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Toronto Star
6 days ago
- Toronto Star
Mayor Eric Adams sex assault lawsuit stalled as lawyers say Hurricane Sandy destroyed his NYPD personnel file
NEW YORK — Discovery in the civil sexual assault suit against Mayor Eric Adams has hit a snag as his lawyers say they can't produce his NYPD employment records because they were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy more than a decade ago. Adams' accuser, former city Transit Police administrative aide Lorna Beach-Mathura, has been seeking his NYPD personnel file as part of her Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit against him, filed in March 2024. The records, she has argued, will substantiate that she and Adams worked at the same police command in Brooklyn around the time she claims he sexually assaulted her in 1993, an accusation the mayor vehemently denies.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
Teen girl hit, killed by commuter rail train in Worcester
A 14-year-old girl was hit and killed by an MBTA Commuter Rail train in Worcester Thursday night, MBTA Transit Police said. The girl was part of a group of kids trespassing on the right-of-way of the Framingham/Worcester line around 8 p.m. Thursday near the 100 block of Atlas Street in Worcester. Investigators determined the girl was "positioned within the [gauge] of the right of way" and hit by a commuter rail train, Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan wrote in an email. The girl was pronounced dead of her injuries. Police did not immediately identify her Friday morning. "On behalf of the Transit Police and the entire MBTA organization we offer our most heartfelt condolences to the decedent's family and friends," Sullivan wrote. 'Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this most unimaginable difficult and profound tragedy.' Fenway Park, MGM employees prepare for strike 'at any time' Mass. AG Campbell vows to fight on after Supreme Court hands Trump birthright citizenship win Iconic rock drummer hasn't spoken with brother in 6 years: 'Think about him all the time' Healey slams Trump for canceling $45M to protect farms, forests and wetlands in WMass and beyond Officials ID Worcester man who died in Route 9 motorcycle crash Read the original article on MassLive.
CTV News
11-07-2025
- CTV News
Transit police say man tried to sell loaded shotgun along a SkyTrain route
Metro Vancouver Transit Police shared this photo of the shotgun and ammunition they seized. (MVTP) Transit police in Metro Vancouver say a man has been charged with firearms offences after allegedly trying to sell a loaded shotgun along a SkyTrain route. Transit and Surrey Police Service officers were on patrol between Gateway and Surrey Central SkyTrain stations in Surrey when they arrested the 37-year-old man of no fixed address on Tuesday, just after 5 p.m. Police say the man was trying to sell a loaded 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun. The man has been charged with four offences including unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a loaded unauthorized or restricted firearm. Police say the man will remain in custody until his next court appearance. Sgt. Sergeant Dustin Szakacs says transit police work collaboratively with other agencies to ensure the safety of transit users. This report by Chuck Chiang of The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2025.
CTV News
09-07-2025
- CTV News
Suspect arrested after women intervene in Vancouver transit bus assault
A suspect has been arrested after a woman was reportedly groped on a transit bus in Vancouver, police say. The assault was reported shortly after 8 a.m. on June 9, when a woman on a crowded 99-B Line bus travelling on West Broadway was grabbed from behind, the Metro Vancouver Transit Police said in a news release Wednesday. The suspect, who was not known to the woman, reportedly boarded the bus and stood directly behind her. Police say the man then 'made inappropriate sexual contact' with her while the bus was in motion. 'Two female bystanders on board the bus witnessed the alleged assault and confronted the suspect, who fled the bus on foot,' Sgt. Dustin Szakacs said in the release. Investigators identified and arrested the suspect, and have recommended one charge of sexual assault to Crown prosecutors. The man was released from police custody with several conditions, including a ban from using Vancouver transit buses, pending a scheduled court appearance, police said. 'While we would never ask anyone to put themselves in harm's way, we wish to commend the actions of the two women who immediately came to the victim's aid and contacted police,' Szakacs said. 'Thanks to their assistance, we were able to make an arrest and hold the suspect accountable for his actions.'
CTV News
08-07-2025
- CTV News
Man carrying loaded handgun arrested at Vancouver SkyTrain station, police say
A Metro Vancouver Transit Police officer is seen outside Main Street–Science World station in this file photo from the force. (MVTP) A 42-year-old man has been charged with several offences after officers discovered him in possession of a loaded handgun at a busy SkyTrain station over the weekend, Metro Vancouver Transit Police say. Michael James Smith, who police described as having 'no fixed address,' was arrested shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday as MVTP officers were checking fares at Main Street–Science World Station. After asking Smith to produce proof of payment, officers discovered 'multiple outstanding warrants' for his arrest, along with 'a loaded Glock 23 handgun, ammunition and what were believed to be controlled substances,' police said in a news release Tuesday. Police said Smith remains in custody pending his next court appearance. Online court records indicate that he is scheduled to appear in Vancouver provincial court on Thursday. Records show Smith faces charges, including assault with a weapon and three counts of breaching a release order, all of which stem from incidents that occurred in Delta in late January and February. The Delta charges are marked as a 'K' file, a designation used by courts to identify cases involving alleged intimate partner violence. Smith also faces one count of breaching a probation order associated with the K file, but with Sunday listed as the offence date and Vancouver as the location. He has also been charged with possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm contrary to an order and another count of breaching a release order in connection to Sunday's incident. In the MVTP release, Sgt. Dustin Szakacs noted that 'routine, everyday activities' like fare enforcement 'can create an opportunity to remove and hold accountable anyone who poses a threat to the feeling of safety of the travelling public.'
