 195 calls for service to the Coliseum LRT station.

Undercover sting nabs LRT bad guys

Eight repeat offenders banned from city transit system in ETS security crackdown

Elise Stolte, The Edmonton Journal Published: Wednesday, March 19, 2008

EDMONTON - A pilot project that had undercover police follow regular offenders using the transit system resulted in eight of the worst being banned from transit property, police say. "(The officers would) wait for them to do something wrong, be there and take action right on the spot," Insp. Brian Nowlan said Tuesday at the Coliseum LRT Station.