Category: Assault

WBUR 90.9 FM: Attacks On MBTA Bus Drivers Are On The Rise

WBUR 90.9 FM | By Bruce Gellerman | June 10, 2013 BOSTON — The number of attacks on MBTA bus drivers has been soaring this year. So far there have been 50 attacks compared to 33 this time last year. MBTA offficials aren’t sure what’s causing the increase in violent attacks on bus drivers but are hoping …

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Man Gets Jail Time in Assault on MBTA Driver

A Marblehead man was sentenced to three months in a house of correction this week for head-butting an MBTA bus driver last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today. “The Members and Executive Board of Local 589 applaud the MBTA police and district attorney Dan Conley for holding people accountable for assaults …

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59-Year-Old Accused Of Choking MBTA Bus Driver In Saugus

By Bobby Sisk | WBZ-TV | May 14, 2013 SAUGUS (CBS) – The trouble started with a routine ride on the Route 426 bus from the Haymarket T Station. “I take the bus and the guy was really speeding,” explained Franco Contino, who rides the bus daily. During the trip to Saugus, he saw a …

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