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Brothers Threaten MBTA Bus Driver With Knife for Not Letting Them on Out-of-Service Bus: Police
Two brothers were arrested Tuesday night after MBTA Transit Police said they threatened a bus driver with a knife because he wouldn’t let them board his out-of-service bus in Watertown. Transit police responded to the Watertown Square bus yard at 11:55 p.m. for a report of two men threatening an MBTA bus driver.
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Man Allegedly Attacked Pedestrian In Road Rage Incident Near MBTA Station
A Massachusetts man was arrested Friday after he allegedly punched and kicked another man at an MBTA Commuter Rail Station, according to Transit Police.
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Video Shows Group of Men ‘Viciously Assaulting' 60-Year-Old With Cane at MBTA Station
One man has been arrested and authorities are searching for several others after an alleged attack on a 60-year-old man with a cane at an MBTA stop in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. The victim, who asked to be identified as “Alex,” says he has a disability and uses his cane to get around. “They hurt me, and I did everything I...
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Man Killed by Rockport Line Commuter Rail Train in Chelsea, Mass.
A man in his 50s was killed overnight when he was hit by an MBTA Commuter Rail train in Chelsea, Massachusetts, according to transit police. Authorities said they received a call at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday of a person who was possibly hit by a train near Everett and Maple Streets.
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Incident on Red Line Causes Major Delays as Holiday Weekend Ends
Hundreds of people experienced a long commute home at the end of the holiday weekend in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority’s Red Line saw delays Monday night after an incident at the Central station. People were evacuated from train cars and the station was closed for two hours after a medical emergency on the tracks. Transit police say...
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Police: Man Dies After Hit by Orange Line Train
A man who was hit by an MBTA train Saturday has been pronouced dead by police. Around 12:15 a.m., transit police arrived at the Orange Line track at State Street Station to see a man was hit by a subway train, according to officials.
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Man Accused of Exposing Self to Woman on MBTA Orange Line
A 29-year-old man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly exposed himself to a passenger on an MBTA Orange Line train. Transit Police said they responded to a call of a lewd act at about 3 p.m. Thursday at the MBTA Forest Hills Station. There, they met a woman who told officers she was approached by a man who asked her...
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Woman Hospitalized After Being Struck by Commuter Rail Train in Concord
Authorities are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a Commuter Rail train Thursday afternoon in Concord, Massachusetts. The incident happened at 12:50 p.m. at the MBTA Concord Station on Sudbury Road. Transit Police said the 70-year-old female victim who was struck by an inbound train on the Fitchburg line sustained serious injuries. The victim, who has not been identified,...
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Woman Struck by Commuter Rail Train in Concord
A 70-year-old woman was hospitalized Thursday after being struck by a Commuter Rail train in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Mask-Wearing Man Knocks Victim Down 5 Feet in MBTA Station Assault: Police Say
A mask-wearing man who allegedly assaulted another man at an MBTA station in Boston has been arrested. Transit police say the assault happened at about 7 a.m. on Wednesday at the Green Street Station in Jamaica Plain soon after the 31-year-old victim first encountered the alleged assailant. The victim told officials that an unknown man put on a face mask...
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Person Hit, Killed By Commuter Rail Train in Beverly
Transit police say a man was trespassing on the right of way in the area of 248 Essex Street when he was struck by an inbound train on the Gloucester line.
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Man Fatally Struck by Commuter Rail Train in Beverly
A person was struck and killed by an MBTA Commuter Rail train Saturday evening. Transit police say a man was trespassing on the right of way in the area of 248 Essex Street when he was struck by an inbound train on the Gloucester line. The man, who has not been identified, was struck near Montserrat Station in Beverly and...
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Ex-MBTA Police Officer, 2 Supervisors Indicted for Beating, Cover Up
A former MBTA police officer who allegedly beat a homeless man and two sergeants accused of helping him cover it up have been indicted, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins. Based on an investigation, indictments charge former Transit Police Officer Dorston Bartlett, 65, of Lynn, with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and violating a person’s civil...
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Man Accused of ‘Viciously' Beating Dog at MBTA Stop
A Massachusetts man is facing charges after authorities say he beat his dog at an MBTA stop Tuesday evening in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Michael Webb, 26, of Natick, is facing animal cruelty charges following his arrest by transit police at the Ashmont Station. Transit police said they were called to the station at 6:45 p.m. for a report of a...
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‘I'm Lucky': Driver Shares What Happened Before Commuter Rail Train Collided With His SUV
A car collided with an MBTA Commuter Rail train Monday night in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lawrence police responded at 5:34 p.m. to the accident at the railroad crossing on Andover Street in South Lawrence. The driver of the car was not injured. The car sustained front end damage.
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Man Allegedly Urinates in Front of Commuter Train Passengers
A Massachusetts man was arrested for allegedly urinating in front of passengers on an MBTA Commuter Rail train Monday afternoon. Keith Comeau, 38, of Haverhill was traveling on an inbound Haverhill Line commuter rail train when he stood at the head of the car, lowered his pants, and underpants and began to urinate on the train car floor, according to...
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2 People Dead After Being Struck by Scenic Train in Wareham
Two people have been struck and killed by a scenic train in Wareham, Massachusetts, the Plymouth County district attorney says. The accident happened around 7:29 p.m. Saturday in the area of 72 Minot Avenue. The two victims, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead on scene. The train involved is a Polar Express themed train ride that begins and...
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Police: Woman Assaults 71-Year-Old at MBTA's Harvard Square Station
A Boston woman is facing charges after MBTA Transit Police say she assaulted and threatened a woman at the Harvard Square station last week in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Transit Police said Jada Campbell, 23, of Boston, is facing assault and battery on a person over 60, intimidation of a witness, and resisting arrest for an incident on Friday afternoon.
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Salem Man Facing Charges After Pulling Out a Knife on MBTA Train
A Salem man is facing charges after producing a knife and threatening to harm people on an MBTA commuter rail train on Oct. 31, 2018. Transit Police placed Christopher Leclerc, 25, into custody after receiving a radio call around 6:45 p.m. about an unruly male on the train.