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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2019

Man arrested after holding bus driver hostage, demanding ride to Portland

The male passenger and female driver were the only people on the bus, with the driver able to hit an emergency alarm at some point.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2018

Truck driver involved in Canadian bus crash charged

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was working for the trucking company for about a month prior to the fatal collision.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2017

Man arrested after suspicious backpack scare at Portland rail station

Police said the backpack contained no explosives, however, items were protruding from the backpack to make it look dangerous.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

Woman pushes 5-year-old girl onto NJ Transit tracks

Officers jumped in front of the train to signal it to stop, while the child was removed from the tracks. The woman has been charged with attempted murder.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2016

Man steals MTA bus from Staten Island depot again

The Staten Island resident took the bus on a nearly four-mile joyride, before abandoning it on a corner. It was unclear if he picked up or dropped off any passengers during his route.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2016

Man arrested for punching NJ TRANSIT rail conductor

Peer Fikhman, 22, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a conductor and theft of services for non-payment of fare.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2016

DC Metro police officer arrested for allegedly aiding ISIS

The officer, Nicholas Young, allegedly purchased technology-related items to send to the ISIS operatives so they could evade authorities when contacting each other.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2016

2 Amtrak employees charged in overtime fraud scheme

Altogether, the two supervisors allegedly billed the rail agency for 900 overtime hours they didn't work, totaling about $91,000.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2015

Serial transit thief arrested for stealing Greyhound bus

Police sources said Darius McCollum, 50, has already planned his next heist when he was arrested Wednesday. McCollum told detectives he planned to steal an airplane next, sources said.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2015

San Francisco cell phone robber arrested after trying to transfer

According to a report, the man used a semi-automatic handgun to rob the two people, then got off of that bus and got onto the next bus at that same stop.

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