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Police & Fire
No Bail For MBTA Mastubator With History Of Flashing Strangers: DA
A 56-year-old man with a history of exposing himself to strangers was arrested this week after someone said they saw him masturbating at an MBTA station during morning rush hour, authorities said. Francis Costa Jr. is charged with open and gross lewdness and disorderly conduct, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ordered him held without bail for 90 days after revoking his bond from an open case. Police were alerted to an alleged flasher on Tuesday, April 6, at the Blue Line Beachmont Station. The alleged victim told officers she was waiting for a train …
Police & Fire
3 Quincy Teens Charged With 'Brutal, Unprovoked Attack' At Boston MBTA Station: DA
Three teenagers have been arrested and charged with attacking another group of teens during a robbery at an MBTA station, authorities said. Aidan McGuinness, 18, and two 17-year-olds, all from Quincy, are accused of the May 10 robbery at the Kenmore Square station, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. They were arrested on Friday, May 17. Police received a call about an assault just before 10:15 p.m. and arrived to find four teenagers from Druxbury with various wounds. Three had cuts to their faces and blood coming from their mouths, and the fourth had blood on his clothes…
Police & Fire
Couple Hit, Killed By MBTA Train; Man Was Trying To Pull Girlfriend From Track: DA
A couple was killed on Monday, May 13, after they were struck by an MBTA commuter train after the woman got stuck on the track, and her boyfriend was trying to pull her to safety, authorities said. The 65-year-old woman and 59-year-old man were hit in the area of Washington Avenue between Cochituate Street and Middlesex Avenue, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said on Tuesday. Police were called to the scene just before 6 p.m. The victims' names were not released. Witnesses said they saw the woman near the eastbound tracks of the Framingham to Worcester line …
Police & Fire
Randolph Man Threatened To Stab Woman With Hypodermic Needle At Bus Stop
A man with an arrest record 19 pages long added more charges to that rap sheet after he threatened to stab a woman with a hypodermic needle at a bus stop earlier this week, authorities said. Marquis Alexander, 32, of Randolph, was charged with assault with a hypodermic needle, possession of heroin (subsequent offense), and possession of a class E drug (subsequent offense), the Suffolk County District Attorney said. He was being held on $2,500 bail, but Alexander's bail from a previous arrest was revoked, authorities said. A woman flagged down an MBTA officer in the Atlant…
Police & Fire
'My Life Was Forever Changed': Women Raped By Ex
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Officer Talk Impact At His Sentencing
A former MBTA transit police officer was sentenced to four to six years in prison this week after a jury found him guilty of raping two women more than a decade ago. The victims told the court that the trauma of that night has stayed with them like a specter and would likely be there long after he gets out of prison. Shawn McCarthy, 50, formerly of Wilmington, was convicted on Friday, March 15, of three counts of rape stemming from an incident in 2012, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. The women's impact statements to the court are attached to this article. The attack h…
Police & Fire
Know Him? MBTA Police Searching For Man Who Pepper-Sprayed Green Line Passengers
Police hope someone can help them identify a man they say pepper-sprayed multiple people at an MBTA station in Cambridge over the weekend. Transit authorities say the man sprayed "numerous" passengers on the Green Line trolley just before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at Lechmere station, MBTA police posted on X, formerly Twitter. The man faces assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges once arrested, police said. The photo police released of the man shows him pointing the can of pepper spray at the photographer. ID Sought re: A&BDW Investiga…
News
Shuttle Buses Will Be Used For Parts Of Red Line For Repairs
Commuters will have to take shuttle buses between Alewife and Harvard stations in Cambridge beginning next week as the MBTA makes "critical track" repairs to the Red Line. Work will run from Monday, Feb. 5, through Feb. 14, the MBTA announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Beginning at around 8:45 p.m. during the same period, the Red Line suspension will extend to Park Street, meaning evening service will be suspended between Alewife and Park Street stations. The MBTA explained: “This service change is in place while crews perform work as part of the Track Improvement Program, which will upgr…
Police & Fire
(
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) MBTA Bus Hits 71-Year-Old Woman In Chelsea
Video showing an MBTA bus hitting a 71-year-old woman crossing the street in Chelsea is circulating on social media. The crash happened at Cross Street and Broadway when the bus turned onto the woman as she crossed the street, Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan told the Daily Voice. The bus was traveling at a low speed. Chelsea resident Steven Vaccaro on Facebook captured the crash on his cellphone. The impact knocked the woman to the ground, and the bus driver immediately stopped, police said. The elderly woman was conscious after the crash but complained of neck, back, and…
Police & Fire
Prognosis Improved For Man Stabbed Near Blue Line In Boston: Police
A person sent to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in East Boston is expected to make a recovery, police said. The stabbing happened at the intersection of Sumner and Paris streets, near Maverick MBTA Blue Line station entrance shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19. The entrance was closed because of police activity, the T said in a post. Reports initially said the person was rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. But police told the Daily Voice that their condition is now considered non-life-threatening. Blue Line: The east…
