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Taxilate - fare in taxi | 2 Reviewers | 2015/9/3 12:00:00 SA | Rating: 3

On February 2, 2017 at approximately 9:30pm Transit Police officers assigned to the Central District received a radio call to respond to the MBTAs Broadway Station for a report of an MBTA employee who was assaulted. Upon arrival officers were met by the victim who relayed the following information: a female, later identified as Janet Bourke, 61, of Dorchester, attempted to fare evade and was confronted by the victim. As a result Bourke threw a cup of hot coffee into the victims face.

The victim was treated on scene by Boston EMS and Bourke was placed into custody for Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon and transported to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process. During the booking process Bourke became belligerent and with a closed fist struck the booking officer in the face.

Bourke will face additional charges of Assault & Battery on a Police Officer.

On September 19, 2016 at approximately 4:30PM members of the TPDs Crime Suppression Team were on patrol at the MBTAs Mass Ave Station. While there they had their attention drawn to a male, later identified as Randy Thomas, 36, of Quincy. Thomas was standing on the platform smoking from a cigarette in close proximity to several NO Smoking signs. Officers approached Thomas and requested his information in order to issue a citation. Subsequently officers discovered Thomas had recently escaped from a pre release program and had an active warrant for his arrest out of Dedham District Court for Escape from Penal Institution.

Thomas was placed into custody and transported to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process. Thomas was also found to be in possession of a controlled narcotic of which he did not possess a prescription.