L.A. officials grapple with wave of violent Metro attacks

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L.A. officials grapple with wave of violent Metro attacks

Los Angeles Metro officials are meeting Thursday after three people were violently attacked in the past week aboard public buses and trains. Despite spending millions of dollars on efforts to secure public transportation and numbers showing a decrease in violent crime on the transit system, the dilemma of how to stop the trend of gruesome attacks on passengers and Metro operators has prompted officials to declare an emergency. “Incidents have …