When asked why there were increasing patrols spokesman Michael Gillis said, "There is no particular reason, other than the fact that we want to be more proactive and more deliberately visible to our riders," The Metra Police Department is a special law enforcement agency charged with providing police services to passengers, employees, equipment and property.
Ketika ditanya mengapa ada peningkatan juru bicara patroli Michael Gillis mengatakan, "Tidak ada alasan khusus, selain fakta bahwa kami ingin menjadi lebih proaktif dan lebih sengaja terlihat oleh pengendara kami," Departemen Kepolisian Metra adalah lembaga penegakan hukum khusus yang bertugas menyediakan layanan polisi untuk penumpang, karyawan, peralatan, dan properti.