The Guardian Angels are resuming their patrols of the Big Apple’s subways as if it were crime-riddled Gotham in 1979, after the horrifying arson murder of a sleeping straphanger on a train last week,

Adorned in their recognizable head-to-toe red, the Guardian Angels say they have resumed citizen patrols of New York City’s subway system in the wake of a particularly violent death. The volunteer patrol group,

The Guardian Angels will start patrolling New York City subway cars once again in response to the the horrifying murder of a sleeping passenger, who was burned to death

The recovery marks the end of an eight-year investigation led by the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaCVIS), with the support of the Met Police, National Crime Agency, and British and Thai embassies.