Archive for March 2013
Bus Operator Assaulted – Arrest Made
On March 20, 2013 at approximately 1:03 pm Transit Police officers from Area 3 received a radio call to respond to the area of 51 Geneva Avenue for a report of an MBTA bus operator being assaulted. Upon arrival officers interviewed the operator/victim who stated he was spat upon by a male, later identified as KiDante Roberts, 18 of Dorchester. Victim…
Read MoreVolunteers Needed For Stand Outs For Rep. Nick Collins
Local 589 will be holding stands out for Rep. Nick Collins who is running for State Senate. There has been no better friend to us in the Massachusetts House of Representatives that Rep. Nick Collins. He has been there for us so it’s time we are there for him. Volunteers are needed for the following…
Read MoreHelp us ID this person
Transit Police detectives are seeking to identify the female subject depicted in this video. If you know the identity or whereabouts of this individual please contact the Transit Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit at 617-222-1050. On Saturday March 9, 2013, at approximately 3:20pm, A bus operator was assaulted by a female suspect at Ashmont Station. The female suspect spat…
Read MoreTransit Police Arrest Teenager in ‘Senseless Attack’ on Bus Driver
Boston Globe | By Brian Ballou and John R. Ellement | March 13, 2013 The attorney for an 18-year-old Roxbury man accused of participating in a group attack Saturday on an MBTA bus driver said today that her client punched the driver, but only as an instinctive reaction after he, too, came under attack by…
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