On October 26th, 2012 at approximately 9:30 PM Transit Police officers assigned to Area 2 were patrolling Sullivan Sq. MBTA station when they had occasion to observe a male, later identified as David Deandrade, 36 of Taunton, MA. attempting to remove a wheel from a bicycle that was affixed to the bicycle rack. Officers approached Deandrade to ascertain if he was the rightful owner of the bicycle. Officers discovered Deandrade was not the owner, additionally Deandrade was in possession of a duffle bag that contained a set of heavy duty wire cutters and various needle nose pliers, all instruments which could facilitate the removal of bicycles and/or its parts. Officers placed Deandrade into custody for Attempted Larceny and Possession of Buglarious Tools and transported him to Transit Police HQ for processing. Deandrade will be arrainged in court sometime Monday.
On October 26th, 2012 at approximately 10:20 PM Transit Police officers assigned to Area 3 received a radio call for a MBTA bus vs. motor vehicle accident in Quincy, MA. at the intersection of Water and Franklin Streets. Upon arrival officers interviewed both the MBTA operator as well as the private vehicle operator. Both operators provided consistent accounts: the MBTA bus was legally stopped allowing a passenger to exit when the operator of the vehicle, a 1999 Honda Civic, was pulling out of a parking lot and proceeded to drive into the right rear passenger side of the bus. Fortunately there were no reported injuries, the MBTA bus sustained minor damage and the Honda Civic had its hood folded up as a result of the impact. Officers criminally cited the operator of the Honda Civic, Elias Enriques, 24 of Dorchester, MA., for being a Unlicensed Operator. Enriques will be summoned to appear in Quincy District Court.
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