SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) is investing $1 million to bolster security across its network after workers raised concerns about safety and the need for more support.

The move comes after Sacramento police pulled nearly a dozen officers from SacRT, leaving a void in the agency's law enforcement presence.

SacRT says it has five Sacramento County deputies on staff right now and are in the process of hiring and training another four.

The approval of additional funding for security was approved during Monday's board of directors' meeting, where several SacRT employees voiced their concerns.

"I had a person get on the train at Arden and Del Paso with a hammer," said one light rail operator who went on to say, "Everybody's on the train, and he has a hammer. My tra

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