Police & Fire
Damaged Car Near MBTA Rail Causes Wakefield Delays
A car was heavily damaged near commuter rail tracks Tuesday morning, Dec. 19, in Wakefield, causing delays on the Haverhill Line. The incident happened on North Avenue at Prospect Street. ⚠️ Haverhill Line passengers may experience severe delays in both directions due to police activity in Wakefield. 🚍 Passengers between Reading and Oak Grove may consider MBTA Bus #137 for connection with the Orange Line. — MBTA Commuter Rail Alerts (@MBTA_CR_Alerts) December 19, 2023 It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the car's damage, but the MBTA alerted passengers that it would cause issu…
Police & Fire
Man Hits, Threatens To Kill Woman After Bumping Into Him With Stroller On Boston Train: Police
Police are searching for a man who they say assaulted a woman who was with her child on an MBTA train in October. The man hit and threatened to kill the woman, who accidentally bumped into him with her baby’s stroller while riding a Blue Line Train between the Boston Logan Airport and Maverick stations on Oct. 24 around 10 a.m., the MBTA Transit Police said. Surveillance photos shared by police on Monday, Nov. 20, show the man wearing a camouflaged hat, dark blue sweater, denim jeans, and light blue or gray and white sneakers. ID Sought re: Assault & Battery investigation 10/24 10…
Police & Fire
Problem Child 'Chucky' Spits In MBTA Driver's Face During Salem Halloween: Police
A man wearing a Chucky costume spat in a bus driver’s face during Halloween in Salem, according to MBTA Transit Police. Police are asking the public to help identify the man they said forced the driver to change routes for Halloween celebrations in Salem. The man complained before spitting in the face of the driver and ran off the bus. ID Sought: 10/31 5PM an #MBTA bus operator was forced to change route for Halloween festivities in Salem. SP male complained & spit in the face of operator & fled. Recognize this person of interest ? Pls call our CIU at 617-222-1050 w/any info y…
Police & Fire
Dorchester Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Outside MBTA Station: DA
A 30-year-old woman arrested over the weekend and charged in a fatal stabbing outside of a south Boston MBTA station in July has pleaded not guilty, authorities said. Alyssa Partsch, 30, was ordered held without bail after she was charged with murder in the slaying of Jazreanna Sheppard-Gonzalez, 21, of South Boston on July 20, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Surveillance video outside the Park Street MBTA Station on Boston Common shows Partsch approach Sheppard with a knife and stab her multiple times in the head and neck, the prosecutor said. Sh…
Police & Fire
2 Men Tried To Start Brawl, Punched Man On Green Line In Somerville: Police
MBTA transit police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people who allegedly tried to start a fight on Saturday, Oct. 28, on a Green Line train in Somerville. The incident happened near the Gilman Square station around 11 p.m., officials said in a post on social media. The two harassed a 37-year-old man and tried to provoke a fight, transit police said. When he refused to engage, one of the duo punched the man in the face. The men are wanted on an assault and battery charge, police said. Anyone with more information is asked to contact MBTA Transit at 617-222-105…
Police & Fire
Love In A Boston Elevator Lands Couple With Warrants In Prison: Police
A couple of love birds decided to get hot and heavy in an elevator at the State Street MBTA Station Monday night, Oct. 16, transit police said, but that wasn't what got them locked up. Transit police received a call of two people *ahem* going down in an elevator around 10 p.m. Police caught the couple in the act, but after running their information, officers realized they were wanted for a slew of other crimes outside of living out the lyrics to a late 1980s B-tier Aerosmith jam. The two had warrants for assault with a dangerous weapon, breaking and entering, and assault on a po…
News
(Update) Man Steals MBTA Van With Passenger Inside In Woburn, Crashes It: Cops
Update: Police have identified the man they say stole the MBTA as Thomas Baldwin, 34, who last lived in Lowell. Officers said he stole the van when the driver got out to help someone at a Stop 'n Shop parking lot on Elm Street in Woburn. Original: A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 6, after he stole an MBTA T-RIDE van with a passenger inside in Woburn and crashed trying to get away, authorities said. The 34-year-old man stole the Ford Flex van, which transports people with disabilities, on Elm Street around 3:42 p.m., the transit authority said in a news release. Poli…
Police & Fire
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Officer Tried To Cover Up 2018 Assault Of Suspect: Feds
A former MBTA transit police sergeant was arrested and charged this week with lying and falsifying documents to cover up an assault from another officer in a Boston-area train station in 2018, authorities said. David S. Finnerty, 47, of Rutland, was indicted Thursday, Aug. 31, on two counts of filing a false report, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. He faces up to 20 years in prison for each offense, per sentencing guidelines. Investigators said an officer only identified as D.B. physically assaulted a man without justification at the Ashmont MBTA Station …
Police & Fire
(
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) MBTA Bus Crashes With Car In Malden: Police
An MBTA bus crashed with a car near Main and Winter Streets in Malden on Thursday morning, Aug. 31, according to MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan. Some social media users reported hearing helicopters near Oak Grove. No one was injured in the crash, authorities said. Police are investigating the cause of the wreck. This situation is developing. Check back here for more updates as they are available.
