CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- In response to growing public concern and a recent state audit, Charlotte city leaders held a news conference Friday morning to announce new security enhancements across the Charlotte Area Transit System.

Professional Security Services (PSS) is now using bikes and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) to patrol the Blue Line

The announcement comes following the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska aboard the CATS light rail in August and a recent preliminary report from the North Carolina State Auditor.

The audit raised questions about the city's transit security practices, including a significant drop in armed guards despite rising contract costs.

The event was not open to the public; key city leaders, including Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, City Manager Marcus D. Jon

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