Assault
Somerville man sentenced to jail for harassing MBTA employee
Boston Globe | December 27, 2013 | By Brock Parker A Somerville man has been sentenced to jail after he pleaded guilty to harassment of an MBTA employee and violating an injunction prohibiting him from threatening any person because of his or her race. Joseph Balistreri, 39, pleaded guilty Friday in Suffolk Superior Court to…
Read MoreMBTA bus driver assaulted by passenger in Somerville
An MBTA bus driver was reportedly assaulted by a man in Somerville Sept. 23. According to MBTA reports, a driver for the 80 bus said she was assaulted by a man at about 7:12 p.m. at 456 Medford St. She was taken to Somerville Hospital for treatment of bruises. Somerville police questioned the man who…
Read MoreTwo MBTA Drivers Assaulted
According to the Transit Police, two MBTA drivers were assaulted last week on the same day (Tuesday, Sept. 10): Incident #1: On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at 3:45 pm, the unidentified female (depicted in the photo on the right) kicked a MBTA Route # 32 bus operator while operating at the intersection of West Street and…
Read MoreWarrant issued in MBTA bus driver assault
Transit police detectives have received an arrest warrant for a 32-year-old man accused of assaulting an MBTA operator while he was driving a bus in Chelsea. Douglas Bergeron is charged with assault and battery on a public employee and interfering with public transportation for his alleged role in the Sunday night incident. Investigators were called…
Read MoreT cops: Help find thug who attacked driver of moving bus
Boston Herald | Laurel J. Sweet | October 15, 2013 Transit Police are hunting a suspect who attacked the driver of a moving T bus, which then crashed into a line of parked cars, authorities said today. Investigators released a disturbing video today showing the bus crashing as a passenger physically and verbally assaulted the…
Read MoreArrest made in vicious beating of MBTA employee
MBTA Transit Police said they have made an arrest in the vicious beating of an MBTA employee. Officials said they received a call about the assault at 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Roxbury Crossing station. Investigators said 27-year-old Mohammad Noor punched the 69-year-old MBTA employee in the face, knocking him to the ground,…
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