Police & Fire
Spitting Mad Man Smashes MBTA Bus With Bike In Arlington: Police Say
Police say a man used a bike to smash an MBTA bus' windshield. The man started misbehaving while he was still on board the MBTA bus on Medford Street in Arlington, spitting on the floor and drinking alcohol around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13, according to the MBTA Transit Police. But when he got off the bus, he wasn't done. That's when police say he threw his bicycle against the bus's front windshield, causing a spiderweb of cracks across the glass. Transit police released a photo of the damage and a picture of the man and his bike in the hopes someone would turn him in. 8/13 7PM Me…
Police & Fire
MBTA Truck Crashes With Car, Rolls Over In Boston: Police
Police are investigating the cause of a crash involving an MBTA truck, officials say. The MBTA work truck crashed with a passenger vehicle at the 1900 block of Dorchester Avenue in Dorchester before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 9, according to the MBTA Transit Police. No one involved was injured. The crash caused the work truck to roll over on its side, blocking a lane of traffic, according to pictures. The cause of the accident is under investigation by Transit Police.
Police & Fire
Elderly Couple Beaten By 37-Year-Old In Medford Over MBTA Train Seats
A woman was arrested for attacking an elderly couple when they asked her to move her bag, officials say. Krysten Kulch, age 37, punched a 76-year-old couple multiple times with a closed fist at the Wellington Station in Medford around 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, according to MBTA Superintendent Richard Sullivan. The victims told police that they simply asked Kulch to move her bag so they could sit together when she attacked them. Related: Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays Kulch was charged with two counts of assault and battery on an…
Police & Fire
Scooter Hit, Run: Woman Hospitalized In Revere, Man Cited
A woman was getting off an MBTA bus when she was hit by a moped in Suffolk County, injuring her leg, officials say. A 28-year-old Revere man crashed his moped into a woman who had just gotten off of an MBTA bus on American Legion Highway in Revere on Tuesday, July 18, according to the Revere Police Department. Police arrived at the scene around 3:50 p.m. and found the woman suffering from a leg injury. She told police that she was standing on the sidewalk when the moped hit her. The driver drove away from the injured woman initially, but later returned and identified himself. The woman…
Police & Fire
Social Media Roasts MBTA For Red Line Fire While Firefighters Deal With Fallout
An MBTA train caught on fire Thursday morning, July 13, delaying commuters and sparking blazing online outrage. The fire broke out underneath a Red Line train just after 6 a.m. sending smoke into the cars and forcing passengers to self-evacuate, according to the Boston Fire Department. Service between Harvard and Broadway was delayed and buses replaced service to the Charles/MGH station was bypassed while firefighters responded to the scene, according to the MBTA. Luckily, no one was injured. But Thursday's fire caused a deluge of jokes and complaints on Twitter aimed at the MBTA, with o…
Police & Fire
MBTA Bus Driver Hospitalized After Run-In With 10 Juveniles, Police 'Will Not Tolerate'
A group of 'disorderly' juvenile boys ran from the scene after one boy punched the driver with a closed fist, officials say. Police are seeking to identify and charge the person responsible for an act of violence against an MBTA bus driver that occurred on Thursday, June 29, according to Transit Police. Ten 'disorderly' juvenile males got on an MBTA bus at the Blue Hill Avenue at Woodhaven Street station around 11:50 p.m. that night. One of the juveniles struck the bus operator in the. face with a closed fist, police say. The ten boys all ran away after the pu…
Traffic
Fire At Tufts Medical Center Temporarily Suspends Orange Line Service: MBTA
Orange Line service was temporarily suspended between North Station and Back Bay after a fire reportedly broke out on Wednesday afternoon, June 28. A train reported flames within the track area in front of the train as it was pulling into Tufts Medical Center around 11:50 a.m., an MBTA spokesperson tells Daily Voice. Boston Fire responded to the scene to put out the fire while power was cut to the third rail, they added. Photos and video posted by Twitter user @Windtrain1 showed sparks coming from a track at the station as well as passengers being evacuated. Service eventually resumed and …
