The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office began a program this week to shuttle employees between their cars and workplaces in downtown Los Angeles amid a series of incidents in which some have been confronted by the public, officials said Thursday. 

On Monday, the DA's office launched the Employee Secure Transport and Escort Program (E-STEP) in an effort to provide free secure transportation for employees assigned to the Civic Center area. 

"Security incidents involving aggressive confrontations initiated by members of the public have occurred to our employees assigned in the Civic Center area, while walking between their vehicles or transportation area and the office," a news release announcing the program said. 

The program will be run by the DA's Bureau of Investigation and will be in effect until permanent transportation services are secured. 

The shuttle service will use centralized pick-up and drop off points at the Hall of Justice at the Civic Center to connect passengers to Union Station and a parking lot in Chinatown. Employees who sign up for the service will be transported in a seven-passenger minivan.

Sworn personnel with the Bureau of Investigation will work in two shifts for each day of the work week: 6:20 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The shuttle will stop at each location every 20 minutes.

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