Arrest Made In Attempted Rape On Red Line On 11/16/23

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Attack occurred at midday, 12:10pm.

[Anonymous]

That's awful. In broad daylight. I thought Metro was safe.

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There was an armed stickup at the Takoma/DC border just today as well. That’s a block I walk down almost every week, but not immune to what this city has become.

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Pre-cv, I thought nothing of jumping on the train at lunch and going to run errands.

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Anonymous wrote:That's awful. In broad daylight. I thought Metro was safe.

It would be a lot safer if certain types didn’t get huffy about equity every time someone even mentions that everyone who wants to can ride for free.

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From WUSA9 article

Metro Transit Police have been dealing with an uptick in crime across the board in 2023. According to the department's October crime report, Part 1 crimes — such as aggravated assault, robbery and larceny — are up 49% from the same time last year. Part 2 crimes, like vandalism and disorderly conduct, have also seen a jump. According to the most recent crime report, Part 2 crimes are up more than 30% from this time in 2022.

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The named party has a lengthy rap sheet in DC, did not check MoCo or PG.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if he was high on something. Who would do something like that in the middle of the day if they weren't in an altered state of consciousness? A robbery maybe--but a rape takes time.

[Anonymous]

Lock him up and throw away the key. People like this just get out and continue a lifetime of crime.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if he was high on something. Who would do something like that in the middle of the day if they weren't in an altered state of consciousness? A robbery maybe--but a rape takes time.

I agree he was either super high or is really mentally ill. He clearly was going to get caught and did get caught quickly. If I get on a train and see someone acting erratically, I get off and get on a different car.

I also agree with PP that allowing fare jumpers really decreases the safety of metro. I saw an adult man turnstyle jump the other week right in front of the station manager—the station manager and I made the contact and were both were disgusted but it was clear he didn’t feel like he could do anything about it.

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Discusting

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if he was high on something. Who would do something like that in the middle of the day if they weren't in an altered state of consciousness? A robbery maybe--but a rape takes time.

I agree he was either super high or is really mentally ill. He clearly was going to get caught and did get caught quickly. If I get on a train and see someone acting erratically, I get off and get on a different car.

I also agree with PP that allowing fare jumpers really decreases the safety of metro. I saw an adult man turnstyle jump the other week right in front of the station manager—the station manager and I made the contact and were both were disgusted but it was clear he didn’t feel like he could do anything about it.

Honestly, I don't love fare jumpers but would rather the station manager, who is not armed and is probably not sure well compensated, not put himself in danger over someone stealing $2.

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What exactly do people expect station managers to do? And bus drivers? They should not put themselves in danger. That’s a job for security officers and police.