Video shows incident between transit officer & woman on MBTA bus
BOSTON - An MBTA transit police officer has been reassigned to administrative duty after a very tense situation on an MBTA bus Friday.
Passengers captured video of a confrontation between the officer and a woman and it's been circling the internet. The woman is accused of stealing from a vendor at Dudley Square station. When the mobile phone video begins,things are already heated.
MBTA Transit Police said the officer was trying to get a woman accused of stealing off the bus, but she wasn't cooperating. They said she began assaulting the officer.
In the video, passengers call out to the woman to calm down. The officer grabbed his gun and pulled it on the woman.
Transit Police wouldn't comment on the officer's decision to remove his gun from its holster. The officer eventually put the gun back and did not fire it. The struggle continued until other officers arrive and help remove the woman from the bus.
The MBTA is not releasing the woman's identity. She's scheduled to be arraigned on the larceny charge Monday.
The officer will remain on administrative duty while the MBTA transit police conduct what they're calling a 'fair and thorough' investigation.
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