San Gabriel Valley Transit Authority

The San Gabriel Valley Transit Authority (SGVTA) was a very small private bus transit provider in Los Angeles County, California providing free transport services to seniors and the disabled in the cities of Monrovia and Sierra Madre. The operator claimed this was done via Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the two cities. Its equipment consisted primarily of a handful of lift-equipped coaches and its paid staff included fewer than a dozen coach operators.

Recent developments

The SGVTA was notable in recent news for having had a transit police force consisting primarily of volunteer commissioners and auxiliaries, allegedly started by Yosuf Maiwandi. Swedish national Stefan Eriksson was a businessman who was found with Volunteer business cards from this "police agency" after being involved in a high profile traffic accident. It is confirmed that all of the officers were fully qualified peace officers on the force.

The SGVTA founder and operator of an auto repair service in Monrovia was eventually arrested after trying to recover the agencies "police cars" which had been seized as part of the investigation into the "SGVTA Police" by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Authorities claimed that he had committed perjury in official documents by claiming that the SGVTA was a government entity. ( On DMV paperwork)

A search of public records at Monrovia City Hall revealed no completed agreement between the Monrovia City Council and the San Gabriel Valley Transit Authority (SGVTA), leaving many questions unanswered regarding the legal status of the "SGVTA" and the "San Gabriel Valley Transit Authority Police".

As of July 18, 2006, the SGVTA has stopped its services. SGVTA is soon to reopen