Police: T worker restrains Maverick purse snatcher until cops arrive
Transit Police report an inpsector at the Maverick Square Blue Line jumped into action yesterday morning when he heard a passenger's cries for help - and prevented her alleged purse snatcher from leaving the station.
According to police, the woman, 66, was on an outbound Blue Line train, her purse next to her, around 9 a.m. When the train pulled into Maverick. David Smith, 28, of Winthrop, "forcefully grabbed" her purse and ran off the train.
The victim began yelling for help and pursued Smith. As Smith was fleeing through the station an observant, on duty, MBTA employee stepped into Smith's path and physically prevented him from escaping.
Smith is scheduled for arraignment in East Boston District Court today on a charge of unarmed robbery of an elderly person, police say.
Innocent, etc.
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He looks like an meth head extra
from Breaking Bad.
Of course he does. He's from
Of course he does. He's from Winthrop.
3 to 5 years for unarmed
3 to 5 years for unarmed robbery on an elderly person.
ohh right
I forgot everyone from Winthrop was a drug addict. Where are you from loser? Some shithole town in Mass with nothing going for it? Prick. Get a life
hate to be a bad-guy...
....and have to face your bad-guy friends after getting caught by a T employee.
(J/K. Bravo to T-guy for doing a good thing)
I hope he gets the DT's in his cell
and his cell mate slaps him around for making too much noise.
Wow
Martin Starr has really gone down the wrong path.
I was getting more of
DJ Qualls kinda thing.
He's very lucky....
Most 66 year old women I know would have kicked his ass.