Sun Tran implements changes to fight human trafficking

Sun Tran is implementing changes to help fight human trafficking.

SUN TRAN RECEIVED A MORE THAN22I-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT TOHELP THEM FIGHT HUMANTRAFFICKING -- NOT NECESSARILY(ON THEIR BUSES -- BUT(OUTSIDE OF THEIR BUSES.

THEGRANT CAME FROM THE FEDERALTRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONS HUMANTRAFFICKING AWARENESS ANDPUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVE.

SUNTRAN OFFICIALS WE SPOKE TOSAID THEY'RE USING THIS GRANTMONEY TO IMPLEMENT (LOTS ONCHANGES (ON THEIR BUSES.

THEFIRST -- INCORPORATING ANEDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN INSIDE OFALL BUSES AND SHUTTLES-- THISWILL MEAN RIDERS WILL BESEEING MATERIALS INSIDE BUSESGIVING THEM MORE INFORMATIONON HUMAN TRAFFICKING -- WHATTHEY CAN DO IF THEY AREVICTIMS OR KNOW SOMEONE WHOIS.

OTHER CHANGES HAVEEVERYTHING TO DO WITH THOSEWHO ARE (DRIVING THE BUSES.PAT RICHTER/SUN TRAN"SOMETHING MIGHT BE HAPPENINGIN A SEMI-PUBLIC SITUATION, ABY- STANDER MIGHT SEESOMETHING, MIGHT SAY, WOW THATLOOKS REALLY WEIRD, BUTBECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOWEXACTLYWHAT IT SIGNIFIES IT GOESUNREPORTED.

SO WE'RE STARTINGOFF WITH TRAINING ALL OF OURDRIVERS AND SUPERVISORS."RICHTER ADDED SUN TRANOFFICIALS DON'T NECESSARILYBELIEVE THERE IS HUMANTRAFFICKING HAPPENING (ONTHEIR BUSES OR SHUTTLES (BUTTHEY WANT TO HELP THE CAUSE BYINCREASING VIGILENCE.

SUN TRANIS ONE OF 24 ORGANIZATIONSACROSS THE COUNTRY THATRECEIVED FUNDING FOR THESEKIND OF PROJECTS.

WE TALKEDABOUT CHANGES BEINGIMPLEMENTED (ON SUN TRAN BUSESAND SHUTTLES -- BUT COMING UPIN THE NEXT HOUR, WE'LL TALKABOUT THE CHANGES BEINGIMPLEMENTED OUTSIDE OF TRANSITCENTERS AND BUS STOPS.VERONICA ACOSTA, KGUN NINE ONYOUR SID