Let us know if things look fishy.
Together, with OCTA employees, you can make a difference in keeping our buses and transit centers safe and secure. If you hear, see or smell something suspicious, trust your instincts and inform transit officials or the police.
Suspicious Activity
Familiarize yourself with the following signs of suspicious activity and report people who are:
- In an unauthorized or restricted area
- Loitering, staring or watching employees and passengers
- Pacing, nervous or jumpy
- Abandoning items and quickly departing
- Acting in a disorderly manner or disturbing others
- Photographing equipment or secure areas
- Carrying a weapon or appearing to have a weapon
- Wearing clothing that is extremely inappropriate for the weather, such as a heavy coat on a hot day
Suspicious Packages
Most unattended items may simply be lost or left behind. However, look for the following characteristics and report suspicious items to transit officials or the police:
- Placement in an out-of-the-way location
- Attached batteries, wires, tanks, bottles or bags that might contain chemicals or explosives
- An attached message
- A suspicious cloud, mist, gas, vapor, odor or seeping fluid
- Nearby individuals showing signs of illness or distress
Key numbers for security concerns
Emergencies – Police Department: 911
Non-emergencies – Sheriff’s Dispatch: 714-647-7000
Help us keep your bus clean.
It takes a team to make sure our buses remain free of graffiti. Our new toll-free tip line and text message system allows you to play a role in keeping things clean. If you see somebody causing damage of any kind to the interior of an OCTA bus never take the law into your own hands. Instead, please do one of the following:
- Alert the coach operator
- Call toll free at 877-99-NO TAG / 877-996-6824