Mesa and Tempe have a private-security company to monitor Metro light-rail passengers in their areas, but Phoenix has continued to rely on its police force to check on passengers and be on watch for crime at platforms and in the trains.
That appears about to change.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/09/06/20110906phoenix-light-rail-private-security-urged.html#ixzz1XB4l2gmp
Article courtesy of The Arizona Republic by Emily Gersema