PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA Transit Police say the school year will begin with an increased police presence along about a dozen routes across Philadelphia .

Officers will be stationed on buses, patrolling in vehicles, and utilizing live virtual patrols.

The transit agency is finalizing its security plans but remains flexible amid uncertainties surrounding service cuts and the start of the new school year.

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"What we don't know this year is how potentially fewer buses operating with longer headways is going to expand those crowds in neighborhoods," SEPTA Transit Police Chief Chuck Lawson said during a news conference Friday.

Lawson said the department will continue using proven stra

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