Senator Mayer Advocates for Security Cameras at Westchester MetroNorth Stations [News 12]
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A five-month long Turn To Tara investigation has revealed that almost 75 percent of Westchester's train stations are lacking security cameras.
The county has a total of 44 Metro-North train stations, with about 170,000 daily riders.
News 12 asked the MTA for a list of stations equipped with cameras and the criteria used to select their locations, but it refused both requests, citing “security concerns.” It gave the same explanation after denying a series of Freedom of Information requests.
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Jeni and Lynwood Wallace, of Yonkers, say that if cameras were equipped in more locations, they may have more information on the death of their son.
Matthew Wallace was killed five years ago on the tracks at the Wakefield train station, a few weeks shy of his 18th birthday.
MTA police initially suggested his death was suicide, but the medical examiner ruled his death accidental.
Sen. Shelley Mayer represents the district where Matthew died.
“Every parent who sends a kid down those steps at that station has a reason to be concerned until we have a camera there,” she says.