Transit police

A man and his pet rat had to be escorted off an MBTA bus Thursday, according to Transit Pollice. A Transit Police officer responded around 5 p.m. to a disturbance onboard an MBTA bus at Jackson Square. A 56-year-old man had his pet rat sitting on his shoulder, causing other riders to feel unsafe and leave the bus, according to…

Two teenagers from Boston have been accused of assaulting an MBTA transit officer who was on patrol Monday at Forest Hills Station, according to the agency’s Transit Police. The assault happened around 4 p.m. in the station’s mezzanine and the officer had to be treated for a broken nose, according to Transit Police. The officer has worked for the...