Traffic
Green Line Train Carrying 30 People Derails Near Packard's Corner In Boston
About 30 people were left unharmed after a Green Line B Branch train went off the tracks in Boston this week, according to officials. The incident happened near Packard's Corner in Allston on around 1:40 p.m. on Monday afternoon, June 12, the MBTA reports. Whoops! @universalhub pic.twitter.com/bc3nZWNO62 — lipistickey (@lipistickey) June 12, 2023 Buses replaced service between Kenmore and Washington Street while personnel worked to re-rail the trolley car. The cause of the derailment is under investigation. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Department of Public Utilit…
Police & Fire
Rockport Cop Hospitalized After Crash With MBTA Train
A police officer was injured after a crash involving a police cruiser and an MBTA train, officials say. The police car and the train crashed at the Poole's Lane crossing in Rockport around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, according to Rockport Police Chief John Horvath. The officer who was in the police cruiser was injured and taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. The train's 10 passengers were uninjured. Information was not immediately released about the logistics of the crash, but both the train and cruiser were traveling at a low rate of speed at th…
Obituaries
Sherborn Man Killed By MBTA Train Was Avid Golfer, Dover High School Graduate
The man who died when he lost his balance and fell into the path of an oncoming MBTA train this week was a Sherborn native and UMass graduate, according to his social media profiles. Adam White died on Tuesday, May 30 at North Station in Boston, as reported by Daily Voice. White attended Dover-Sherborn High School, located in Dover, and graduated from UMass Boston with a degree in mass communication and media studies according to his LinkedIn profile. He most recently worked as a Technical Recruiter at TEKsystems, his profile said. Read more here: Man Who Fell Under MBTA Train ID'd As S…
News
Man Who Fell Under MBTA Train ID'd As Sherborn Native, Reports Say
The man who died when he kicked a train and lost his balance has been identified by his family, according to WCVB. Adam White, originally of Sherborn, was identified by his family as the man who fell under a moving train on Tuesday, May 30 at North Station, WCVB reports. Man killed by Green Line trolley at North Station identified as Adam White of Sherborn @TammyWBZ reportshttps://t.co/VAEpXO2Aut pic.twitter.com/OkWRih4Oij — WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) May 31, 2023 White missed his train, followed it, kicked it, and fell into the moving train's path, as reported by Daily Voice. He …
Police & Fire
78 People Displaced In Boston 3-Alarm Blaze, But Pets Make It Out Safe
Firefighters went door-to-door in a burning apartment building to evacuate residents from a quickly-escalating fire, officials say. An apartment building with over 50 units located at 1980 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston caught fire in the morning of Wednesday, May 31, displacing 71 residents, according to the Boston Fire Department. One firefighter sustained minor injuries in the battle. All firefighter companies were dispatched to the scene of the blaze, which quickly escalated to three alarms. Multiple ground and aerial ladders were used to attack the blaze. Boston Fire Departmen…
Traffic
MBTA Train Delayed For Over An Hour After Vehicle Strikes Dedham Bridge
Car traffic was detoured and an MBTA train line experienced severe delays due to a car striking a bridge, officials say. A vehicle collided into the East Street train bridge near the Endicott station in Dedham on Monday, May 15, causing long waits for some commuters, according to a Tweet sent by the MBTA Twitter account at 10:48 a.m. All train service on the Franklin line was halted while engineers inspected the damage to the bridge, according to the Dedham police department. Traffic Alert Update: All traffic will be detoured away from the bridge. MBTA also reports all train service h…
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