Assault
Man Arrested For Spitting On MBTA Silver Line Operator
April 25, 2012 | CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) – Police arrested a man for spitting in the face of a Silver Line operator in Boston on Wednesday. Sean Stuart, 43, was arrested shortly after the incident, which occurred at 10 a.m. at the corner of Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Stuart allegedly refused to pay…
Read MoreMBTA: Have you seen this spitter?
Boston Herald | Renee Nadeau Algarin | April 23, 2012 The MBTA has released surveillance video of two teens who allegedly spit at and threatened a bus driver last week in hopes of bringing them to justice. The incident took place around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday after a suspect believed to be in his late teens…
Read MoreLocal 589 Meets with MBTA Police Chief on T Worker Assaults
MBTA Police Chief Paul MacMillan and Deputy Chief Joseph O’Connor met this morning with Local 589 to address the growing number of assaults on T workers. President/BA John Lee, Recording Secretary John Clancy, Delegate Patrick Hogan, Assistant Secretary Peggy LaPaglia and Legislative Agent Richard Guiney meet with T Police leadership for two hours at Local…
Read MoreWakefield teen charged in assault on MBTA bus driver
Boston Herald | Colneth Smiley Jr. | Tuesday, April 9, 2013 A Wakefield teen was arrested this morning after MBTA Transit Police say he spat on and attacked an MBTA bus driver who refused to let the wannabe passenger ride for free at Oak Grove Station in Malden. MBTA Transit Police were called to the…
Read MoreT workers’ union calls for passage of bill to crack down on assaults on drivers
By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff The union that represents thousands of MBTA workers says an attack on a bus driver by more than a dozen teens underlines the need to crack down on assaults on public transit workers. “The Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 is relieved and thankful that the Bus Driver, attacked in…
Read MorePresident Lee Issues Statement on Last Night’s Driver Assault
The mob assault of an MBTA Bus Driver shows the need for the legislature and public safety officials to make prosecuting assaults on public transit workers a priority. The Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 is relieved and thankful that the Bus Driver, attacked in the early morning hours, was not more seriously injured. However…
Read MoreMBTA bus driver beaten by mob
Boston Herald | By John Zaremba | Sunday, March 10, 2013 An MBTA bus driver was pummeled by up to 15 attackers while on his route in Dorchester early yesterday, MBTA cops said. The victim, identified as a 53-year-old man, was driving the Route 16 bus on Columbia Road at Geneva Avenue about 1:15 a.m.…
Read MoreEditorial: Attack on MBTA bus driver highlights need for more protections
Boston Globe | MARCH 12, 2013 The senseless attack on an MBTA bus driver in Dorchester by a group of teenagers Saturday should be a call to action to step up protections for vulnerable T employees. Police report 22 cases of assaults or threats against T drivers so far this year — an alarming statistic…
Read MoreT’s drivers feel especially vulnerable after attack
Boston Globe | Meghan E. Irons | March 12, 2013 Though the T has installed surveillance cameras on a third of its buses, and Transit Police sometimes guard the subway, drivers say that is not enough to stop an attack. The weekend mob attack on an MBTA bus driver has shattered a fragile sense of security…
Read MorePassenger scratches MBTA driver with cane in South End
BOSTON —A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus driver was allegedly injured Saturday night by a passenger. MBTA transit police said the incident happened at about 9:45 p.m. on a Silver Line bus in the South End between Washington and West Newton streets. The female driver was taken to Boston Medical Center for treatment after officials…
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