FOG BLOG CANADA LOG: MORE OF A TORONTO POLICE PRESENCE ON TTC VEHICLES AFTER ESCALATION IN VIOLENCE!

Toronto police deploying dozens of officers to patrol city's transit system after surge in violence Increased security comes after string of people attacked, injured on the TTC After a recent surge of violent incidents on the TTC, police are increasing the "daily presence" of officers within the city's transit system effective Thursday, Police Chief Myron Demkiw said.

Upwards of 80 police officers will be in place throughout the transit system every day, he said, in an effort to enhance public safety and prevent "crimes of opportunity," he said.

"Our officers will be on, in and around the transit system across the city throughout the day and late into the evening, each and every day."

Demkiw appeared at a news conference Thursday alongside Mayor John Tory and TTC CEO Rick Leary, among others, to respond to an increase in attacks on streetcars, buses and on the subway.

Demkiw said the officers who will be patrolling the TTC will be doing so on an overtime capacity, as to not compromise efforts to improve response times for police calls across the city.

It's unclear how much this plan will cost, but Demkiw said police will monitor the situation "day-to-day, week-to-week" to see what costs will be, and are "prepared to scale as required."