Posted on 05/23/2019 12:02:18 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
According to statistics in the incident reports, since March of this year, 747 trains have been either delayed or cancelled as a result of service disruptions caused by the same pattern of behavior.
His strategy, such as it is, seems to be to ride on the back of an uptown train, most commonly the 2 or the 5, to a major express stop. He will then pull the emergency brakes, maneuver via the track and across the platform to a train headed in the opposite direction, and do it all over again, plugging both directions of service within minutes.
jumped onto the track, and dashed from the direction the train came, back towards 34th Street.
,..Without police present and Rail Control Center’s approval, Heath was not allowed to follow him, per New York City Transit work rules.
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Or put up cameras on the train. Why don’t they have them already?
Yes. And probably wearing a MAGA cap and heading to a Klan meeting at Columbia.
It is believed the suspect was a man. He was not wearing a hat.
If you have seen a person matching this description, please notify authorities immediately.
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I just looked in the mirror and dammit, it’s me, I did it.
LOL!
Why include a description like that?
So it was a man, was he wearing a hat?
He was NOT.
Ok, how about blue jeans ironed down the middle, creating a crisp crease?
He was NOT.
OK, now we're getting somewhere. Was he eating green eggs and ham?
He was NOT.
Was he carrying a purse, studded with crystals?
He was NOT.
How about a "Live Strong" wristband?
He was NOT.
Very old New York City laws allow fellow passengers to ‘Beat to Death’ someone carrying out such an bothersome act.
An oldie, but a goodie...
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