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Transit police say a 56-year-old man was “viciously attacked” Monday night at an MBTA station in South Boston, and they are looking into whether the attack could be a hate crime. According to police, the victim reported he was targeted for no apparent reason around 9 p.m. while at the Andrew Square station. The victim told officers two men punched…

Transit police are hoping the public can help them identify a person of interest wanted in connection to an assault at the Savin Hill MBTA station on July 8.

Transit police say the attack happened at MBTA’s Savin Hill station around 7:30 p.m. on July 8.

A teenager was arrested Wednesday in an attack on two men outside a Boston MBTA station that took place Monday morning, transit police said. The 15-year-old wasn’t identified when police announced the arrest Thursday, but officials said they expect to make more arrests as the investigation continues. The assault took place at a bike rack outside Shawmut Station in...

Two men were assaulted Monday afternoon at an MBTA station in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, transit police said. The men, ages 69 and 47, reported to transit police officers that they were surrounded by a group of teenagers while at the bike rack located just outside of Shawmut Station shortly before noon. According to police, the group of boys pulled out…

Transit police are seeking help from the public in locating a man accused of lewd conduct at a subway station in Boston earlier this week. A female victim told transit police that she witnessed a male suspect standing on the Oak Grove platform at Haymarket around 3:48 p.m. on Tuesday, when he allegedly ejaculated onto the ground. Anyone with information…

MBTA transit police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who is wanted in connection with an attempted knife assault on an Orange Line train last month. Transit police released two photos Friday of the person of interest in the incident at the MBTA’s Back Bay station in Boston, and are hoping someone will recognize the man....

A man was critically injured Wednesday afternoon when he was struck by an MBTA commuter rail train in Ayer, Massachusetts, police said. According to Transit police, the man was trespassing in the right of way when he was struck by an outbound Fitchburg Line train around 3:40 p.m. He sustained life-threatening injures and was taken by medical helicopter to a…

A Massachusetts man allegedly stabbed another man Sunday morning who refused to flush a toilet at an MBTA station in Boston. Transit police say officers were called to the Back Bay station around 8 a.m. Sunday for a report of an assault. Responding officers say the victim, identified only as a 33-year-old Boston man, was stabbed in the hand. He…

Transit police detectives are looking to find a man who allegedly attempted to assault an MBTA bus driver last Friday after he was asked to wear a face mask while on board the bus in Boston. According to MBTA transit police, a man boarded an MBTA bus just before 9 p.m. on Feb. 4 at Boston Medical Center, at which…

A woman was killed Friday when a train collided with her car on the tracks near the North Wilmington commuter rail station in Wilmington, Massachusetts, officials said.

MBTA Transit Police have made an arrest in the assault of an elderly man at the Quincy Center MBTA Station, officials announced Sunday. Armando Hernandez, 49, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on an elderly person for an attack on a 92-year-old man on Saturday afternoon that officials say was unprovoked. According to officials, Hernandez attacked the elderly…

Three teens were arrested following a violent assault at an MBTA bus station last weekend. The teens, all between 14 and 17, were part of a group that assaulted a 43-year-old man on Sunday, leaving him unconscious at MBTA’s Andrew Square Station, MBTA Transit Police said. Police said they responded to a call about the assault around midnight and upon…

The MBTA is investigating an escalator malfunction at the Back Bay Station in Boston on Sunday night that injured multiple people. In a statement, the agency said the incident involved the escalator from the Amtrak/Commuter Rail platforms to the street-level lobby of the station. Boston EMS said multiple units responded to the MBTA station shortly after 6 p.m., confirming...

Several people were injured Sunday night in an incident involving an escalator at the MBTA’s Back Bay Station in Boston. The MBTA confirmed they are investigating what happened. In a statement, the transit agency said the incident involved the escalator from the Amtrak/Commuter Rail platforms to the street-level lobby of the station. Boston EMS said multiple units responded to...

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a train Wednesday night in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Wakefield police said they are assisting Transit police with a fatal pedestrian/train crash that occurred between the Albion St. and Broadway crossings. No other information was immediately available. An investigation is active and ongoing.

It’s not something you see every day in Massachusetts: a commuter sitting in front of a television and playing a PlayStation while at an MBTA stop. But when that took place in Cambridge on Tuesday during the evening commute, Transit police received a phone call, they said. Officers responded to Harvard Station around 4:20 p.m. on July 6 after someone…

A Rhode Island man was arrested Friday night after he allegedly assaulted an older person who he thought stole his cell phone at the MBTA’s South Station in Boston. Transit police officers responded to commuter rail track 7 at South Station just before 6 p.m. for a radio call for an unknown disturbance. Officers observed Nestor Herrera, 37, of Providence,…

A Boston teen who was heard yelling anti-police rhetoric allegedly smashed out a transit police cruiser’s window and threatened to harm the officer. Habtamu Mesene, 18, was arrested after the incident outside the MBTA’s Harvard Square station around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, transit police said. According to police, while an officer was inside the MBTA station on a call for...

Two Boston men have been arrested in connection to an assault that happened last week at one of the city’s MBTA stations, officials said Saturday. Transit police say Damos Reddick, 36, and Justin Mackenzie, 32, were arrested on Thursday for unarmed robbery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Around 9 p.m. Wednesday, transit police say a 38-year-old man…