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# Inter-Con Security Proud to Support Metro Transit’s Award-Winning Safety and Security Efforts

![Metro Transit Station](https://icsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Stadium_Village_station-1.jpg)

**PRESS RELEASE**

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**July 1, 2026**

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_Metro Transit Receives APTA Gold Award in the Safe, Effective, and Clean Category for Light Rail/Streetcar_

**Pasadena, CA – July 1, 2026** – Inter-Con Security is proud to celebrate Metro
Transit’s recent recognition as a recipient of the American Public
Transportation Association’s (APTA) Gold Award in the Safe, Effective, and Clean
category for Light Rail/Streetcar. The award recognizes rail transportation
systems that have achieved significant safety and security outcomes through
innovative programs and initiatives, and Inter-Con is honored to support Metro
Transit in helping create a safer, more welcoming transit system.

Metro Transit earned the honor for its ongoing work advancing its Safety &
Security Action Plan (SSAP), which focuses on improving conditions across the
system, supporting employees, and strengthening engagement with riders and
community partners. A key part of the plan has been expanding the presence of
Metro Transit police officers, Community Service Officers, TRIP agents,
supplemental security personnel, and community partners throughout the transit
system. These efforts have contributed to improvements in customer satisfaction
and perceptions of safety, while reducing serious crime, customer complaints,
and property damage.

“We could not be more pleased to see Metro Transit receive this well-deserved
recognition,” said Henry Hernandez, President & CEO at Inter-Con Security. “This
award reflects the dedication of everyone involved in building a safer, more
welcoming transit system. Inter-Con is honored to play a role in supporting
Metro Transit’s vision, and we share in this achievement alongside them.”

Metro Transit General Manager Lesley Kandaras echoed that sentiment in
announcing the award. “While our work continues, we are proud to see our efforts
to create a consistently clean, safe, and welcoming experience on transit being
acknowledged as industry leading,” Kandaras said. “This award doesn’t signify
that our work is over but instead provides motivation to continue the positive
momentum as our system continues to evolve and grow.”

The award highlights the kind of sustained, collaborative effort that defines
successful transit safety programs. As a security partner to Metro Transit,
Inter-Con remains committed to working alongside the agency’s teams to advance
the goals of the SSAP and to support a secure environment for riders and transit
workers alike.

Inter-Con looks forward to continuing its partnership with Metro Transit as the
agency builds on this momentum and works toward its next milestones in transit
safety and security.

Read on
[PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inter-con-security-is-proud-to-support-metro-transits-award-winning-safety-and-security-efforts-302815210.html?tc=eml_cleartime)
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### 󠀁**About Inter-Con **󠁿

Inter-Con is a global provider of fully customized, high-touch integrated
security solutions. Inter-Con is a 100% Hispanic-owned, certified Minority
Business Enterprise, and is the largest minority-owned and operated security
company in the world, employing over 40,000 people across North and South
America, and Africa.

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