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Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays
Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays A pedestrian was hit by a train in Norfolk County, officials say.  Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the train was an MBTA train. No MBTA commuter trains were involved in the incident.  Multiple people called 911 reporting that a pedestrian had been hit by a train at the Sharon Train Station in Sharon around 12:56 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, according to the Sharon Police Department.  The incident caused significant delays to the Providence Line Train, according to the MBTA.  Update: Providence Line Train 837 (9:40 pm from South Station) is operating…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Traffic
Man Seriously Injured After Hit By Commuter Rail Train Near Chelsea: Police Man Seriously Injured After Hit By Commuter Rail Train Near Chelsea: Police
Man Seriously Injured After Hit By Commuter Rail Train Near Chelsea: Police A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a Commuter Rail train on the near Chelsea, authorities said. The man was struck by a train on 2nd Street around 2:50 p.m. on Monday, March 13, Superintendent of Transit Police Richard Sullivan told Daily Voice.  He was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.  Everett FD, PD Transit PD onscene @2nd St RRXPerson struck by the Commuter Rail train pic.twitter.com/yqWdeWUADi — @paulkoolloian (@paulkoolloian1) March 13, 2023 Initial investigation suggests crossing safety/warning equipment was working properly at the…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Rail Train Between Wellesley, Natick: DA Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Rail Train Between Wellesley, Natick: DA
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Rail Train Between Wellesley, Natick: DA A man has died after he was was struck and killed by a Commuter Rail train on the Wellesley/Natick line, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Emergency crews responded to the train tracks along East Central Street, between Wellesley Square and Natick Center, just after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, the DA's Office said. Upon arrival, the man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene. Initial investigation suggests the man was hit by an outbound train from South Station to Framingham, the DA's Office said. Wellesley Police said the incident impacted all rail traffic …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Four Busted For Red Line Assault That Broke Rider's Nose During Robbery Attempt: DA Four Busted For Red Line Assault That Broke Rider's Nose During Robbery Attempt: DA
Four Busted For Red Line Assault That Broke Rider's Nose During Robbery Attempt: DA Police in Boston arrested two women and two men in connection with the attempted robbery and beating of a Red Line rider last week, authorities said. They broke his nose and cut his face during the assault.  Ny-Jaya Monae Sampson, 19, of Boston, Seth Burns, 20, of Manchester, NH, and Sidney Amaral, 23, of Cambridge, were charged with four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and one count of assault to rob, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  A judge gave Sampson a $1,000 bail, and Burns was ordered held on a $2,000 bond, the prosecutor said. Garl…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boston Man Takes Hammer To Transit Police Office Door During Roll Call: TPD Boston Man Takes Hammer To Transit Police Office Door During Roll Call: TPD
Boston Man Takes Hammer To Transit Police Office Door During Roll Call: TPD A Boston man decided to make his feedback about MBTA Transit Police known in the form of vandalism, the department said on Twitter. Michael Williams, age 45, was arrested after he smashed the front door to TPD's substation in South Station with a hammer on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 19, police said. On 1/19 at 3:30PM a Mr.Michael Williams,45 of Boston, walked into South Station & proceeded directly to TPD's substation & smashed our door out w/a hammer. Unfortunately for Williams roll call was in session. Multiple officers immediately came out & arrested Williams. pic.twitter.c…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Medford Man Hit Victim With 'Some Instrument' At Boston's South Station: TPD Medford Man Hit Victim With 'Some Instrument' At Boston's South Station: TPD
Medford Man Hit Victim With 'Some Instrument' At Boston's South Station: TPD A 38-year-old Medford man was arrested for attacking another person with an instrument at a bustling MBTA station in Boston, authorities said. Hocine Lounici was arrested after officers responded to a report for an assault in progress in the lobby of South Station around 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, Transit Police said. Upon arrival, officers found one male victim with a laceration to his face and witnesses identified Lounici as the attacker.  The two men apparently got into a fight before Lounici struck the other man with "some instrument," according to TPD. Lounici was taken into c…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Delays On Commuter Rail After Man Purportedly Gets Hit By Train In Brockton Delays On Commuter Rail After Man Purportedly Gets Hit By Train In Brockton
Delays On Commuter Rail After Man Purportedly Gets Hit By Train In Brockton An ongoing police investigation temporarily suspended service on the Middleborough/Lakeville Line of the Commuter Rail on the morning of Monday, Oct. 31, officials said.  Following earlier reports of delays in the morning, the MBTA terminated a train from South Station at Montello Station in Brockton around 8:15 a.m. Subsequent trains were being delayed as well. ❌ Middleborough/Lakeville Line Train 005 (7:25 am from South Station) is terminated at Montello due to police activity on the right of way. — MBTA Commuter Rail (@MBTA_CR) October 31, 2022 While the investigation is in its earl…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Woman Wanted For Assaulting Officer In New Jersey Snagged In Massachusetts Woman Wanted For Assaulting Officer In New Jersey Snagged In Massachusetts
Woman Wanted For Assaulting Officer In New Jersey Snagged In Massachusetts A Bronx woman wanted in New Jersey for assaulting a police officer was recently arrested in Boston, authorities said. An individual approached officers about a woman who was harassing another commuter, who she also spit on, at South Station around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, MBTA Transit Police said.  Officers later learned that the woman, later identified as Pia Weber, was wanted for assaulting a police officer in Hudson County, N.J. Weber was arrested for being a fugitive and taken to TPD's headquarters for booking. 

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Man Had Ghost Gun On Him During Attack At MBTA Station: Police Massachusetts Man Had Ghost Gun On Him During Attack At MBTA Station: Police
Massachusetts Man Had Ghost Gun On Him During Attack At MBTA Station: Police A 30-year-old Lawrence man had a ghost gun in his backpack when he attacked two construction workers for no reason at an MBTA station earlier this week, police said.  Jose Lara was trespassing at a construction site near South Station just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, MBTA Transit Police said.  When two workers asked him to leave the garage where they were working, Lara lashed out and punched them before running away, police said. He threw down his book bag as he fled.  MTBA officers tracked him down to Keeland Street shortly after the attack. When they searched that b…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Malden Man Wanted For Lewd Acts Caught Red-Handed At Boston Train Station Malden Man Wanted For Lewd Acts Caught Red-Handed At Boston Train Station
Malden Man Wanted For Lewd Acts Caught Red-Handed At Boston Train Station A Malden man wanted for sexually lewd acts was caught red-handed in Boston this week, authorities said.  Police responded for a report of a woman being harassed by an unknown man at South Station's bus terminal around 4 a.m. on Friday, July 8, MBTA Transit Police said.  The woman told officers the man, later identified as Cassios Lima, requested that she engage in sexual activity with him for money, police said.  Lima, age 52, already had two warrants out for his arrest for lewd and lascivious conduct and open and gross lewdness out of Malden District Court, police…

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by David Cifarelli